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Re:NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer by strictnein on Thursday May 11, 2017 @12:08PM (#14317133)
The title here on HN misses a really important word: "Project"

The title at the Intercept is: "NYU ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED MILITARY CODE-BREAKING COMPUTER PROJECT TO ENTIRE INTERNET" (their caps)

The computer itself wasn't connected to the Internet, a backup drive was.

edit: title was updated

Re:NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer by grzm on Thursday May 11, 2017 @12:13PM (#14317164)
The title was likely shortened by the submitter due to the 80-char length limit on HN. If you believe the submitted title is inappropriate for HN, please contact the mods via the Contact link in the footer.

The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here.

Re:NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer by strictnein on Thursday May 11, 2017 @12:17PM (#14317206)
Many people comment here without reading the article, based solely on the title, so discussing the fact that it's inaccurate seems to be pretty pertinent.

> The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here.

I didn't say it should be. I was explaining why the text I had posted was in all caps.

Re:NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer by grzm on Thursday May 11, 2017 @12:27PM (#14317280)
> Many people comment here without reading the article, based solely on the title, so discussing the fact that it's inaccurate seems to be pretty pertinent.

Indeed. Go a step further: don't just discuss it; get it fixed. The mods are very responsive in my experience. Help make HN better. Each of us plays a role in curating HN.

Re:NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer by frandroid on Thursday May 11, 2017 @12:20PM (#14317224)
Next time, just paste in an editor and lowercase it yourself instead of putting this disclaimer...
Re:NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer by eganist on Thursday May 11, 2017 @01:45PM (#14317999)
Was it? Title still reads "NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer"

It should in its condensed form read "NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Project"