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Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by hifikuno » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:17 PM UTC

BaraBatman wrote: post #22

amelius wrote: post #17

7->T and 6->G is pushing it too far, imho.

Isn't LEET === 1337 pretty standard?

For some reason I used to think that 1337 was LEET upside down.

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by hunter2_ » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:18 PM UTC

BaraBatman wrote: post #22

amelius wrote: post #17

7->T and 6->G is pushing it too far, imho.

Isn't LEET === 1337 pretty standard?

Bringing up the topic of "leet" actually serves in two capacities: not only is it a prime example of 7=T, but leetspeak's overall orthography [0] is conceptually similar to this "hexwords" site far beyond 7=T.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet#Orthography

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by pdpi » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:19 PM UTC

Hexspeak[0] is a time-honoured tradition, with constants like 0xDEADBEEF used to mark uninitialised memory. Fun to see it applied to colours.

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexspeak

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by itcrowd » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:27 PM UTC

thrdbndndn wrote: post #30

What does "alpha" switch do?

Includes longer words to define the alpha (transparency) channnel

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by phelm » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:29 PM UTC

Didn't someone once set the PETA website to #BEEEEF

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by spencerflem » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:31 PM UTC

I love this <3

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by helsinki » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:41 PM UTC

kwatsonafter wrote: post #6

This is the kind of quirky, brilliant link I crave from Hacker News. If I was near you creator, I would garland you and rub your feet.

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Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:42 PM UTC

dmead wrote: post #18

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Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by collegeburner » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:44 PM UTC

pdpi wrote: post #33

Hexspeak[0] is a time-honoured tradition, with constants like 0xDEADBEEF used to mark uninitialised memory. Fun to see it applied to colours. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexspeak

Yeah B16B00B5 and CAFEBABE are 2 of my favorite funnier ones Ive used a bunch of times. They make for more interesting placeholder values than "foo" and "bar" anyway.

Re: Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words

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Post by moron4hire » Wed, Jun 08, 2022, 10:45 PM UTC

helsinki wrote: post #37

kwatsonafter wrote: post #6

This is the kind of quirky, brilliant link I crave from Hacker News. If I was near you creator, I would garland you and rub your feet.

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Interesting. You consider it a waste of time. So this post from you must be an example of the sunk cost fallacy, as you throw good time after bad.