Re:In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026
by darkwater on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @04:11PM
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Oh, ROT13!
Re:In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026
by FergusArgyll on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @10:53PM
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...but why? Why is it encrypted and not stored as plaintext?
Re:In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026
by notpushkin on Thursday November 12, 2026 @06:17AM
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Wouldn’t be much of an easter egg if it was too easy to understand?
Easter eggs are a code smell now, completely unacceptable. I'm sure the fun police will be all in to remove it.
Re:In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026
by Buttons840 on Thursday November 12, 2026 @09:35AM
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It's to ensure the text is never altered because altering it would require reverse engineering the encryption algorithm which is a felony. (This is a joke, and a not-so-subtle criticism of the DMCA.)
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