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If this mean less emoticons then I'm all for it.

Can I get an amen?

Never mind. Slashdot doesn't support UTF-8. We'll have to settle for A-U+2642.

They've got symbols for a love hotel, a horse, and a steaming pile of poo, along with emoticons, and they still haven't accepted the Tengwar draft that's been around since '93? Where are these people's priorities!?

They've got symbols for a love hotel, a horse, and a steaming pile of poo, along with emoticons, and they still haven't accepted the Tengwar draft that's been around since '93? Where are these people's priorities!?

Here, a punch card glyph. Not quite what I expected but still...
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/5361/index.htm

There is also a card index glyph do?
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c7/index.htm

There might not be a punchcard glyph, but there is a minidisk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bd/index.htm

and an optical disk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bf/index.htm

and a DVD one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c0/index.htm

I cannot imagine how this can ever be used in a useful manner, instead of being simply an irrelevant gimmick. Does anyone know why this stuff found its way into the standard?

Here, a punch card glyph. Not quite what I expected but still...
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/5361/index.htm

There is also a card index glyph do?
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c7/index.htm

There might not be a punchcard glyph, but there is a minidisk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bd/index.htm

and an optical disk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bf/index.htm

and a DVD one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c0/index.htm

I cannot imagine how this can ever be used in a useful manner, instead of being simply an irrelevant gimmick. Does anyone know why this stuff found its way into the standard?

Here, a punch card glyph. Not quite what I expected but still...
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/5361/index.htm

There is also a card index glyph do?
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c7/index.htm

There might not be a punchcard glyph, but there is a minidisk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bd/index.htm

and an optical disk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bf/index.htm

and a DVD one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c0/index.htm

I cannot imagine how this can ever be used in a useful manner, instead of being simply an irrelevant gimmick. Does anyone know why this stuff found its way into the standard?

Here, a punch card glyph. Not quite what I expected but still...
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/5361/index.htm

There is also a card index glyph do?
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c7/index.htm

There might not be a punchcard glyph, but there is a minidisk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bd/index.htm

and an optical disk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bf/index.htm

and a DVD one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c0/index.htm

I cannot imagine how this can ever be used in a useful manner, instead of being simply an irrelevant gimmick. Does anyone know why this stuff found its way into the standard?

Here, a punch card glyph. Not quite what I expected but still...
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/5361/index.htm

There is also a card index glyph do?
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c7/index.htm

There might not be a punchcard glyph, but there is a minidisk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bd/index.htm

and an optical disk one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4bf/index.htm

and a DVD one:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4c0/index.htm

I cannot imagine how this can ever be used in a useful manner, instead of being simply an irrelevant gimmick. Does anyone know why this stuff found its way into the standard?

There's also a carrousel horse.

For the "under 30" group: cloud
It even has an error character too: thundercloud

For the "under 30" group: cloud
It even has an error character too: thundercloud

As if http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4be/index.htm makes sense to anyone under age 30. I demand the addition of a punchcard glyph...

Yeah but can you write a pile of poo in ASCII?

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f4a9/index.htm

has got to be the Love Hotel.

Does anyone know why this is even there?

An exe is not just arbitrary code. It has a header which contains information about the executable and it can contain entirely different sections for execution under Windows/DOS. A DOS executable header begins with the characters "MZ". Windows executables are denoted by "PE". Most Windows applications will have a DOS MZ executable stub at the beginning, before the PE section, to display "This program cannot be run in DOS mode." and exit.

http://www.fileformat.info/format/exe/corion-mz.htm

Now, if you were talking about a DOS .com compact executable, yes. Nothing but pure arbitrary code.

The closest thing in Unicode to an i with heart is U+01D0 "LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CARON", which appears not to be on Slashdot's code point whitelist.

Pay close attention to the symbol names in the index entries part of the table.

The musical sharp sign:

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/266f/index.htm

The "horizontal" lines rise to the right to indicate the rise of tone. The second vertical line is drawn to a higher baseline, also to indicate the rising tone.

Now...

The pound sign, aka the octothorpe or number sign:

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/23/index.htm

The two "vertical" lines are usually rendered leaning right (but pure vertical is okay). The horizontal lines are truely horizontal and are drawn to the same right-hand and left-hand bounds.

Now: "#" that isn't a "sharp", its a "pound", or number sign, or octothorp or cross hatch. Period.

So this: "C#" is "see pound"...

Sorry, its just the facts man.

(And yes, its a sad fact that looks like a troll or a flame-bait, but that isn't technically my fault. Talk to the "wince" people... 8-)

Pay close attention to the symbol names in the index entries part of the table.

The musical sharp sign:

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/266f/index.htm

The "horizontal" lines rise to the right to indicate the rise of tone. The second vertical line is drawn to a higher baseline, also to indicate the rising tone.

Now...

The pound sign, aka the octothorpe or number sign:

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/23/index.htm

The two "vertical" lines are usually rendered leaning right (but pure vertical is okay). The horizontal lines are truely horizontal and are drawn to the same right-hand and left-hand bounds.

Now: "#" that isn't a "sharp", its a "pound", or number sign, or octothorp or cross hatch. Period.

So this: "C#" is "see pound"...

Sorry, its just the facts man.

(And yes, its a sad fact that looks like a troll or a flame-bait, but that isn't technically my fault. Talk to the "wince" people... 8-)

If you think I am wrong about "C#" being read "see pound" please check the unicode symbol definitions:

A pound/octothorp/number sign has horizontal lines a two (usually slanting) vertical lines drawn from the same baseline:

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/23/index.htm

vs.

A musical sharp sign has two vertical lines, the second drawn higher from the baseline than the first, the "horizontal" lines incline. All of this is intended to indicate the half-tone rise of the notes so designated.

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/266f/index.htm

You will node the "Index Entries" in both.

The name is "see pound"... sorry, just a fact.

If you think I am wrong about "C#" being read "see pound" please check the unicode symbol definitions:

A pound/octothorp/number sign has horizontal lines a two (usually slanting) vertical lines drawn from the same baseline:

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/23/index.htm

vs.

A musical sharp sign has two vertical lines, the second drawn higher from the baseline than the first, the "horizontal" lines incline. All of this is intended to indicate the half-tone rise of the notes so designated.

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/266f/index.htm

You will node the "Index Entries" in both.

The name is "see pound"... sorry, just a fact.

I am, and was, fully aware of the usage and intent that "C-#" was supposed to be "see sharp" as in music.

If you examine a sharp sign, it is two horizontal lines and two vertical lines, the _second_ vertical line is _higher_ than the first, in indication that the tone is supposed to be higher than the actual note by a half-tone. The "sharp" indication, which really only exists in the musical clef, is _distinct_ from this symbol "#".

In the octothorp, there are two horizontal lines, and two vertical lines. The vertical lines are the same height and drawn from the same baseline. They are usually slanted such that there are no right angles.

In no case have you ever seen "C#" written as "see sharp". That leaves "see number-sign, see-octothorpe" or "see-pound".

There is a unicode symbol for "sharp", it is \u266f, as opposed to 0x23, the "pound sign".

Seriously, there is a _huge_ difference in symbolism.

It's not _my_ fault that the same people who named a mobile platform "wince", named a language "see pound" while failing to be clever.

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/23/index.htm

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/266f/index.htm

Intentions only take you so far when you make an epic screw-up. They named it something, but it wasn't "see sharp". 8-)

I am, and was, fully aware of the usage and intent that "C-#" was supposed to be "see sharp" as in music.

If you examine a sharp sign, it is two horizontal lines and two vertical lines, the _second_ vertical line is _higher_ than the first, in indication that the tone is supposed to be higher than the actual note by a half-tone. The "sharp" indication, which really only exists in the musical clef, is _distinct_ from this symbol "#".

In the octothorp, there are two horizontal lines, and two vertical lines. The vertical lines are the same height and drawn from the same baseline. They are usually slanted such that there are no right angles.

In no case have you ever seen "C#" written as "see sharp". That leaves "see number-sign, see-octothorpe" or "see-pound".

There is a unicode symbol for "sharp", it is \u266f, as opposed to 0x23, the "pound sign".

Seriously, there is a _huge_ difference in symbolism.

It's not _my_ fault that the same people who named a mobile platform "wince", named a language "see pound" while failing to be clever.

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/23/index.htm

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/266f/index.htm

Intentions only take you so far when you make an epic screw-up. They named it something, but it wasn't "see sharp". 8-)

If your language actually uses the character U+23C7 "DENTISTRY SYMBOL LIGHT DOWN AND HORIZONTAL WITH WAVE" as an operator, your editor will let you type it with a simple keyboard combination, like Compose-T-~. If you're using U.S. Windows and have to resort to Alt+numbers to type things, you're silly.

The recycling symbol, Unicode code point U+2672, has three arrows. These stand for, *in order of importance*,
- reduce
- reuse
- recycle

So you're right that recycling is not the most favourable option. However, it's still better energy cost than option (4): BAU, just dump it somewhere in a lake until this overflows.

For example, processing bauxite into aluminium like that factory in Hungary costs oodles of energy (for the electrolysis). Melting and recycling used drink cans to reprocess the aluminium costs a lot of energy as well, but probably 1 to 2 orders of magnitude LESS than making the original stuff. So this is an example where you're wrong. Of course it depends on the material.

When you talk about "mining a landfill", I hope you understand what this really looks like in practice.. photos

This code point is not in the subset of Unicode accepted by Slashdot's anti-crapflood filter.

Confirmed by my best efforts in the first reply to this silly story way up top. Tried
HTML Entity (decimal) & # 8 4 8 2;
HTML Entity (hex) & # x 2 1 2 2;
HTML Entity (named) & trade;
and several others from the http://fileformat.info/... page, but none are

accepted by Slashdot's anti-crapflood filter

per tepples.

I believe you need to use the actual tm symbol not just (tm).

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2122/index.htm

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/161/index.htm

I believe they actually meant U+00A1 (hex for 161):

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/00a1/inverted_exclamation_mark.png

http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/0161/latin_small_letter_s_with_caron.png

wrong. it already does exist http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/20a8/index.htm

Unicode should already support it: http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/20a8/index.htm

The delay seems to me to be in getting everybody to update their fonts. That's what I was referring to when I said I didn't know how you could plan for it.

Here’s a link to those who want to see how it looks: http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/20a8/index.htm
I hope they simply replace the glyph.

* Use U+20A8 RUPEE SIGN. It looks different, but means exactly the same: Indian rupees. Just replace the glyph in new fonts.
* Fake it. Use U+0930 DEVANAGARI LETTER RA, from which the rupee symbol is derived, plus a combining bar, e.g. U+0304, U+0334, U+0335 -- whatever looks best.

Goatse?

Or since Slashdot can't render utf-8,
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/272a/index.htm

Or, in close quarters, a dagger.

Someday /. will support Unicode. In the meantime...

Yes, I have a similar mental hash, although it is more complicated and so the password is longer. It makes sure that no two sites have the same password, so no one can get into my e-mail, say, just because they have found my Slashdot password. They take too long to type in, though, so I let Firefox remember them. Firefox protects them all with one master password that I enter once per session. In turn, my entire home directory (including the Firefox profile) is on a TrueCrypt partition (protected by a completely different passphrase). Incidentally, any sensitive files are encrypted with GPG (with a completely different, long passphrase) before being stored on the TrueCrypt partition for good measure.

If you are worried that your mental hash is easily crackable (e.g. you use "SDpass" for Slashdot, "FBpass" for Facebook... haha, OK that's an exaggeration), then obfuscate it further by using a real hash. Run "SDpass" through md5sum, and you get "6809ec345ad1a2b72f9f8a6e3f96266b". "FBpass" becomes "5b128c5443f4467dfdd4553c3f9a6733". It is not realistically possible for anyone to see any connection between the two. Should you find yourself on a computer lacking md5sum, you could use online services such as http://www.fileformat.info/tool/hash.htm in order to get the hash. (The paranoid will obviously want to do so only in an emergency, as it will be sent over the Web in plaintext, although nobody will have any reason to think it is a password.)

Since md5sum output is limited to the characters 0123456789abcdef, you may want to manually add a few more fixed characters (such as "#@S|-|") to the final product. That way no one can get access, even if they see you generating the hash.

That's why we have U+2764 in Unicode. Though good luck trying to put that in a username.

Then why are we allowed to say copulation and feces on TV?

Because as the objectionable alternatives consist of only one syllable, you can be offended faster than you can reasonably prepare. (Or that they're so short, even a cavechild can repeat them.)

But funny how you can work them into syllables of other words and they become acceptable:

...Balzac was a writer
He lived with Allen Funt
Mrs. Roberts didn't like him
But that's 'cause she's a contaminated water
Can really make you sick...

But even bare I'd argue that, when rhymed in poetry, you have just as much if not more advance warning.

Is there only the one word with fuhk (or fŭk which slashdot won't render (Latin small letter u with breve), literal or entified) as a syllable in English (with proper pronunciation) that isn't a derivation of the single-syllable word? Does anyone have a greppable phonetic unabridged dictionary?

And then there's stuff like medieval transcriptions. How can I post a good transcription of a Middle English romance without the characters thorn, eth, yogh, and wynn? Some of those are available in standard fonts, especially thorn and eth, but yogh and wynn are a lot harder to come by

You're doing it wrong. Both yogh and wynn have unicode code points. They work just fine here.

And then there's stuff like medieval transcriptions. How can I post a good transcription of a Middle English romance without the characters thorn, eth, yogh, and wynn? Some of those are available in standard fonts, especially thorn and eth, but yogh and wynn are a lot harder to come by

You're doing it wrong. Both yogh and wynn have unicode code points. They work just fine here.

Excelent. Finally someone who can tell me just what the bloody hell this sign is:
That's my shift+4. Google doesn't even seem to know what the hell it is. It looks a little bit like a bomb as seen from behind - main fusulage in the middle and four fins, but surely you aren't suggesting we bomb the manufacturers?

That character which didn't make it through /.'s silly character filter presumambly is the generic currency character (U+00A4 in the Latin 1 Supplement table of Unicode). You can create it in HTML with ¤ It isn't very widely used.

Another fun fact: the diacritical mark on the s is called the "caron" or "hacek".

Googles...

Ohhh, now I get it.
I hope you don't mind if I post this:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2665/index.htm
To save some time for those of us who have not memorized unicode yet. At least you aren't being ethnocentric and making ascii only jokes.

x=(-b\pm \sqrt (b^2-4ac) )/2a

The spoof band Spnal Tap raised the stakes in 1984 by using an umlaut over the letter N, a consonant (it also makes use of a dotless i). This is a construction found only in the Jacaltec language of Guatemala and in some orthographies of Malagasy, although it is uncertain whether the writers of This Is Spinal Tap knew this at the time.

((\d+)\.)+

Check this:

http://diaryproducts.net/for/geek/microsoft_rtf_sp ecification_nightmare

and this:

http://www.fileformat.info/format/rtf/egff.htm

Not to mention the medieval esh, ezh, thorn, and yogh; which, I understand, are pronounced with subtle differences against their Roman transliterations: sh, zh, th and gh.

Not to mention the medieval esh, ezh, thorn, and yogh; which, I understand, are pronounced with subtle differences against their Roman transliterations: sh, zh, th and gh.