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Re: Spellfucker

#2
Though the obfuscation of some common sequences appears to have randomization, it looks like infrequent patterns are constant, for example, the "obfu" in "obfuscation" seems to always be fucked as "hobphu". "ob", as in "object", always seems to turn into "hob", when "awb" and "ahb, plus a randomized sequence of consecutive `b` characters, would add even more obfuscation.

Re: Spellfucker

#3
Interesting idea though I don't agree with his statement:

> The goal of the project is to make text hard to read for computers yet fairly easy to read for humans

I found it impossibly difficult to read and I'm an native English speaker. I'd wager people who studied English as a second language might find it harder.

Re: Spellfucker

#4
post #2

Though the obfuscation of some common sequences appears to have randomization, it looks like infrequent patterns are constant, for example, the "obfu" in "obfuscation" seems to always be fucked as "hobphu". "ob", as in "object", always seems to turn into "hob", when "awb" and "ahb, plus a randomized sequence of consecutive `b` characters, would add even more obfuscation.

- Not all patterns have more than 1 replacements, which makes them still easily revertable.

(it says that right there on the page)

Re: Spellfucker

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post #3

Interesting idea though I don't agree with his statement: > The goal of the project is to make text hard to read for computers yet fairly easy to read for humans I found it impossibly difficult to read and I'm an native English speaker. I'd wager people who studied English as a second language might find it harder.

Seconded. Definitely unreadable. For anyone who didn't click through, a line from their self-chosen sample:

>'kause jou gnaw jusd wuaed thoe sai

Re: Spellfucker

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post #3

Interesting idea though I don't agree with his statement: > The goal of the project is to make text hard to read for computers yet fairly easy to read for humans I found it impossibly difficult to read and I'm an native English speaker. I'd wager people who studied English as a second language might find it harder.

Seconded. Definitely unreadable. For anyone who didn't click through, a line from their self-chosen sample: >'kause jou gnaw jusd wuaed thoe sai

I read that as:

'cause you know just what they say

Of which, only 'they' was wrong. Doesn't seem that unreadable.

Re: Spellfucker

#10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seconded. Definitely unreadable. For anyone who didn't click through, a line from their self-chosen sample: >'kause jou gnaw jusd wuaed thoe sai

I read that as: 'cause you know just what they say Of which, only 'they' was wrong. Doesn't seem that unreadable.

The problem with this line is 'gnaw' is actually a word. I find it very difficult to look past what is actually written and try to convert a correctly spelled word into something else.
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