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| title = Code Talkers | | title = Code Talkers | ||
| image = code_talkers.png | | image = code_talkers.png | ||
− | | titletext = As far as I can tell, Navajo doesn | + | | imagesize = |
+ | | titletext = As far as I can tell, Navajo doesn't have a common word for 'zero'. do-neh-lini means 'neutral'. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{w|Code talker}}s are | + | {{w|Code talker}}s are persons who communicate using a coded version of their native language. The most well-known code talkers were the Navajo-speaking Marines serving during World War II. |
− | This comic shows a | + | This comic shows a Navajo code talker transmitting an encrypted binary file by speaking "one" and "zero" (actually "neutral") into a microphone. Unlike the Navajo Marines, this process does not add security and is slower than simply transmitting the file over a network. |
− | + | The title text states that [[Randall]] used "neutral" instaed of "zero" because he was unable to find a common Navajo word for it | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A man is looking at a computer monitor and speaking into a microphone | + | :[A man is looking at a computer monitor and speaking into a microphone] |
− | : | + | :Man 1: A'la'ih, do'neh'lini, |
:do'neh'lini, a'la'ih, | :do'neh'lini, a'la'ih, | ||
:a'la'ih, do'neh'lini, | :a'la'ih, do'neh'lini, | ||
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:do'neh'lini, a'la'ih, | :do'neh'lini, a'la'ih, | ||
:do'neh'lini,do'neh'lini, | :do'neh'lini,do'neh'lini, | ||
− | :do'neh'lini... | + | :do'neh'lini ... |
− | :[Two men are talking nearby | + | :[Two men are talking nearby:] |
− | : | + | :Man 2: For added security, after we encrypt the data stream, we send it through our Navajo code talker. |
− | : | + | :Man 3: ...Is he just using Navajo words for "Zero" and "One"? |
− | : | + | :Man 2: Woah, hey, keep your voice down! |
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+ | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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