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UVB-76 Broadcasts New Voice Message

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can't-handle-the-truth dept.

Doug52392 writes "Following days of increased activity, the Russian numbers station UVB-76 has sent out a new voice transmission. The transmission, sent out on August 23, 2010 at 9:35AM PST, recited the following in Russian: 'UVB-76, UVB-76 — 93 882 naimina 74 14 35 74 — 9 3 8 8 2 nikolai, anna, ivan, michail, ivan, nikolai, anna, 7, 4, 1, 4, 3, 5, 7, 4' The station, believed to be a part of the former Soviet Union's dead man's switch system, has been continually broadcasting for over twenty years, and its purpose has never been fully explained."

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  1. Re:Obvious by Pseudonym+Authority · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    But if it were running windows, how would it have been running for over 20 years?

  2. Re:Obvious by Johnny+O · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And rebooting everyday since...