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A bunch of busy bodies decided to change the meaning of a unicode character: https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f52b/index.htm https://www.fileforma
by llm_trw 2y ago
A bunch of busy bodies decided to change the meaning of a unicode character: https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f52b/index.htm https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1f52b/index.ht...
This is a problem since unicode characters are meant to be unchanging and rendered to the same glyph forever.
- xg15 2y agoExactly, so then it would be wise not to add to the damage already done by changing it again.
- llm_trw 2y agoThe unicode spec has always, and will always, have it as a pistol. Stop destroying standards because they hurt your feelings.
- Gormo 2y agoIt's a potential deterrent to future attempts to change the meaning/rendering of existing characters.
- Gormo 2y agoI'm not sure that's necessarily wise, since the underlying takeaway is that it's fine to attempt to change the meaning or rendering of pre-existing symbols as long as you get away with it. The threat of having the change you are attempting to force be contested over a long period of time should, hopefully, act as a deterrent to such behavior.