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Re:Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier ... by jdmichal on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @03:55PM (#13118254)
Sure. I just don't even understand why it's a point in a discussion about UUID (hex) vs ULID (base-32), since both are case-insensitive... Which I think is why TeeWEE was stating that it's not really an advantage for ULID.
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Re:Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier ... by tyingq on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @04:04PM (#13118321)
My guess is that the README was mostly copied from here: https://github.com/alizain/ulid

Which has a similar list, but presents them as features/facts, not advantages.

Edit: Perhaps it was noted to specifically call out that it maintains case insensitivity, even though it's choosing a more dense approach than just hex.

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