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Radical Equality (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

My idea: have it so every time the document is opened the names are randomly scrambled. I don't think this would work with PDF or on paper but it's a fun idea

Edit: While it wouldn't work decently on paper, this would work with E-Ink display, and instead have it change every few seconds while the paper is being read.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I do the same but with all the words.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are you the guy that reviewed the rat testicle paper?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

How do you know my password?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

PDF can... embed javascript. So, sadly it is possible.

[–] grue 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It wouldn't work with PDF, but probably would work with Postscript (being that it's Turing-complete).

(I say "probably" because I don't know for a fact that Postscript's API has a random function.)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You can embed javascript or 3D objects in PDF, surely you can reorder some words