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Barbie typewriter toys had a secret ability to encrypt messages — but they didn't think girls would
Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd
When Barbie released a typewriter "for girls" — they decided the girls wouldn't care about its cryptographic capabilities.
Source: https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-17/barbie-typewriter-toys-had-secret-ability-encrypt-messages-they-didnt-think-girls [pri.org]
* m2 stares at the monitor... it looks like a hamburger...
m2 - that's a bad sign
