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		praptak on July 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First case of malware in the Apple App Store. > benefit of using a number like 0xdeadbeef over, say, 0x1857de89 I remember a blog post of someone who ran the whole dictionary through 'l337sp34k' filter. The best word they found was 0xdefeca7e.

duskwuff on July 5, 2012 | [–]

There's some other fun spellings using "8" = "ate", like 0xdefec8ed and 0x8badf00d.

0xABADC0DA on July 5, 2012 | | [–]

Best hexword ---^

- Easy to remember and type

- Not leet speak

- Reminds you to keep ego in check

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