When You Recognize Base64

> aGkgdHd... me: I have no idea what this is > aGkgdHd...HRlcg== me: oh it’s base 64

A Twitter screenshot shows a cryptic Base64-like string, followed by someone admitting they do not know what it is, then recognizing it as Base64 when more characters appear. The joke is about suddenly identifying familiar technical gibberish from a small clue, a reaction programmers use when encountering encoded text. EN: A Twitter screenshot shows a cryptic Base64-like string, followed by someone admitting they do not know what it is, then recognizing it as Base64 when more characters appear. The joke is about suddenly identifying familiar technical gibberish from a small clue, a reaction programmers use when encountering encoded text.

• @dev_meme / 204 2019-03-07