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by incompatible 2292 days ago
Former prime minister. His mathematics quote was a worded a bit strangely, but I think he was basically saying https://www.xkcd.com/538/
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brokenmachine 2291 days ago
No, he was literally saying that he didn't care about reality.

He was a lawyer, so would be quite aware of the meaning of the words he was uttering.

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incompatible 2291 days ago
I doubt that he imagined that he could write a law that would force the encryption algorithms to yield to the ASIO. It was all about using a big stick to force people to help break encryption, by inserting back doors etc.

Sure he was a lawyer and banker and probably never should have been involved with things like encryption and the NBN, but that's politics for you.

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