Acocdrnig to an elgnsih unviesitry sutdy, the oredr of letetrs in a wrod dno't mttaer. The olny thnig thta's iopmrantt is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer of eevry word is in the crorcet ptoision. The rset can be jmbueld and one is stlil albe to raed the txet.
Pterty fknuy... Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Jst lk mttng vwls stll lvs txt smwht lgbl, whrs rmvng cnsnnts ae oe i e o i a eea u eei u.
Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :
Vrey itnnreesitg!
Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
spiutd usniitvrey.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Aahtsss.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
As much fun as a thread of everyone doing this is:
Isn't there some sort of catch? Reading isn't just a case of looking at letters and reading a word. People recognise shapes, they think in advance what the next word is going to be, they associate, and do other crazy and complex things.
So when the words are mixed-up, they state that people can still read them. Which is obviously true. But can they read them as quickly?
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
I seem to be able to read it just a tad bit slower, but nothing that I couldn't handle for a given period of time trying to read.
Posted by Balaam Xumucane (Member # 419) on :
This is how we will communicate when the machines make us their slaves. But what about words the reader doesn't recognize or proper names. I suspect those might be problematic. It does provide that two and three letter words will always be correct. I read 359s initial post with surprising ease. On the other hand, and perhaps I'm thick, but I still haven't figured out Omega's jumble. Insufficient context, I suspect.
Posted by CaptainMike20X6 (Member # 709) on :
quote:Originally posted by Balaam Xumucane: I still haven't figured out Omega's jumble. No context, I suspect.
this happens to me when i read his non-encoded posts also...
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"This is how we will communicate when the machines make us their slaves."
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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Omega said "Tha's ass". Street lingo for "you've got something good there", he's obviously praising this new system of communication.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
"This is how we will communicate when the machines make us their slaves."
No, then you will speak like this:
"Am I here?" "Is this still a cookie?" "Is there a spoon?" "Am I a spoon?" "Follow the white rabbit." "Clean and cook the rabbit." "Use rabbit fur as hat." "Are you from the IRS?" "Do the IRS have earplug radios?" "Out of my way, old man, I'm gonna go through both doors at the same time, you just watch!"
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
A cikooe for the fsirt poresn who fgriues it out.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
He said "Asshats"
duh...
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
No he truly said 'Aahtsss', which, men in those blue grass areas say when you kick their sister's in the chin....
Damn you Cartman, ,I was going to bring up Binarian(??)....
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
"Ashtass"? Perhaps the real first name of that retard child with the electric rat?
And when the machines make us slaves, we will all communicate like this:
"I hate being a slave." "What do you hate about being a slave?" "I have no freedom." "I see." "I want freedom." "Say, do you suffer from any psychological problems?" "Fuck off."
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Douglas Hofstadter talks a little about our semiotic adaptability in Metamagical Themas. Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
So... Where is this original report? I'd like to read it.
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