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In the readme, Crockford’s alphabet is referenced [0]. In this specification, “U” is excluded because it is an “accidental obscenity”. Does anyone have any idea
by darajava 3y ago
In the readme, Crockford’s alphabet is referenced [0]. In this specification, “U” is excluded because it is an “accidental obscenity”. Does anyone have any idea what that means? Is it a joke?
0. https://www.crockford.com/base32.html https://www.crockford.com/base32.html
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- autoexec 3y agoI'm guessing that it's because U just happens to appear in some popular four letter words, which might make things awkward when you're reading letters out to another person over the phone. It might also come before a lot of other rude letter combinations making them seem more personal.