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As described in the 2nd law of thermal dynamics, energy tends to spread out naturally.  The larger the surface area, the faster the heat dissipate.  We all know information is a form of energy and energy can be expressed as heat.  On a second thought, maybe this incident is not meant to be a secret, maybe it is a story that should goes around and give people some enlightenment.  I even post the story as an example of how to ruin a date on the internet forum I go to.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The morale of the day is never act stupid at work, or within a day the whole company will know about you. Today there is only one topic among my friends at work, both the cantonese group and the CBC group I hang out with. 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