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Re:Magicians fought over an ultra-secret tracker dedicated t... by nyolfen on Sunday December 04, 2016 @04:36PM (#13101895)
now this is interesting! what exactly is the rationale used by those who would prefer it remain secret? i assume it's for the preservation of their job or hobby, but i doubt that would fly on its own.
Re:Magicians fought over an ultra-secret tracker dedicated t... by imron on Sunday December 04, 2016 @08:48PM (#13102876)
A culture of a magician never reveals his secrets.

With the secret unknown it's 'magic'. With the secret known it becomes just a simple trick.

Re:Magicians fought over an ultra-secret tracker dedicated t... by Tempest1981 on Sunday December 04, 2016 @05:34PM (#13102146)
These are essentially trade secrets -- like the recipe for KFC or Coca Cola. Except with the latter, there is plausible denial.