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Re:FixPhrase – open-source, patent-free what3words alternative by regularfry on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @03:54AM (#31833160)
They claim disambiguity as an asset. It turns out it's not that hard to find ambiguous pairs close enough to be problematic.
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Re:FixPhrase – open-source, patent-free what3words alternative by pkulak on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @11:21AM (#31837220)
Well, you can find CRC collisions too without much work. Doesn't mean they are useless though. As long as they are guarding against error and not malice.
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