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Unicode characters that are actually more than one character    (2005.01.10)

In the immortal words of my esteemed colleague upon laying eyes on these, “That’s some weird-looking shit.” Note also that Spanish CH · ch and LL · ll are nowhere to be found. Unicode Components ‼ !! ⁇ ?? ⁈ ?! ⁉ !? ⁂ *** … … IJ   ij IJ   ij Ľ   ľ L’   l’ […]

Mikombi weighs a ton    (2005.01.09)

My esteemed colleague Ian Lloyd (no relation) and his missus have returned from their Quiksilver Ambition Tour. He’s back in Swindon, the only place they make Honda Civic two-door hatchbacks [1, 2]. And indeed, what was he driving in Australia? The same thing he’s gonna be driving in Swindon, at least till he sells it: […]

The loneliest spanner    (2005.01.06)

Morally-correct Palatino    (2005.01.06)

Blue screen of death    (2005.01.06)

Photos of public Windows crashes are a genre unto themselves.

Bathurst spikes    (2005.01.06)

Roi de construction    (2005.01.06)

Too many scripts spoil the broth    (2005.01.06)

Here’s what happens when you come along years later and try to match an original sign using whatever fonts are installed on your pirated Win98 box.

I think not.

But my dumpster doesn’t match my shoes!    (2005.01.06)