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Re:Show HN: I got tired of Base64, so I made a numeric-only ... by a570xyz on Friday September 12, 2025 @02:04PM (#45224813)
I'm very curious as to how one gets tired of Base64?
Re:Show HN: I got tired of Base64, so I made a numeric-only ... by Forgret on Friday September 12, 2025 @02:13PM (#45224911)
Base64 is great and widely used. I just wanted to experiment with a numeric-only representation. NUMBASE encodes everything into a single large number, which can make certain compression schemes like Huffman more efficient and opens up new ways to store or transmit data.