It really is astounding to see what is happening over at Digg. From what I gather, the AACS (the folks who invented the access control encryption present on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray) sent takedown notices to websites, including Digg, that had any postings that listed a magic 16-digit hexadecimal number, which when used with the appropriate program can decrypt any high-def disc that's on the market today.
Of course, that caused people to just do things like come up with screensavers or songs that repeated the number over and over again. And people posted the number in their replies to various Digg posts. The more Digg took them down, the more people posted them... in base 10 format, in HTML hex colors, in music videos, in slide shows...
Easily right now, the top posts on Digg are all dealing with this number. It's amazing.
Now, of course, if I posted the number, I could be shut down too. So I wouldn't dream of doing that. Instead, I'll point you to a quiz you can take, to see if you know things like the formula of molecular hydrogen, or Yao Ming's jersey number. The answers are quite informative.
Take the quiz!
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