Hello, I received a Christmas card that reads the following: Hitel bic jste vanocé to ye hezky v vesely v velky. Mash dobre vanocé edeme spolu It was written by someone who is learning how to speak czech, I would REALLY, REALLY appreciate any help, many thanks!
At least an attempt: Hotel??? <something> you are Christmas (???) this is nice in(?) marry in(?) great. You have nice Christmas go togeher (???) Sorry it doesn't make much sense . Maybe you added some errors while writting it down from the card to computer. If you can scan and post the original picture, it might help.
Another possible translation (with corrections): Chtěl bych ti [přát] Vánoce [které] je hezké a veselé a velké. Měj dobré Vánoce. Jedeme spolů ... I would like [to wish] you a Christmas [that] is well/nice and merry (note the "e", Alexx) and great/large. Have a good Christmas. We are going together ... (where, I'm not sure)
Code cracker? I don't know. Although once upon a time (several years ago), I forgot my online banking password, only to find that one of the local .ini files on my computer contained an "encrypted" version of the password, which I promptly cracked. The "encryption" consisted of shifting the ASCII code of each letter by a fixed number and displaying the text in another alternative-character font set (specifically, Cyrillic). :roll: And yes, I did write my bank about that one. :x ... and yes, I DO have a vivid imagination. :wink:
Well, I would probably changed bank after this experience "Shift" cipher was Julius Caesar's invention
Off-topic, but I wonder how many people in the US is able to read text in Cyrillic. What do you think? Heh, like ten years ago I wrote program to crypt text files using very advanced form of JC's cypher, and I considered those crypted files very safe. After several years I took a class "Cyphers and Cryptography", and after few lessons I realized how foolish it was from me, as I was able to crack my "safe" files in few minutes.
It wasn't quite internet banking as we know it now, but rather "online" meaning via direct modem link, so the computer had to have the bank's software installed, dial into an unlisted phone number, not to mention having the account name and number. Not a well-thought-out security plan by any stretch of the imagination, but definitely not as suicidal a business practice as doing the same over the open internet. ... not to mention that I had an outstanding car loan with that bank (actually a credit union) at the time. :?
