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What is the "other meaning" ?

Lol they wouldn't tell me. They kept asking me to describe what "aleph" meant "in my own words".

It's handjob in Swahili or something?

There is a religious sect in Japan that splintered from another sect known to have carried out terrorist attacks named "Aleph." There is a really good manga inspired by the group called "Believers" if you're in to that sort of thing.

Wowzers

That is bizarre!

crazy. so my first question is what is the relationship of designer/maker as related to the religious sect topic?

hah, that is hilarious. glad it went well in the end.

I had the same issue when I bought mine. It's a Hebrew and Arabic character so must raise some suspicion

this same exact thing happened to me, i didnt post anything because i figured it was just a one time thing. paypal kept telling me that they "do this from time to time to maintain security" but they also were so concerned with the word 'aleph' i called bullshit on that. it was definitely "word profiling" hahaha.

hahahaha,
now i want an aleph and use it with my dschihadelay and some wmd modules.

Wow, the exact same thing happened to me. They wouldn't clear it and cancelled the transaction after multiple phone calls, saying they weren't allowed to tell me why they cancelled it. I had to send a check directly from my bank. Crazy.

Next time just say it's to pay for the IED... improvisational electronic device

@companyofquail Ha! I was wondering if this happened to you...

paypal is rightfully scared of the monome jihad lol.

Umm, This Japanese cult are not muslims.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum_Shinrikyo

@raja because i'm a weirdo...http://monome.org/community/discussion/comment/196336#Comment_196336

thats the thread

Wasn't the Japanese cult called Aum?

honestly, every single one of these possible definitions is both wonderful, and deeply suspicious...
Aleph is the first letter of many Semitic abjads (alphabets).

Aleph or Alef may also refer to:

Science and TechnologyEdit

Aleph, an advanced system for inductive logic programming
ALEPH experiment (Apparatus for LEP Physics at CERN), one of the four detectors of the Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP) at CERN
Alef (programming language), the concurrent programming language used in early editions of Plan 9
Aleph kernel, an operating system kernel, notable primarily for being one of the steps in the evolution of the Mach kernel
MathematicsEdit

Aleph number a sequence of cardinal numbers used to represent the cardinality (or size) of infinite sets.
LiteratureEdit

Aleph (novel), a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho
The Aleph (short story collection), a short story collection by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges
"The Aleph (short story)", a story contained in the collection
Aleph, a character in the Warren Ellis comic series Global Frequency
Aleph, a plot element in the novel Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
MusicEdit

Aleph (band), a 1980s Italo disco band
Aleph, a 2013 album by Gesaffelstein
The Aleph, a song by Destroy the Runner on the album Saints
Masada: Alef the first album by John Zorn's Masada
"Aleph", a song by Anahí
OrganizationsEdit

Aleph Institute, a Jewish humanitarian organization for Jewish members of the US Armed forces and Jewish prison inmates
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
Aleph Zadik Aleph, the men's order of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO)
Aleph, a religious sect in Japan formerly known as Aum Shinrikyo
OtherEdit

Aleph, a shorthand designation for Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th-century manuscript of the Bible
Aleph Sailing Team, a French America's Cup syndicate.
Aleph (film), a silent film by Wallace Berman
Aleph One (game engine), an ongoing project related to the computer game series Marathon
Mount Aleph, a location in the video game Golden Sun
Aleph (psychedelic), a psychoactive drug
Aleph, Integrated Library System from Ex Libris Group

I think you're always safe being as vague as possible in Paypal transactions. I usually write "Thanks" Then explain what its for via email. You're only asking for a hassle listing it "For..." any of the dozens of groups the US has labeled enemies.