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Why use a slide rule and not an electronic calculator?
In Season 2 Episode 2 of The Wire at around 31:30, we see a guy (forensic medical examiner?) use a slide rule. Why not use a normal electronic calculator? I'm not really familiar with the show - is ...
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Did The Wire invent the "Jump 5" cipher?
This is a version of a question I asked on Security.SE, this time with a focus on the TV side of it.
In S01E05 of The Wire, at around the 45:00 mark, it's revealed that:
In more detail:
Each digit ...
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