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Re:Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings by rubyfan on Friday June 07, 2024 @12:38PM (#40610306)
Most of the secrets and symbols are available in publications and online for a very long time.
Re:Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings by runjake on Friday June 07, 2024 @02:22PM (#40611410)
There's a surprising amount that aren't.

And even then:

1. Every Freemason knows what's on the Internet. Identifications have evolved.

2. The leaks lack... important contexts... about what they are.

Re:Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings by endofreach on Friday June 07, 2024 @02:29PM (#40611476)
But what are they actually used for? The only things i heard about freemasonry were from conspiracy theorists. But i never really found out, what they actually do. And the secret handshakes are performed with strangers to tell each other secretly they're unknown brothers?
Re:Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings by tomcam on Friday June 07, 2024 @10:18PM (#40614775)
If he told you that, he’d have to… initiate you
Re:Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings by runjake on Friday June 07, 2024 @11:42PM (#40615097)
I hope he's comfortable with goats.
Re:Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings by motohagiography on Saturday June 08, 2024 @08:45AM (#40617188)
we're not rude, we were just taught to be caustic.
Re:Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings by toast0 on Saturday June 08, 2024 @01:28AM (#40615476)
You gotta do the gestures to get the keys to the shriner cars.

Source: my grampa was a mason, but didn't do any brickwork, and told me nothing.

Re:Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings by 9991 on Saturday June 08, 2024 @01:48AM (#40615559)
Instead of relying on secrets that can be leaked, you should be using asymmetric cryptography.