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Re:BlurHash: Algorithm to generate compact representation of... by bootloop on Thursday February 20, 2020 @09:27AM (#22375257)
If you want to do that just use a different encoding which outputs a string safe to be used for filenames.
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Re:BlurHash: Algorithm to generate compact representation of... by DagAgren on Thursday February 20, 2020 @09:35AM (#22375325)
This one is picked very carefully to be as safe as reasonably possible with this number of characters. As was pointed out elsewhere, it is actually safe for filenames.
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