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Today, March 18, in 1982, Seattle high schooler David Lightman teaches his friend Jennifer Mack about war dialing, hacking, phreaking, and the importance of infosec (WarGames, 1983)

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A young man and woman looking at each other. The young man is typing, showing off to the woman to impress her with his hacking skills.
A screen showing a text-only airline ticketing system. The date of issue is March 18, 1982, and the flight is for a woman, Jennifer Mack, to fly to Paris. On the screen, we can see the reflection of a young white man and woman.
An old computer screen displaying a list of games like chess, poker, and war ones, including one called "global thermonuclear war".
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