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sylvinus
on Sept 10, 2012
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Show HN: We got tired of asking 'What browser are ...
Beware that "walrus" may not be that easy to pronounce by a foreigner :)
swalberg
on Sept 10, 2012
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Using the 26 letters from the NATO alphabet might be easier, it's made to be intelligible for non-English speakers over a radio connection with static.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet
mustardhamsters
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Good starting point, but that won't get him trillions of combinations.
jerf
on Sept 10, 2012
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It does with 9 letters. In this case though I think I'd use them like a counter, so I would probably still top out at around 4 or 5.
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