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Comment by FarmerPotato

9 hours ago

If only Base64 had used a checksum.

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zahlman  8 hours ago

"had used"? Base64 is still in very common use, specifically embedded within JSON and in "data URLs" on the Web.

  • bahmboo  8 hours ago

    "had" in the sense of when it was designed and introduced as a standard

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