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Re:The Most Backdoor-Looking Bug I’ve Ever Seen by baobabKoodaa on Monday January 11, 2021 @11:04AM (#25730737)
> people is genuinely trying to replace the word without altering the abbreviation

What? It's changed from "MITM" to "PITM". The first letter of the abbreviation is altered.

Re:The Most Backdoor-Looking Bug I’ve Ever Seen by lifthrasiir on Monday January 11, 2021 @11:37AM (#25731360)
"That" list refers to {man,monster,machine,monkey}. Any three alternatives equally work for me. But cryptographers may have other concerns.