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		wasmitnetzen on Feb 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The three million toothbrush botnet story isn't tr... "3M" in the title stands for "3 million", not the company 3M.

afandian on Feb 8, 2024 | [–]

I read it as 3M the company. The title should probably be fixed.

bregma on Feb 8, 2024 | [–]

"3M" is the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. "3 M" is 3 million. Typography can be meaningful.

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