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by njharman 929 days ago
> That doesn't seem possible. How would that work?

agree; b00b, DlCK, cntfcker

But I suppose, if user doesn't get to craft input, the collision space of converted numerical ids and words like above is sufficiently small to be ignorable.

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Besides vowels, nanoid excludes 0, 1, 3, 4, 5, I, l, x, X, v, V, and other lookalikes, so the chances of generating something naughty in any language are close to zero.
Humans have a high capacity for spotting rudeness. Nanoid’s nolookalikesSafe alphabet would allow blwjb69FKmyD7CK.

(Sorry)

Buy me drink first, jeez