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Re:Unnatural Keys – Nature doesn’t come with identifiers by OJFord on Sunday May 28, 2023 @11:33AM (#36104919)
You could construct a telephone numbering system where the sum of two 'real' numbers could be dialed to start a three-way conference call. That would be.. amusing, to some subset of users.
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Re:Unnatural Keys – Nature doesn’t come with identifiers by kroltan on Sunday May 28, 2023 @06:08PM (#36108259)
Give everyone prime numbers and a N-way conference can be done with multiplication.
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Re:Unnatural Keys – Nature doesn’t come with identifiers by OJFord on Monday May 29, 2023 @05:31AM (#36112254)
With some very long numbers and a hot market for short ones!
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Re:Unnatural Keys – Nature doesn’t come with identifiers by kroltan on Monday May 29, 2023 @11:11PM (#36120733)
But think of the ease of conferencing!!!!

You just have to whip out your calculator (likely an app on your mobile device), type all the participants' numbers in, and...

Wait a minute!

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