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ennime
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Message 17 of 20

13 July 2010 at 10:08am | IP Logged

Kounotori wrote:

luhmann wrote:

I seems it should be simple to come up with a fake 주
민등록번호, the number is described here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_registration_number

Make up your number, then you only need to figure out what is the last digit, just try 0-
9 until you get in.

Yes, obviously he should commit identity theft. What a fabulous idea.

Actually you can't make it up, just try... they use a specific algorithm to check it...
there is a system. One of my Korean activist friends once explained (and showed) me
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ChristopherB
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Message 18 of 20

05 August 2010 at 2:33am | IP Logged

Can anyone decipher this mysterious string of written Korean? My guess is that it's Old Korean, but I really don't have a clue (besides those strange markings to the left of the text).

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Warp3
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05 August 2010 at 2:50am | IP Logged

I recall reading previously about some of the aspects of Hangul writing that have disappeared over time and dots were one of those aspects (like in the image you posted). The ㄹㅇ final consonant pattern (4th syllable block from the bottom) doesn't seem to exist in Hangul now either.
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jtdotto
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Message 20 of 20

06 August 2010 at 5:37am | IP Logged

The dots are pronounced like the "ㅏ" sound (I'm not sure what the difference is).

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