Comments on: Cryptorthography: Hiding your writings in plain sight http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/ Sat, 17 May 2008 01:54:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Basha http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-773 Basha Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:04:57 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-773 Loved this page, which I stumbled upon, and think a contest is a great idea! Shall check back frequently. Loved this page, which I stumbled upon, and think a contest is a great idea! Shall check back frequently.

]]> By: will http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-771 will Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:47:51 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-771 Well, I'm confirming that the contest is going to happen. Tell your friends, and come on over to this thread to share some contest format ideas: http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/12/31/cryptorthography-contest-update/ Well, I’m confirming that the contest is going to happen. Tell your friends, and come on over to this thread to share some contest format ideas:

http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/12/31/cryptorthography-contest-update/

]]> By: Adam http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-770 Adam Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:39:05 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-770 I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the points you list are features of the semi-phonetic writing system I created and have been using for the last four years. It was never really intended to be any sort of in-depth cryptographic thing, just an aesthetically pleasing way to write notes to myself in plain view that retained an element of privacy, which incidentally would work in more than one language. As time passed, I have adopted little quirks in the writing of it that reflect my desire to eliminate redundant letters and simplify complex vowel and consonant sounds -- all of which makes each symbol just a bit less of a direct correlation to the standard English alphabet. When I write to-do lists or reminders on my hand, people have asked me if it is some sort of exotic tattoo design. Keep me posted on a contest, or else just let me know if you aren't going to do it, and I'll send over a basic breakdown of my system. Thanks for posting this, it made my day! I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the points you list are features of the semi-phonetic writing system I created and have been using for the last four years. It was never really intended to be any sort of in-depth cryptographic thing, just an aesthetically pleasing way to write notes to myself in plain view that retained an element of privacy, which incidentally would work in more than one language.

As time passed, I have adopted little quirks in the writing of it that reflect my desire to eliminate redundant letters and simplify complex vowel and consonant sounds — all of which makes each symbol just a bit less of a direct correlation to the standard English alphabet. When I write to-do lists or reminders on my hand, people have asked me if it is some sort of exotic tattoo design.

Keep me posted on a contest, or else just let me know if you aren’t going to do it, and I’ll send over a basic breakdown of my system. Thanks for posting this, it made my day!

]]> By: Damien http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-769 Damien Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:06:58 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-769 oops. this one I meant to stumble! oops. this one I meant to stumble!

]]> By: will http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-752 will Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:48:26 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-752 I'm thinking long and hard about the format of a possible contest. If enough interest gets drummed up (maybe 5 or 6 people), then I'll definitely do something a bit more formal. Feel free to spread the word a bit. If anybody else is interested (above and beyond Khawaji, QE and the other Will), leave a comment, and watch this site for more info for when I formalize something. I’m thinking long and hard about the format of a possible contest. If enough interest gets drummed up (maybe 5 or 6 people), then I’ll definitely do something a bit more formal. Feel free to spread the word a bit.

If anybody else is interested (above and beyond Khawaji, QE and the other Will), leave a comment, and watch this site for more info for when I formalize something.

]]> By: khawaji http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-751 khawaji Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:24:10 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-751 oooh... please do the cryptorthographic contest!! I just wrote a similar post, and I am sure there would be enough interest. oooh… please do the cryptorthographic contest!! I just wrote a similar post, and I am sure there would be enough interest.

]]> By: Joel http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-700 Joel Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:12:46 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-700 I did something like this a couple years ago: http://jdueck.net/article/17/a-cipher-for-christmas I did something like this a couple years ago:

http://jdueck.net/article/17/a-cipher-for-christmas

]]> By: (other) Will http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-688 (other) Will Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:24:13 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-688 I occasionally write (English) notes to myself in Cyrillic. Problems arise when h's are needed (or when, for instance, I want to write my name), but these can be solved pretty easily by introducing new letters or reusing old ones (Cyrillic x for h is pretty natural). I also redesigned some of the letters of the cursive alphabet, but this was mainly to eliminate inefficient letters like t,x,i, and j, not to hide anything. Though I also redid all the vowel letters just for fun, so it is pretty difficult to read at first glance. I usually don't go about writing super-secret-sensitive stuff, and these are enough to protect from a casual glance, but still, a cryptorthogrpahic system sounds cool, and I might just have to develop one. The contest idea also sounds cool if I have enough time. I occasionally write (English) notes to myself in Cyrillic. Problems arise when h’s are needed (or when, for instance, I want to write my name), but these can be solved pretty easily by introducing new letters or reusing old ones (Cyrillic x for h is pretty natural).

I also redesigned some of the letters of the cursive alphabet, but this was mainly to eliminate inefficient letters like t,x,i, and j, not to hide anything. Though I also redid all the vowel letters just for fun, so it is pretty difficult to read at first glance.

I usually don’t go about writing super-secret-sensitive stuff, and these are enough to protect from a casual glance, but still, a cryptorthogrpahic system sounds cool, and I might just have to develop one. The contest idea also sounds cool if I have enough time.

]]> By: QE http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-656 QE Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:23:45 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/11/08/cryptorthography-hiding-your-writings-in-plain-sight/#comment-656 A cryptorthography contest sounds like an excellent idea! A cryptorthography contest sounds like an excellent idea!

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