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		zokier 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spotting base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and pr... nitpick but ascii would be base128, largest ascii value is 0x7f which in itself is a telltale if you are looking at hex dumps.

Sophira 6 months ago [–]

Yeah, I was aware of that, but I figured it was the easiest way to explain it. It's true that "character representation of a byte" is more accurate, but it doesn't roll off the tongue as easily.

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