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 (DIR) Post #9hu2KJSjSrQ1o9ed4S by LibertyPaulM@linuxrocks.online
       2019-04-17T15:40:44Z
       
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       Sad how cryptocurrency shills have appropriated the term “crypto” which was a thing long before bitcoin (or even computers) to push their crap “currency”
       
 (DIR) Post #9hu2KJhcZVKQYKcWHI by duckfs@mastodon.xyz
       2019-04-17T15:42:44Z
       
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       @LibertyPaulMwhat was its original meaning?
       
 (DIR) Post #9hu2SXP9VlaXMjtyIS by LibertyPaulM@linuxrocks.online
       2019-04-17T15:44:12Z
       
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       @duckfs the art of obscuring a message so that only those with a special code could read it
       
 (DIR) Post #9hu2bOhvDVoAzvuDGy by duckfs@mastodon.xyz
       2019-04-17T15:45:50Z
       
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       @LibertyPaulMoh wow, I didn't even realise it was short for cryptography. i always thought it was linked to cryptocurrencies. isn't it possible to use smth like steg instead to portray the original meaning?
       
 (DIR) Post #9hu2lhtMkBe3OTAsKG by LibertyPaulM@linuxrocks.online
       2019-04-17T15:47:41Z
       
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       @duckfs I’m no cryptography or steganography expert. I just know that the ideas are ancient
       
 (DIR) Post #9hu2oCvsJ6kaF8XZFw by duckfs@mastodon.xyz
       2019-04-17T15:48:09Z
       
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       @LibertyPaulMme neither :))it is a shame the original meaning has been lost though