You really need to add a toggle for the effects, it makes it hard to read.
At least this one isn't presented as a back and forth between two furry characters
Oh no, the horror.
Why the trans flag emoji is the 5-codepoint sequence it is
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#72As much as I appreciate the expressiveness that comes from emojis and flags in Unicode, I am rather shocked by the growing technical complexity of decoding unicode into rwndwrable graphemes. Unicode was already worryingly complex before all of these new combinations were introduced. Properly parsing Unicode is close to obtaining this "don't roll your own" status that has has so far been reserved for the likes of netw…
Those early software character sets had their own complexities (i.e. there was more than one), compared to the hardwired (you get one character set, and you’ll like it) set that shipped with early display adapters.
Having earned thousands of dollars fixing old systems to deal with new character sets, I can’t really complain.
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#73I’m having a really hard time reading with the background particles.
Run this in the JavaScript console:
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#74Why are flags part of unicode? I thought the point of unicode was to add something for every glyph ever written in every text so they can be stored digitally as plain text. Flags are... not text. And who decides what sorts of flags and valid which aren't? I mean... we know who.. .but humour me. (didn't read the article because the website is deliberately unreadable. zero guilt)
> Flags are... not text.
Neither is poop, and yet someone decided that was important enough to include.
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#75Man, Unicode is a complex thing. All sorts of directionality and reinterpretation to it. What a terrible beast to wrangle. Glad someone else is doing it and I can stick to ASCII.
Also, this website is delightfully hilarious. It's got music. I haven't seen that since the old days. Very nostalgic. I read in Reader Mode, but enjoyed the expression of self.
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#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
Almost nobody in Taiwan would call it a "province of China" (some would if you redefine what China means, ie not PRC). But as usual standards bodies bend to whoever has power at the moment.
Legally speaking, Taiwan is a province of China according to both the PRC and ROC. Of course, they both claim that they are the "China" in question.
While a previous government of Taiwan claimed that it was the legitimate ruler of China, the current government does not. It considers itself to be a separate sovereign state. The KMT that fought for control of China and fled the mainland is only a small fraction of Taiwan's population and only ruled over the majority by political suppression.
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#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
Almost nobody in Taiwan would call it a "province of China" (some would if you redefine what China means, ie not PRC). But as usual standards bodies bend to whoever has power at the moment.
Legally speaking, Taiwan is a province of China according to both the PRC and ROC. Of course, they both claim that they are the "China" in question.
Not very wrong but maybe at least half of population will not agree with that
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#79Wow - this site is incredibly designed. Makes me remember how vivid and unique the internet of my youth used to be.
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#80Inspiring to see women getting into the far weeds of the unicode technical standard.
welcome to 2025?