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by debesyla 29 days ago
Wait, can this format be transformed back to the "normal" format? If so, then it could be kinda viable for some operations... :thinking_emoji:
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jstanley 29 days ago
No, it can't be transformed back because it has lost information.

2025-06 and 2026-05 both have the same digits, for example.

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mkopinsky 29 days ago
No, it's an unreversible hash function. I use this for passwords - no one will ever be able to figure out what ehntru2 was originally.
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dhosek 29 days ago
I feel confident it would be one of the six permutations of 2, the, run.
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ben_w 29 days ago
hunter2
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ben_w 29 days ago
No, because "12".sort_by_digits() == "21".sort_by_digits()
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