Post AXfMkqfGPSsOaxo0US by tek@freeradical.zone
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(DIR) Post #AXf6pFdhtgF5wf9fZQ by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-07-13T20:01:42Z
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Challenge: what’s the most you can change the meaning of a well-known phrase by flipping one single bit in its ASCII representation?For example, my submission: Star Trek => Stab Trek.
(DIR) Post #AXf9cv3ssXkEVnD6hs by concretedog@mastodon.social
2023-07-13T20:33:05Z
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@tek Star Wars => Star Wart
(DIR) Post #AXfAMpcLS6LywpDoXo by rc2014@oldbytes.space
2023-07-13T20:41:22Z
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@tekTwitter => Twatter
(DIR) Post #AXfBMKlOGcCtD3mNWK by rc2014@oldbytes.space
2023-07-13T20:43:31Z
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@tekFace book => Fece book(Ok, they pretty much mean the same!)
(DIR) Post #AXfBZEm5qO7COuGEgS by Mnemonic@hackers.town
2023-07-13T20:54:51Z
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@tek X-Files -> X-Philes
(DIR) Post #AXfBjCJ3sM65dpQmES by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-07-13T20:56:39Z
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@Mnemonic That’s a whole extra byte!“X-Viles” works, though.
(DIR) Post #AXfBr07n3EfKB1sbrM by Mnemonic@hackers.town
2023-07-13T20:58:03Z
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@tek Ahh, you're getting too nerdy on me :P isn't it just a shift from F to PH !? no, no, you're right ;)
(DIR) Post #AXfKnv4AIjcBCtn1Jw by raktheundead@fosstodon.org
2023-07-13T22:38:16Z
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@tek: In that vein, Star Wars => Star Ears
(DIR) Post #AXfKoP10x0v65oXvZg by yojimbo@hackers.town
2023-07-13T22:38:22Z
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@tek Fight Club -> Night Club
(DIR) Post #AXfLWTGOWAWs0ekmqO by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-07-13T22:46:23Z
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@raktheundead W is 2 bits different from E.
(DIR) Post #AXfLYeS5tD6PI2GXK4 by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-07-13T22:46:47Z
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@yojimbo Nice!
(DIR) Post #AXfLit2WVYxDQcBa7s by b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town
2023-07-13T22:48:38Z
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@tek how can you know how many bits a change is?
(DIR) Post #AXfM8BTL765Bpqn8cK by raktheundead@fosstodon.org
2023-07-13T22:53:13Z
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@tek: Ah, misread the prompt - thought byte rather than bit.
(DIR) Post #AXfMLQ4a8j6QsoWSVk by yuki2501@hackers.town
2023-07-13T22:55:36Z
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@tek Terminator => DerminatorExfoliates and massages your skin. CALL NOW.
(DIR) Post #AXfMkqfGPSsOaxo0US by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-07-13T23:00:12Z
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@yuki2501 Bravo. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
(DIR) Post #AXfMmR34cW9TjBhPCy by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-07-13T23:00:21Z
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@raktheundead NP 🙂
(DIR) Post #AXfMwq1GdMxG4MoZRQ by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-07-13T23:02:19Z
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@b_cavello If you’re a programming, you could use something like this in Python:print(bits(ord(“A”)))to see the bits in a character, then compare that to those of another character. If not, you could look at a table like https://www.ascii-code.com and visually work through it.
(DIR) Post #AXfN0R0bZ5vZetDgrw by raktheundead@fosstodon.org
2023-07-13T23:00:08Z
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@tek: That having been said, "You're nicked!", as in arrested, turns into "You're licked!", which is rather more suggestive.
(DIR) Post #AXfX6TCLKxutjBE7to by yojimbo@hackers.town
2023-07-14T00:56:10Z
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@tek Reminds me of https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/windows-com-bitsquatting-hack-can-wreak-unknown-havoc-on-pcs/
(DIR) Post #AXfXODCjXXpVKvryE4 by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-07-14T00:59:22Z
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@yojimbo For sure. I’m not sure what gave me the notion, but that’s a legit concern.I felt so relieved to upgrade my file server with ECC RAM.