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Skip to My Lou
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 07:52
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Acocdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are: the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. [ Thursday, March 10, 2005 07:53: Message edited by: Archmage Alex ] -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 08:15
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I have the faintest sence that this was done before under a month ago...any takers? -------------------- ...well I thought it was funney...? didn't you? Posts: 296 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 08:37
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Yes, I can read it cleary. There is something to be said about spelling and typing skills though. [ Thursday, March 10, 2005 08:37: Message edited by: Dolphin ] -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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FAQSELF
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 09:25
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Cambridge isn't the real source of this research, but that doesn't diminish its point. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 09:27
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Actually, I'm fairly sure it was done half a year ago. Then four months ago. Then a month ago, and then two weeks ago. I'd dig up the links, but I can't be bothered now. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 09:31
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same here. I looked back a bit and couldn't find it right off, but there there...although it is an intresting point. i'll admit that... -------------------- ...well I thought it was funney...? didn't you? Posts: 296 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 12:41
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Yes for us its easy to read but only because we have schema's for how words are put together. People learning to read for the first time or recently reading, would be totally screwed. This is similar to anticipating what word comes next in a sentence without seeing it. All pretty """Elementary""" stuff really. Actually much of the ability to read what scrambled comes from anticipating the next logical word. [ Thursday, March 10, 2005 12:43: Message edited by: VCH ] -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 13:14
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That is pretty fascintating. -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 15:01
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i couldnt care less about when it was discovered but that is pretty cool -------------------- Avernum is as addictive as skribbane!!! Withdrawal symptoms are harsh so I just keep playing. Free skribbane at Wal-mart Posts: 296 | Registered: Monday, September 22 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 17:29
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Nifty -------------------- ~the all consuming oni of chaos~ Posts: 79 | Registered: Monday, February 21 2005 08:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 19:24
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Old. -------------------- Polaris - Weather balloons, ninjas, and your big daddy Wise Man. What more could you want? Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 19:30
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Not only am I certain that this has come up on these very boards before, I am certain that Archmage Alex posted in the discussion. Lfies fnnuy lkie taht. —Alorael, who still finds it both entertaining and educational. It certainly explains how any communication at all manages to occur over the internet lol. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 19:32
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This gets brought up periodically, and bugs me every time. Just because you can produce an example that's easy to read when the inside letters are scrambled doesn't mean it'll work all the time. Even if you produce 50 examples, it might be that there are 100 more cases where a passage would be completely illegible. A good counterexample I saw at http://typographi.com/000687.php is "Nreuuoms pmeeononnhs peossss uiapocmltecnd etaaoilxnpn; nwttdtsniinoahg, the pdseuo-snfiiiectc spssliiimtm is not snfiiiectc and eieecndvs are oetfn mdanleiisg"* * "Numerous phenomenons possess uncomplicated explanation; notwithstanding, the pseudo-scientific simplistism is not scientific and evidences are often misleading". -------------------- 5.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.0... Posts: 508 | Registered: Thursday, May 29 2003 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 19:44
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True. Any long and complicated words in a sentence will spoil things in the scrambled version. And yes, this is old, old news. -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 21:47
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When I read that it looked like a load of humble-jumble. However, smaller words like 'the' are easier to understand. [ Thursday, March 10, 2005 21:47: Message edited by: The Sprung Spring ] -------------------- Mugglenet--The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site. Polaris-- New location. Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 21:51
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I think it only works for words you can read easy. If there are words you have trouble reading the right way around, you'll hjave even more trouble scrambled. That's probably why it didn't work. -------------------- When you think you can't get any lower in life and hit rock bottom, God hands you a shovel. Following the rights movements You clamped on with your iron fists drugs being conviently available for all the kids Minor drug offenders fill your prisons You don't even flinch All our takes paying For your wars against the new non rich Posts: 615 | Registered: Friday, May 3 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 21:55
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For words larger than sex or seven letter it can get kind of difficult. Edit: Oops I don't remember writing the "for" or sex. lol sorry, I'll leave it because it's to amusing to erase . [ Thursday, March 10, 2005 22:03: Message edited by: Dolphin ] -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 21:59
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Quite a Freudian slip there. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 22:29
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And maybe it works better in the English language or languages where you can more or less communicate with smaller words. I'll try a sentence in Spanish and see if works: "Aeyr fui al ctnreo creocaiml. Cropme uons ztaopas y uons peltanoas." "Yatedrsey I wnet to the spnhoipg mlal. I buhgot smoe ptans and smoe sehos." (but again, it's like arsenic said. No matter how many examples one may find to prove, there are probably more to disprove it. All in the eye of the beholder, I guess) Edit: Gods it was horrible. Five words were badly spelled. [ Friday, March 11, 2005 04:54: Message edited by: behind stingy cactus ] -------------------- quote:Random Jack Vance Quote Manual Generator Apparatus (Cugel's Saga) Posts: 604 | Registered: Sunday, June 20 2004 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 22:32
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I think it works better in languages that don't have many inflections (conjugations, declensions, etc), so that word order tells you most of the necessary grammar of the word, rather than having to rely on endings. I'm trying to imagine reading Latin like this, and I don't think it would work. Or, closer to home for some members of this community, Finnish probably wouldn't work well either. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 22:36
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Can't Motrax buy his own pants, BSC? [ Thursday, March 10, 2005 22:37: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, March 11 2005 01:42
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It would help if you spelled the words right, BSC. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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written Friday, March 11 2005 02:15
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Whatever do you mean, Drakey? It's clear that BSC went shiopping and botught pants and shoes for SMOE. [ Friday, March 11, 2005 02:16: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, March 11 2005 02:42
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quote:Bought only has one "t". And yes, I truly do have nothing better to do with my time. -------------------- ~Note : The professional newbie's advice should not be taken seriously, or at all.~ LINKAGE Posts: 364 | Registered: Saturday, January 17 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, March 11 2005 05:11
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Well, judging by the fact that I can read that without any problems and english isn't even my native languange, the research is right. -------------------- Somebody PLEASE turn the heat on. Posts: 617 | Registered: Tuesday, April 13 2004 07:00 |
