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		asveikau on Jan 1, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept Reminds me of some native English speakers who say "an historic ..." Pretty common even in accents that won't drop the H. Seems like that word is an outlier though.

stavros on Jan 1, 2014 [–]

That's true, but the "h" there is followed by an "i", which sounds more natural. Omitting it in "ha" sounds odder, but it looks like it's just a typo.

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