@notjustbikes Unicode consortium in the 90s and 00s:
well, we can add the letter "A" three times for Latin, Greek and Cyrillic, but will unify the idiographs into single codespaces for Chinese, Japanese and Korean, even in cases when there are important differences between how they are written in each language.
Unicode consortium in the '20s: you get no "no cars" emoji, but here's a face with bags under the eyes.
From time to time (since this represents a tremendous amount of translation/adaptation work), a French version of the "code charts" gets published by the Unicode Consortium: the latest one is for Unicode 16.0:
https://www.unicode.org/Public/16.0.0/charts/fr/CodeCharts.pdf
This is especially useful for French speakers in #Canada, #France, #Belgium, #Switzerland, etc. but may soon be obsolete for #Quebec, in case it gets "absorbed" by a neighboring country whose official language is now English only...
#ChatGPT hinterlässt #unsichtbare #Zeichen im #Text
In den neueren #Sprachmodellen von #OpenAI hinterlässt die KI offenbar absichtlich unsichtbare Zeichen.
Dem Bericht nach hinterlassen die Modelle #GPT- #o3 und #o4-mini unsichtbare #Unicode-Zeichen in dem generierten Text. #OpenAI kündigte diese Maßnahme bisher nicht an.
De temps en temps (cela représente un énorme travail d'adaptation), une version française des "code charts" est publiée par le Consortium Unicode, la dernière en date est pour Unicode 16.0:
https://www.unicode.org/Public/16.0.0/charts/fr/CodeCharts.pdf
Malheureusement, celle-ci risque d'être bientôt obsolète pour les francophones de la belle province de Québec, dans le cas où celle-ci serait «absorbée» par un pays voisin dont la langue officielle est désormais uniquement l'anglais...
OpenAI’s New o3/o4-mini Models Add Invisible Characters to Text, Sparking Watermark Debate
#AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #GenAI #LLMs #AIModels #o3 #o4mini #AIWatermarking #Unicode #Typography #AIEthics #AISafety #AIContent
Exploring the COM Binary Format: A Journey into Linux Kernel Module Development
In a quest for streamlined binaries, developer Brian Raiter delves into creating a private binary format for Linux, drawing inspiration from the classic COM format. This exploration not only reveals t...
short note on emoji text alternative variations
"Unicode symbols do not have inbuilt text alternatives. They are exposed in the browser accessibility tree as a text symbol"
#emoji #screenreaders #a11y #unicode #webDev
https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2022/01/17/short-note-on-emoji-text-alternative-variations/
Unicopedia Anatolica is a developer-oriented set of #Unicode utilities related to Anatolian hieroglyphs, wrapped into one single app, built with #Electron.
Repository: 
https://codeberg.org/tonton-pixel/unicopedia-anatolica
What is your opinion on the inclusion of #emojis in #Unicode? An answer by Nick Nicholas, a Greek linguist and data analyst residing in Melbourne, Australia.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-opinion-on-the-inclusion-of-emojis-in-Unicode
Neue Folge! Bytes vs. Strings in Python – warum das ein wichtiger Unterschied ist!
Wir ( @shezi, @oryon_dominik und @jochen) erklären die Fallstricke bei Unicode, warum UTF-8 (fast) immer die Lösung ist und diskutieren DeepSeek, Tailwind 4.0 und mehr.
Jetzt reinhören: https://python-podcast.de/show/bytes-und-strings/
#Python #Unicode #FluentPython
Considerations about Egyptian Hieroglyph legacy characters, by Michel Suignard, proposing to add a new kEH_AltMapping property to the Unikemet database (UAX#57):
Problem with special characters - PDF/UA - Screenreader:
I ran into a problem with two glyphs – 🅭 and 🅯 – when creating an accessible PDF. Text set in Source Sans 3.
Tests with InDesign/MadeToTag export and LibreOffice PDF/UA export show the following:
The PDF(s) pass the PDF/UA checks with PAC and pdfToolbox but 🅭 and 🅯 are not read aloud e.g. by Acrobat.
Is this a known issue?
🅭 (1F16D - CIRCLED CC)
🅯 (1F16F - CIRCLED HUMAN FIGURE)
Who knew memorizing #ASCII codes was #rocket science? In a world where #Unicode reigns supreme, one brave soul clings to #Ada and the digital relics of the '80s like it's a #tech Woodstock reunion. 
Maybe next, they'll write a utility for Morse code in COBOL. 
https://coniferproductions.com/ada/ohyes/ascii-lookup-utility/ #Science #Retro #HackerNews #ngated
"there is absolutely no good reason to not begin your architecture with support for [languages other than English]"
https://jenniferkeane.ie/have-you-ever-been-told-that-your-name-is-incorrect/
I searched on Emojipedia for "none". Wut.
I feel like this is somehow racist against frogs.
We’ve got mail #4
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An introduction to the Lovers Communication System by Yukio Ōta, designed by Loïc Marlaix a.k.a. @MoritzBrouhaha
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And the newest edition of #Unicode à Gogo! A fanzine designed and published by him.
[main e02df00] Add 
to email signature
In 2025 I think I can finally allow me to do so
I promise to help whoever will tell me that my email signature isn't readable for them.
Как досадить редактору: мастер-класс от юникодоведа для юникодоводов
Хочешь утончённо свести с ума редактора? Не нужно банальностей: не пиши капсом, не вставляй Comic Sans, не сыпь ошибками. Это всё слишком топорно. Включи изящную пакость: добавь после каждой буквы невидимый, непробельный, нерушимый символ — U+2060! А лучше несколько.
В чём суть?
Пример:
Привет, редактор! Как настроение?
(между буквами — рандомное количество U+2060).
Что получаем?
Предупреждение: