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Re:GitHub Copilot regurgitates valid secrets on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:34AM (#27748288)
> Base64 isn't numeric it's alphanumeric.

They meant that a number written in hex (base16) is still a number, even though you use some letters. Similarly, a number written in base64 is still a number.