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The NSA is defeated by a 1950s tape recorder. Can you help them?
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@Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine uh, yeah, think I know a few places to try, starting in Hollywood. Won't be cheap and they need to be careful with the degrading tape lamination.
@AlphaCentauri @Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine
Can confirm. Modified toaster oven to allow sneaking up through low temperatures.
@b4cks4w @Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine
NPR did a show describing how they converted tapes of old radio shows to digital media, and at one point they had to heat them in a toaster oven because they were too brittle to unwind from the spools.