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    DennyCrane: No. 22 (abgrtyu) seems sort of difficult, no? I'm sort of surprised. more »
    badasscat: Wow, there are a lot more fans of the film Victor/Victoria out there than I thought. more »
    homoviper: 40 & 41 are the same: asdfgh so bad they had to ban it twice? more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Thank goodness they didn't ban "Sugartits". I've been using that for all my accounts. more »
    kremlin-king: Can someone explain the difference between #19 and #20 I've stared at it for a while and can't figure it out. more »
    Jacques-SweatyTechnique-Paysan: nice to see that "Pencil" still remains secure as ever. more »
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    Smitros: But not Rockwell? Hm. more »
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    Uncle_Billy_Slumming: The very list they used to crack the GSM encryption! more »
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  • #exits

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    Microsoft to Slowly Devour Yahoo

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