Saw the post on Mastodon that linked over here and decided to give it a shot. I just wrote up this piece which feels like maybe it would fit.
Saw the post on Mastodon that linked over here and decided to give it a shot. I just wrote up this piece which feels like maybe it would fit.
oh, a side-channel based on durations. Very cool idea. You’ve got me thinking of ways to use playlists where the duration of the songs is what’s important. I don’t think that’s exactly the same as what you were talking about, but it’s another potential way to store data. The docs says you can put 10,000 songs max on a playlist, but there’s no limit to the number of playlists. Of course, that’s also interesting because there’s a plain-text “description” field. I don’t see details in the API docs, but it sounds like maybe there’s a 200character limit for those. Lots o bits to play with
(also, thanks for the compliment on the writing! that post took about three hours to write and edit so I really appreciate it)
Yeah, that could work. I’d recommend trying to find other side-channels to store data in too so you don’t require a massive play list. For example, length of song name, or difference from last song name + the time difference. Thinking of these is fun because it really gets your brain working. There are so many clever techniques to either hide, or transmit data without anyone ever knowing its happening.