• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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    Exactly. Write “α/β/ω” if you want it to be read correctly, or at least “A/B/Ω” (the A and B are Latin homoglyphs and everyone should know how to read/write/type the capital omega because of electrical resistance). Similarly, zero-crossing detection, three-letter acronyms etc. should be abbreviated with digits.

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      10 days ago

      Alpha males are mostly harmless unless you ingest them. Beta males are more dangerous, but a layer of heavy clothing can usually protect against them. Gamma males are extremely dangerous and should not be approached, especially if you’re holding a flathead screwdriver 🪛

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      everyone should know how to read/write/type the capital omega because of electrical resistance

      https://xkcd.com/2501/

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          10 days ago

          I concede that very few people bother to learn the sequence or create a keybinding to symbols used at school. However, every keyboard that has a searchable emoji picker should also index the rest of Unicode in my opinion.

          Custom keybindings I use the most are (in no particular order) πµΩαβγΔ²³±√∞≤≥≠∈⋮⌀∙█⚠☢☣♥⚙✔✖❗←↑→↓·ẞ, nbsp and hair space. There is also ☃ (Shift+AltGr+8) as an XKCD reference.

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              9 days ago

              Thinnest Unicode whitespace. In my headcanon, the Czech language uses it as the preferred thousands separator (though some people prefer thin space, and most people just use space or nbsp) and I sometimes use it in German and English too because it’s unambiguous.

              Example uses:
              3 141 592 653.589
              s u b t l e   k e r n i n g

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          This is America. We are taught as little as possible in school. I promise you less than 10% of teachers know how to make an omega symbol on a computer let alone know how to teach that to a kid who has only interacted with an iPhone.

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            Teachers use computers?

            My teachers didnt even know how to make a folder

            I thought the person i responded to was referring to drawing on paper