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Storybits: Error Resistant Mnemonics


At DEFCON 22, Dan Kaminsky and I talked a little bit about something I built which he dubbed “Storybits”. Storybits can reversibly transform short strings of binary data into a series of words…

Note: This post was written quite some time ago, but originally not published because I never could convince myself that the order insensitivity was actually useful. Storybits can reversibly transform short strings of binary data into a series of words designed to produce a mental image. Often people use mnemonics, such as “ Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally ”, to transform complicated information into a form that is easier to memorize and recall.

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