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The National Cryptologic Museum

Posted by samzenpus on from the look-at-all-the-secrets dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The NSA's once small National Cryptologic Museum is bigger and better, with new more immersive exhibits like a reconstruction of a listening post from the Vietnam war. The place seems to be caught between the urge to keep your mouth shut and the pleasure of telling war stories. In time, though, the story notes that the need to tell stories wins out. Has anyone visited lately?"

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  1. I tried to visit once by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But they required a password to get in and I didn't have time to crack it.

    1. Re:I tried to visit once by halcyon1234 · · Score: 3, Funny

      "friend"

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    2. Re:I tried to visit once by moondawg14 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Really, a random spot on the road? So at any given time (assuming proper algorithm seeding, of course!) you would have no idea where that dirt road may empty onto the parkway? Now THAT, my friends, is an accomplishment.

  2. Been there by FooGoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was there a few years ago and it was worth the trip just to see all the gizmos and read the guestbook. A word of advice...never take a girl there for a date.

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    1. Re:Been there by langelgjm · · Score: 4, Funny

      You laugh, but I actually did take a girl on a date there. She was a physics major, FWIW... and it wasn't totally disastrous. Though I do think I enjoyed the visit more than she did. I liked the big bomba machine in particular.

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  3. Opening moment by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Welcome to L4XD739LNZ8367. Please decrypt the gender signs properly before selecting a restroom."

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  4. Yeah, But It's Not the Real Deal Unless by aquatone282 · · Score: 2, Funny

    . . . the guide hollers "Red Badge!" before you enter every room.

    (Sorry - inside joke.)

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