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title: "The second rule of Defcon is..."
date: 2006-08-02T17:19:24-04:00
url: https://blog.lmorchard.com/2006/08/02/the-second-rule-of-defcon-is/
author: Les Orchard
---

# The second rule of Defcon is...

I've never been to <a href="http://defcon.org">Defcon</a>, but I've heard stories.  Thus, this exchange I saw on IRC whilst lurking was amusing:
<pre>
[3:12pm] &lt;shiruken&gt; hey, there are 2 rules of Defcon
[3:12pm] &lt;shiruken&gt; 1. Drink lots of fluid
[3:12pm] &lt;shiruken&gt; 2. Wipe your whole laptop and start                                     
over when you get home
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            <div class="content"><p>I'm thinking I'd wipe the laptop and start over BEFORE I went!</p></div>
            
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