ELI5
ELI5
Examples:
the fall of rome
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heisenberg uncertainity principle
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photons
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satan
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difference between storytelling and talking
Public key fingerprint
A public key fingerprint is like a secret code. It is a special number that is made from a computer user's public key. This number can be used to make sure that someone's public key is the real one, and not a fake one.
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