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   Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 01:56:17 JST Alex Gleason
   I should not actually do this, right? Or... should I?
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     Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:00:46 JST Alex Gleason

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     @RustyCrab Please give me your arguments. This is a crazy idea but I need to be convinced whether it's too crazy.
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     Rusty Crab (rustycrab@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:00:47 JST Rusty Crab

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     @alex in all seriousness no this would be a god damn nightmare
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     Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:01:25 JST Alex Gleason

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     @ademan Yep I was thinking the exact same thing. I'm sure this has utility _somewhere_, just trying to figure out where that is.
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     Ademan (ademan@thebag.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:01:26 JST Ademan

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     Honestly a 1 or 2 (max 4) emoji checksum for npubs would be fun and potentially genuinely useful. (Extremely quick, visual validation that you’re referring to the right Alex Gleason and not one of an infinite number of possible imposters)

     I don’t know why you’d encode the whole pubkey like that (other than for the lulz)

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     Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:02:53 JST Alex Gleason

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     • Tyler
     @tyler This doesn't hinder the randomness or cryptographic protection at all. The private key is generated in binary with a secure function and then encoded to base256 as emojis. It's simply an encoding of an already securely generated key.
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     Tyler (tyler@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:02:54 JST Tyler

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     A limited set of known key elements makes n! infinitely more calculable.
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     Emi Yusa (gnuxeava@mk.absturztau.be)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:12:47 JST Emi Yusa

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     @alex@gleasonator.com do it

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     FrailLeaf (frailleaf@ryona.agency)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:14:14 JST FrailLeaf

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     @alex yeah, make it fun if we can't get rid of the long ass usernames
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     :blank: (i@declin.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:16:28 JST :blank:

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     • Rusty Crab
     @alex @RustyCrab it worked for :urbit: though they at least made use of a nicer set of glyphs and restricted themselves to ipv4 space
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     Tyler (tyler@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:24:03 JST Tyler

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     I spent a lot more time thinking about this than I should have.
     
     You could be right, since there are a lot of emojis, only 32 'digits' would probably be fine.
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     Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:34:02 JST Alex Gleason

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     Here is a barebones variant using text instead of emojis. More practical but not as fun, right?
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     :blank: (i@declin.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:57:28 JST :blank:

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     @alex you could also go even further https://github.com/qntm/base65536 or https://github.com/qntm/base131072
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      (mint@ryona.agency)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 02:59:53 JST 

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     @i @alex Oh hell nah.
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     Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 03:00:27 JST Alex Gleason

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     @mint @i You got a problem, mate?
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     :blank: (i@declin.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 03:20:09 JST :blank:

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     @alex @mint still more readable than emoji
     
     it is now your duty to take https://github.com/omnika-datastore/alan-gardiner-list-of-hieroglyphic-signs/blob/main/Alan%20Gardiner's%20List%20of%20Hieroglyphic%20Signs.xlsx and encode npubs in 𓀀𓀁𓀂𓀃𓀄𓀅𓀆𓀇𓀈𓀉𓀊𓀋𓀌𓀍𓀎𓀏𓀐𓀑𓀒𓀓𓀔𓀕𓀖𓀗𓀘𓀙𓀚𓀛𓀜𓀝𓀞𓀟𓀠𓀡𓀢𓀣𓀤𓀥𓀦𓀧𓀨𓀩𓀪𓀫𓀬𓀭𓀮𓀯𓀰𓀱𓀲𓀳𓀴𓀵𓀶𓀷𓀸𓀹𓀺𓀻𓀼𓀽𓀾𓀿𓁀𓁄𓁐𓁑𓁒𓁓𓁔𓁖𓁗𓁚𓁜𓁟𓁠𓁡𓁢𓁣𓁤𓁥𓁦𓁧𓁨𓁩𓁮𓁯𓁰𓁱𓁶𓁷𓁸𓁹𓁺𓁻𓁼𓁽𓁿𓂀𓂁𓂁𓂂𓂂𓂃𓂃𓂄𓂄𓂅𓂅𓂆𓂆𓂇𓂇𓂈𓂉𓂊𓂋𓂌𓂌𓂍𓂎𓂎𓂏𓂏𓂐𓂐𓂑𓂒𓂓𓂔𓂕𓂖𓂘𓂙𓂚𓂛𓂜𓂝𓂞𓂟𓂠𓂡𓂢𓂣𓂤𓂥𓂦𓂧𓂨𓂩𓂪𓂪𓂬𓂭𓂷𓂷𓂸𓂺𓂻𓂽𓂾𓂿𓃀𓃁𓃂𓃃𓃄𓃅𓃒𓃓𓃔𓃕𓃖𓃗𓃘𓃙𓃚𓃛𓃞𓃟𓃠𓃡𓃢𓃣𓃥𓃧𓃨𓃩𓃫𓃬𓃭𓃮𓃯𓃰𓃱𓃲𓃴𓃵𓃶𓃷𓃸𓃹𓃾𓄀𓄁𓄂𓄃𓄄𓄅𓄆𓄇𓄈𓄈𓄉𓄉𓄊𓄊𓄋𓄍𓄎𓄏𓄐𓄑𓄑𓄒𓄓𓄓𓄔𓄔𓄖𓄗𓄘𓄙𓄚𓄛𓄜𓄜𓄝𓄞𓄞𓄟𓄟𓄡𓄡𓄢𓄢𓄣𓄤𓄤𓄥𓄦𓄨𓄨𓄪𓄫𓄬𓄭𓄮𓄮𓄯𓄰𓄰𓄲𓄴𓄴𓄶𓄶𓄷𓄷𓄸𓄹𓄹𓄽𓄽𓄿𓅀𓅁𓅂𓅃𓅄𓅆𓅇𓅈𓅉𓅊𓅋𓅌𓅎𓅏𓅐𓅑𓅒𓅓𓅔𓅕𓅖𓅘𓅙𓅚𓅛𓅜𓅝𓅞𓅟𓅠𓅡𓅢𓅣𓅤𓅥𓅦𓅧𓅨𓅪𓅬𓅭𓅮𓅯𓅰𓅱𓅳𓅴𓅶𓅷𓅸𓅹𓅺𓅻𓅼𓅽𓅾𓅿𓆀𓆁𓆂𓆃𓆄𓆄𓆆𓆇𓆇𓆈𓆉𓆊𓆋𓆌𓆎𓆏𓆐𓆑𓆓𓆕𓆗𓆘𓆙𓆚𓆛𓆜𓆝𓆞𓆟𓆠𓆠𓆡𓆣𓆤𓆦𓆧𓆨𓆩𓆫𓆫𓆭𓆰𓆱𓆳𓆳𓆴𓆵𓆶𓆷𓆸𓆹𓆻𓆻𓆼𓆼𓇅𓇅𓇆𓇇𓇉𓇋𓇋𓇍𓇎𓇏𓇐𓇑𓇓𓇔𓇖𓇗𓇘𓇙𓇛𓇛𓇜𓇜𓇝𓇝𓇟𓇟𓇠𓇣𓇤𓇥𓇦𓇧𓇨𓇨𓇩𓇫𓇫𓇬𓇬𓇭𓇮𓇮𓇯𓇰𓇱𓇲𓇳𓇴𓇴𓇵𓇶𓇶𓇷𓇷𓇸𓇸𓇹𓇹𓇺𓇺𓇻𓇼𓇽𓇽𓇾𓇾𓇿𓇿𓈀𓈀𓈃𓈄𓈄𓈅𓈅𓈆𓈆𓈇𓈈𓈉𓈋𓈌𓈍𓈍𓈎𓈎𓈏𓈏𓈐𓈐𓈑𓈑𓈒𓈒𓈔𓈔𓈖𓈖𓈗𓈘𓈘𓈙𓈙𓈛𓈛𓈜𓈜𓈝𓈞𓈞𓈟𓈟𓉐𓉒𓉓𓉔𓉕𓉗𓉞𓉟𓉠𓉡𓉥𓉥𓉦𓉧𓉨𓉩𓉪𓉫𓉬𓉭𓉯𓉱𓉲𓉳𓉴𓉶𓉸𓉹𓉺𓉺𓉻𓉼𓉽𓉿𓉿𓊀𓊁𓊃𓊃𓊄𓊅𓊊𓊋𓊌𓊌𓊍𓊎𓊏𓊐𓊐𓊑𓊑𓊒𓊒𓊓𓊓𓊔𓊔𓊕𓊖𓊖𓊗𓊗𓊚𓊛𓊜𓊝𓊞𓊠𓊡𓊢𓊢𓊣𓊤𓊤𓊥𓊦𓊧𓊧𓊨𓊩𓊪𓊫𓊬𓊭𓊮𓊮𓊯𓊰𓊲𓊵𓊵𓊶𓊶𓊷𓊷𓊸𓊸𓊹𓊺𓊺𓊻𓊽𓊽𓊾𓊿𓋀𓋀𓋁𓋁𓋂𓋂𓋄𓋄𓋅𓋆𓋆𓋇𓋈𓋈𓋉𓋉𓋊𓋊𓋋𓋋𓋌𓋑𓋒𓋔𓋕𓋖𓋗𓋙𓋚𓋛𓋜𓋜𓋝𓋞𓋞𓋟𓋠𓋡𓋣𓋤𓋥𓋧𓋨𓋩𓋩𓋪𓋪𓋫𓋬𓋭𓋮𓋯𓋲𓋳𓋴𓋴𓋵𓋶𓋷𓋷𓋸𓋹𓋹𓋺𓋼𓋼𓋽𓋾𓋿𓋿𓌀𓌁𓌁𓌂𓌂𓌃𓌃𓌄𓌄𓌅𓌇𓌇𓌈𓌈𓌉𓌉𓌋𓌋𓌌𓌍𓌎𓌎𓌏𓌏𓌐𓌐𓌑𓌑𓌒𓌓𓌓𓌔𓌔𓌕𓌕𓌗𓌘𓌘𓌙𓌙𓌚𓌚𓌛𓌝𓌞𓌞𓌟𓌠𓌠𓌡𓌢𓌢𓌣𓌣𓌤𓌥𓌦𓌧𓌨𓌨𓌩𓌪𓌪𓌫𓌫𓌬𓌮𓌮𓌰𓌰𓌱𓌳𓌴𓌵𓌶𓌷𓌸𓌻𓌼𓌽𓌾𓌿𓍀𓍁𓍂𓍂𓍃𓍃𓍄𓍅𓍅𓍆𓍇𓍇𓍈𓍈𓍉𓍉𓍊𓍋𓍋𓍍𓍍𓍎𓍎𓍏𓍐𓍐𓍑𓍑𓍒𓍒𓍔𓍔𓍕𓍕𓍖𓍖𓍘𓍘𓍙𓍙𓍚𓍛𓍜𓍝𓍞𓍞𓍟𓍠𓍠𓍢𓍢𓍬𓍬𓍮𓍮𓍯𓍰𓍱𓍱𓍱𓍲𓍴𓍴𓍶𓍶𓍷𓍸𓍼𓍿𓍿𓎀𓎀𓎁𓎂𓎂𓎃𓎄𓎄𓎅𓎆𓎆𓎓𓎔𓎔𓎕𓎗𓎗𓎘𓎙𓎙𓎚𓎚𓎛𓎛𓎝𓎝𓎟𓎡𓎡𓎢𓎢𓎢𓎣𓎤𓎥𓎥𓎧𓎨𓎨𓎩𓎫𓎫𓎬𓎬𓎯𓎰𓎱𓎱𓎳𓎴𓎵𓎵𓎶𓎶𓎷𓎷𓎸𓎺𓎺𓎻𓎻𓎼𓎼𓎽𓎽𓎾𓎿𓏁𓏂𓏃𓏅𓏇𓏇𓏈𓏈𓏉𓏉𓏊𓏋𓏌𓏎𓏏𓏏𓏐𓏐𓏑𓏑𓏒𓏕𓏕𓏖𓏖𓏘𓏘𓏙𓏛𓏛𓏜𓏝𓏝𓏞𓏟𓏠𓏡𓏡𓏢𓏣𓏣𓏤𓏥𓏪𓏫𓏭𓏮𓏯𓏱𓏲𓏲𓏳𓏳𓏴𓏴𓏵𓏵𓏶𓐍𓐍𓐎𓐎𓐏𓐏𓐐𓐐𓐑𓐒𓐓𓐓𓐖𓐗𓐗𓐘𓐘𓐙𓐚𓐚𓐛𓐛𓐜𓐜𓐝𓐝𓐞𓐟𓐟𓐠𓐡𓐡𓐢𓐢𓐣𓐣𓐤𓐥𓐦𓐦𓐧𓐧𓐨𓐨𓐩𓐩𓐪𓐪𓐫𓐫𓐬𓐭𓐭𓐮
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     @i @alex @mint seems alright
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     Mage (mage@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 03:40:00 JST Mage

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     @alex @ademan Along the lines of using emoji for simple checksums, the Tor Browser has "Bridge-moji" for easily checking that the correct bridge is enabled (example on https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-115/ )

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     Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 03:40:07 JST Alex Gleason

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     @mage @ademan Love it. Thanks for sharing!
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     senn (3hu@cawfee.club)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 04:05:44 JST senn

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     @alex only as a checksum, not as something which has to be copy/pasted or typed out, since that isn't reliable.
     You could use both emoji and ascii and buttom to switch them, or automatically translate between the two, or keep emoji as a display, only revealing the ascii when it needs to be copied or entered somewhere.
     I really like the idea though, there is a lot of research that shows that humans are much better at seeing small details in human expressions than anything else.
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 05:28:47 JST feld

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     @alex easier to recognize parts of an emoji key at a glance, but I'm not sure how useful this is in practice. (I like the Telegram emoji secure connection verification thingy, but that's much much shorter)
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     Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2024 08:11:04 JST Alex Gleason

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     @curtis Fantastic!