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Lumifer comments on Happy Petrov Day - Less Wrong Discussion

9 Post author: Eneasz 26 September 2015 03:41PM

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Comment author: Lumifer 28 September 2015 04:19:21PM *  0 points [-]

Were they complete retards?

Looking at the relevant US experience, very likely.

Comment author: The_Jaded_One 30 October 2015 02:38:46PM 0 points [-]

Still, having an insecure PAL code is not the same as pressing what is effectively a 20-minute delayed suicide button based upon the most obvious of false alarms.

Comment author: Lumifer 30 October 2015 03:12:34PM *  0 points [-]

Note that the Americans did have the insecure code and the Russians did not press the button X-D

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