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Other numbers are largely unaffected, but anyone using '4' for their certificate key is urged to upgrade to '5'.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3314/
this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2026
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That's only partly correct.
Write out the name for 50 and it becomes "halv tre sinds tyve", where "sinds" is a old word for multiply. Thus making a complete translation "half three times twenty" https://sproget.dk/sprogviden/spoergsmaal-og-svar/dansk-sprognaevn/sv00000047/