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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by Warp__ on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @03:20AM (#13061658)
I think he means the 000000 that the USAF set the password to for launching the LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM. For expediency, apparently.
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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by throwanem on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @05:43AM (#13062225)
That was eight zeroes, not six. Two more bits of entropy!
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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by Warp__ on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @06:47AM (#13062428)
Ah, 8 of them.

I bet that made it some much more secure! /s

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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by chiph on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:04AM (#13063065)
> Twelve milkmen IS theoretically possible. Thirteen is silly.

From "Freaked" (1993)

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