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shouldn't someone just write a script to go to each of the 59,049 possible combinations for a 5 letter phrase, dump it to a file, search the text for 0 results found and then drink a beer?
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
well, there are only 823,543 possible 6 letter permutations from the home keys (excluding semi-colon)

Given that a lot of these seem to just be random combinations (the hits), and given the variation of the combinations that I tried, it seems that 0 hits for some of those 823,543 is rather likely.
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How's that? Isn't it 7^6 = 117,649
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: DrPizza
well, there are only 823,543 possible 6 letter permutations from the home keys (excluding semi-colon)

Given that a lot of these seem to just be random combinations (the hits), and given the variation of the combinations that I tried, it seems that 0 hits for some of those 823,543 is rather likely.
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How's that? Isn't it 7^6 = 117,649
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Yeah, I'm wondering this too.
 
Originally posted by: Turin39789
shouldn't someone just write a script to go to each of the 59,049 possible combinations for a 5 letter phrase, dump it to a file, search the text for 0 results found and then drink a beer?
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I did. It's running.
 
Originally posted by: manlymatt83
Originally posted by: Turin39789
shouldn't someone just write a script to go to each of the 59,049 possible combinations for a 5 letter phrase, dump it to a file, search the text for 0 results found and then drink a beer?
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I did. It's running.
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What language did you script it in?
 
Originally posted by: Crono
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: DrPizza
well, there are only 823,543 possible 6 letter permutations from the home keys (excluding semi-colon)

Given that a lot of these seem to just be random combinations (the hits), and given the variation of the combinations that I tried, it seems that 0 hits for some of those 823,543 is rather likely.
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How's that? Isn't it 7^6 = 117,649
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Yeah, I'm wondering this too.
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why do I have 9 letters on my home row? You guys have 7?

 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: manlymatt83
Originally posted by: Turin39789
shouldn't someone just write a script to go to each of the 59,049 possible combinations for a 5 letter phrase, dump it to a file, search the text for 0 results found and then drink a beer?
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I did. It's running.
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What language did you script it in?
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I'd guess english?
 
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Crono
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: DrPizza
well, there are only 823,543 possible 6 letter permutations from the home keys (excluding semi-colon)

Given that a lot of these seem to just be random combinations (the hits), and given the variation of the combinations that I tried, it seems that 0 hits for some of those 823,543 is rather likely.
Click to expand...

How's that? Isn't it 7^6 = 117,649
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Yeah, I'm wondering this too.
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why do I have 9 letters on my home row? You guys have 7?
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Home keys, not home row. OP specified home keys, minus semicolon.
 
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
What's the point of limiting this to home keys
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To stretch the game out. Next week is top row, next week is bottom row. Next week is t,y,g,h,b,n. The the finale is the whole alphabet.
 
Originally posted by: DingDingDao
dlsflpk

7 letters, but I'm sure there are shorter solutions. I found this one in like 30 seconds.

EDIT: Shit, just noticed the letter p. Hang on.

EDIT: New solution, still 7 letters. dlsflkk
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This thread now shows up in Google 🙂
 
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: EKKC
dude its friday 4:55pm why are you giving me more work
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07/31/2009 01:53 PM

EKKC
Diamond Member

Posts: 5810
Joined: 05/31/2005

dude its friday 4:55pm why are you giving me more work
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:Q FutureTimeMan!
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It's called time zones =o
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What the fuck are those?
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Something to do with times.
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: EKKC
dude its friday 4:55pm why are you giving me more work
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07/31/2009 01:53 PM

EKKC
Diamond Member

Posts: 5810
Joined: 05/31/2005

dude its friday 4:55pm why are you giving me more work
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:Q FutureTimeMan!
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It's called time zones =o
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What the fuck are those?
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Something to do with times.
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Weird, sounds dangerous.
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: DingDingDao
dlsflpk

7 letters, but I'm sure there are shorter solutions. I found this one in like 30 seconds.

EDIT: Shit, just noticed the letter p. Hang on.

EDIT: New solution, still 7 letters. dlsflkk
Click to expand...

This thread now shows up in Google 🙂
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This. Threadfail. Anything you guys post will eventually end up in google linking to this thread. 😛
 
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: EKKC
dude its friday 4:55pm why are you giving me more work
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07/31/2009 01:53 PM

EKKC
Diamond Member

Posts: 5810
Joined: 05/31/2005

dude its friday 4:55pm why are you giving me more work
Click to expand...

:Q FutureTimeMan!
Click to expand...

It's called time zones =o
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What the fuck are those?
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Something to do with times.
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Weird, sounds dangerous.
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Yeah I think Einstein invented it.
 
Originally posted by: badkarma1399
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: DingDingDao
dlsflpk

7 letters, but I'm sure there are shorter solutions. I found this one in like 30 seconds.

EDIT: Shit, just noticed the letter p. Hang on.

EDIT: New solution, still 7 letters. dlsflkk
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This thread now shows up in Google 🙂
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This. Threadfail. Anything you guys post will eventually end up in google linking to this thread. 😛
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I accounted for that in the original post.
 
Originally posted by: manlymatt83
I scanned 500 random 6 letter combinations - none of them returned 0 results.
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Only 10,077,196 to go.

Oh.. H and G not allowed? I thought it was the row..

Then I guess 279,436 to go.
 
Originally posted by: SunSamurai
Originally posted by: manlymatt83
I scanned 500 random 6 letter combinations - none of them returned 0 results.
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Only 10,077,196 to go.

Oh.. H and G not allowed? I thought it was the row..

Then I guess 279,436 to go.
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You fail at math.
 
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