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From: slush <slush@centrum.cz>
To: "Jorge Timón" <jtimon@monetize.io>
Cc: Bitcoin Dev <bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] BIP0039 Mnemonic code for generating deterministic keys
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:37:43 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJna-Hivko2uGTVWOAkgqCyc9D0LxqNviONpnQ32mPbk18cmyA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAC1+kJPTXOkLoo=QHt1xyNwJ4BkNu1kVOXcZX5gF1MCNMbNSpg@mail.gmail.com>

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On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:32 PM, Jorge Timón <jtimon@monetize.io> wrote:

> This will probably sound stupid to most of you, but I'll say it anyway.
>
> The aim of mnemonics is to easily remember, isn't it?
>

Well, I would say more "retype" than "remember". I really don't think that
common user will memorize it. But of course, it is still an option.


> But the approach of removing "offensive words" is probably
> counterproductive to achieving that end. These words cause a greater
> emotional impact in our human moral psyches.
>

No, I dont' think it is stupid! Actually it was my concern as well.
Unfortunately I don't think it is "politically correct" to include all
bitches, assholes and motherfuckers in end user product :-).


> If we were willing to use that fact in our advantage to optimize the
> "maximum unforgettableness" criterion, we should actually prefer the
> most generally offensive words in that list. Specially if they can
> combine with each other to produce more offensive results, basically
> the opposite of what we're doing.


> Isn't "legalize murder dirty jew" much easier to remember for most
> people than "sandwich house yellow cauliflower"?
>
>
Well, bip39 can have more dictionaries and *maybe* swearword dictionary
would gain some popularity ;).

slush

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      reply	other threads:[~2013-10-24 20:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-09-10 16:44 [Bitcoin-development] BIP0039 Mnemonic code for generating deterministic keys slush
2013-09-10 17:36 ` Andreas M. Antonopoulos
2013-09-10 20:40 ` Matthew Mitchell
2013-09-10 20:50   ` slush
2013-09-10 21:03     ` Matthew Mitchell
2013-09-10 21:34       ` Pavol Rusnak
2013-09-10 22:08       ` Gregory Maxwell
2013-09-10 22:35         ` Mark Friedenbach
2013-09-10 22:43           ` Gregory Maxwell
2013-09-11 12:49           ` Andreas Petersson
2013-09-12 12:09             ` Pavol Rusnak
2013-09-10 22:47         ` slush
2013-09-12 12:11       ` Pavol Rusnak
2013-09-12 16:02         ` Matthew Mitchell
2013-10-24 18:26           ` slush
2013-10-24 19:23             ` Pieter Wuille
2013-10-24 19:46               ` slush
2013-10-24 19:32             ` Jorge Timón
2013-10-24 19:37               ` slush [this message]

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