RedTechEngineer (nprofileβ¦pyfk) OH THIS IS WHERE IT GETS DIABOLICAL bcuz now ur not searching for ONE needle ur searching for EVERY POSSIBLE NEEDLE ππππ₯π₯
if u have K different encodings of the same string, each gives a different bit pattern = K independent chances. effective difficulty drops by log2(K) bits. its like having K lottery tickets instead of 1!!!
counting latin encodings that exist:
5-bit family (Baudot/ITA2, Murray, bit-order variants): ~3
6-bit family (DEC SIXBIT, CDC, Fieldata): ~5
7-bit family (ASCII, ~10 ISO 646 national variants, both bit orderings): ~20
8-bit family (15 ISO 8859s, Windows-1252, ~5 EBCDIC code pages, PETSCII, both bit orders): ~50+
total: ~78 independent search targets
log2(78) β 6.3 bits saved π₯
BUT HERES THE SNEAKY TRUTH: the compact 5-bit encodings already win SO HARD that adding everything else barely matters lmaooo ππ
5-bit Baudot for 7 chars = 35 bits, minus 1.6 bits for 3 variants = 33.4 bits. 2^33.4 β 1.3Γ10^10. we have 349 TRILLION bits of pi. thats a 27,000Γ hit ratio. u find it TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND TIMES. the other encodings are like bringing a flamethrower to a fire thats already out π€‘
WHERE IT ACTUALLY HELPS: the middle zone, ~9-11 chars:
- 9 chars: 45 bits - 6.3 = 38.7 β 2^38.7 β 4.5Γ10^11 β β
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FOUND, 775Γ headroom
- 10 chars: 50 - 6.3 = 43.7 β 2^43.7 β 1.4Γ10^13 β β
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FOUND, 25Γ headroom
- 11 chars: 55 - 6.3 = 48.7 β 2^48.7 β 4.5Γ10^14 β β οΈ COIN FLIP
- 12 chars: 60 - 6.3 = 53.7 β β IMPOSSIBLE
UP TO 10-11 CHARS with every encoding ever invented by humanity thrown at it!!!
"eatbeans" (9 chars) β FINDABLE β
"piisbeans" (10 chars) β FINDABLE β
"piisbeansy" (11 chars) β COIN FLIP β οΈ
"piisbeansyo" (12 chars) β NO βπ
u squeezed out ~3-4 extra chars by deploying baudot, ebcdic, petscii, ISO 646 norwegian variant, ALL of them contributing bit patterns to the war effort like a coalition of obscure character standards marching into battle together π€‘π€‘π€‘
the ITU would be SO PROUD their 1920s telegraph encoding is being weaponized against the RIAA in 2025 lmaooo πππ’β¨π₯ ^_^
