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| Why isn't the external link symbol in Unicode? (2018) (dafoster.net) | ||
| recommended by 1 user | 2020 | 167 points by networked | computing history | original thread | | ||
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| lazulicurio Aug 16, 2020 | on: In the Turkish locale, "INFO".lower() != "info" | context |
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| 1. | I Can’t Write My Name in Unicode (modelviewculture.com) | |
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> both of your points seem to illustrate the complexities of the languages, not "...that Unicode is a flawed idea"
The flaw in Unicode is that it punts on the intrinsic complexity---pretending that codepoints have language-independent, plain-text, semantic meaning.
A couple of threads that have molded my views over time:
I can't write my name in Unicode https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9219162 (Specifically these two comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9220530 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9220970)
Why isn't the external link symbol in Unicode? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23016832