Okay, so not really. The answer is Unicode, which allows Web sites to display all kinds of characters, like Cyrillic and Sanskrit and stuff. Turns out there are standard Unicode characters for upside-down letters, which I gather are used in pronunciation keys and stuff like that.
But that’s not the cool part! The cool part is that someone clever has written a neat little JavaScript thingie to take whatever you write and do all the thrashing around necessary to map it onto its Unicode upside-down variant, so it’s easy as copy-paste. Since LJ supports Unicode, well…
But I want to know why the baseline for the upside down “t” is all screwed up. It’s not as if it’s the only letter with an ascender, because the b, d and h are fine.
Okay, so not really. The answer is Unicode, which allows Web sites to display all kinds of characters, like Cyrillic and Sanskrit and stuff. Turns out there are standard Unicode characters for upside-down letters, which I gather are used in pronunciation keys and stuff like that.
But that’s not the cool part! The cool part is that someone clever has written a neat little JavaScript thingie to take whatever you write and do all the thrashing around necessary to map it onto its Unicode upside-down variant, so it’s easy as copy-paste. Since LJ supports Unicode, well…
The thing that frustrates me is that my first sony was fine for 2 years and then it started to get wonky.
So when it died and I needed a new one, I told Adam I wanted a Falcon Northwest and I’d split the cost of the laptop with him. He decided to buy me another Sony and refused to let me split with him.
I had specifically wanted a Falcon Northwest because they have a superior product and superior customer support.
I DREAD dealing with Dell/Alienware/Sony customer support because you get shipped off to a call center in India that can’t do anything to help you and you have to wait hours until you can talk to someone in the USA who has the power do to something. It’s happened EVERY time I’ve had to call about laptop issues for the above laptops. So I wanted to avoid it 🙁 Too bad I can’t.
But I want to know why the baseline for the upside down “t” is all screwed up. It’s not as if it’s the only letter with an ascender, because the b, d and h are fine.
The thing that frustrates me is that my first sony was fine for 2 years and then it started to get wonky.
So when it died and I needed a new one, I told Adam I wanted a Falcon Northwest and I’d split the cost of the laptop with him. He decided to buy me another Sony and refused to let me split with him.
I had specifically wanted a Falcon Northwest because they have a superior product and superior customer support.
I DREAD dealing with Dell/Alienware/Sony customer support because you get shipped off to a call center in India that can’t do anything to help you and you have to wait hours until you can talk to someone in the USA who has the power do to something. It’s happened EVERY time I’ve had to call about laptop issues for the above laptops. So I wanted to avoid it 🙁 Too bad I can’t.
One of those days? Wow, you’re getting off lucky! It’s been one of those *summers* for us.
“This season’s forecast is for vast amounts of WTFery with occasional scattered periods of “Harder, bitch!”. You can expect occasional breezes of “it does not suck to be me” with gusts of “ph34r m3 n00b!” to break the monotony of “what the holy fuck is going on WHERE IS THE GODDAMNED RESET BUTTON!?!?!” This season has been extended beyond it’s initial estimate and will now extend past “it’s too hot to wear clothes” into “how many people can we fit under the electric blanket?”. The WTFery is expected to begin to clear up in November – but we’re not saying which year.”
Come to think of it, it’s not just this summer. It’s been the entire fucking year.
Hm. It may sound like I’m complaining. I’m not. I’m just staring out at the world with Hentai Eyes, boggling.
may I quote this? This was just HILARIOUS and has to be shared. I mean, it’s not great that you’re dealing with shit like this, but it’s written too eloquently not to share 🙂
One of those days? Wow, you’re getting off lucky! It’s been one of those *summers* for us.
“This season’s forecast is for vast amounts of WTFery with occasional scattered periods of “Harder, bitch!”. You can expect occasional breezes of “it does not suck to be me” with gusts of “ph34r m3 n00b!” to break the monotony of “what the holy fuck is going on WHERE IS THE GODDAMNED RESET BUTTON!?!?!” This season has been extended beyond it’s initial estimate and will now extend past “it’s too hot to wear clothes” into “how many people can we fit under the electric blanket?”. The WTFery is expected to begin to clear up in November – but we’re not saying which year.”
Come to think of it, it’s not just this summer. It’s been the entire fucking year.
Hm. It may sound like I’m complaining. I’m not. I’m just staring out at the world with Hentai Eyes, boggling.
may I quote this? This was just HILARIOUS and has to be shared. I mean, it’s not great that you’re dealing with shit like this, but it’s written too eloquently not to share 🙂
how in all the worlds did you do that?
It’s easy to be umop apisdn if you know where to look…
you, sir, are a tease! 😉
And that’s a bad thing? 😉
It’s a secret! A secret secret.
Okay, so not really. The answer is Unicode, which allows Web sites to display all kinds of characters, like Cyrillic and Sanskrit and stuff. Turns out there are standard Unicode characters for upside-down letters, which I gather are used in pronunciation keys and stuff like that.
But that’s not the cool part! The cool part is that someone clever has written a neat little JavaScript thingie to take whatever you write and do all the thrashing around necessary to map it onto its Unicode upside-down variant, so it’s easy as copy-paste. Since LJ supports Unicode, well…
yay yay! Thanks!!!!
But I want to know why the baseline for the upside down “t” is all screwed up. It’s not as if it’s the only letter with an ascender, because the b, d and h are fine.
I was wondering how on earth the text is upside down & backwards *lol*
how in all the worlds did you do that?
Aww. Pobrecito, *tender*
Aww. Pobrecito, *tender*
It’s easy to be umop apisdn if you know where to look…
It’s a secret! A secret secret.
Okay, so not really. The answer is Unicode, which allows Web sites to display all kinds of characters, like Cyrillic and Sanskrit and stuff. Turns out there are standard Unicode characters for upside-down letters, which I gather are used in pronunciation keys and stuff like that.
But that’s not the cool part! The cool part is that someone clever has written a neat little JavaScript thingie to take whatever you write and do all the thrashing around necessary to map it onto its Unicode upside-down variant, so it’s easy as copy-paste. Since LJ supports Unicode, well…
you, sir, are a tease! 😉
yay yay! Thanks!!!!
˙˙˙ǝɹǝɥʇ ǝɹ,noʎ ʇslıɥʍ /ʇǝu˙☃//:dʇʇɥ lɹn uɐɯʍous ǝɥʇ ʇısıʌ uɐɔ noʎ
˙˙˙ǝɹǝɥʇ ǝɹ,noʎ ʇslıɥʍ /ʇǝu˙☃//:dʇʇɥ lɹn uɐɯʍous ǝɥʇ ʇısıʌ uɐɔ noʎ
I know how you feel.
See my Sony Entry: http://phyrra.livejournal.com/1090600.html
You know, almost everyone I have ever known who has a Sony laptop has had a lot of problems with it, so you’re not alone.
The thing that frustrates me is that my first sony was fine for 2 years and then it started to get wonky.
So when it died and I needed a new one, I told Adam I wanted a Falcon Northwest and I’d split the cost of the laptop with him. He decided to buy me another Sony and refused to let me split with him.
I had specifically wanted a Falcon Northwest because they have a superior product and superior customer support.
I DREAD dealing with Dell/Alienware/Sony customer support because you get shipped off to a call center in India that can’t do anything to help you and you have to wait hours until you can talk to someone in the USA who has the power do to something. It’s happened EVERY time I’ve had to call about laptop issues for the above laptops. So I wanted to avoid it 🙁 Too bad I can’t.
I know how you feel.
See my Sony Entry: http://phyrra.livejournal.com/1090600.html
But I want to know why the baseline for the upside down “t” is all screwed up. It’s not as if it’s the only letter with an ascender, because the b, d and h are fine.
You know, almost everyone I have ever known who has a Sony laptop has had a lot of problems with it, so you’re not alone.
The thing that frustrates me is that my first sony was fine for 2 years and then it started to get wonky.
So when it died and I needed a new one, I told Adam I wanted a Falcon Northwest and I’d split the cost of the laptop with him. He decided to buy me another Sony and refused to let me split with him.
I had specifically wanted a Falcon Northwest because they have a superior product and superior customer support.
I DREAD dealing with Dell/Alienware/Sony customer support because you get shipped off to a call center in India that can’t do anything to help you and you have to wait hours until you can talk to someone in the USA who has the power do to something. It’s happened EVERY time I’ve had to call about laptop issues for the above laptops. So I wanted to avoid it 🙁 Too bad I can’t.
One of those days? Wow, you’re getting off lucky! It’s been one of those *summers* for us.
“This season’s forecast is for vast amounts of WTFery with occasional scattered periods of “Harder, bitch!”. You can expect occasional breezes of “it does not suck to be me” with gusts of “ph34r m3 n00b!” to break the monotony of “what the holy fuck is going on WHERE IS THE GODDAMNED RESET BUTTON!?!?!” This season has been extended beyond it’s initial estimate and will now extend past “it’s too hot to wear clothes” into “how many people can we fit under the electric blanket?”. The WTFery is expected to begin to clear up in November – but we’re not saying which year.”
Come to think of it, it’s not just this summer. It’s been the entire fucking year.
Hm. It may sound like I’m complaining. I’m not. I’m just staring out at the world with Hentai Eyes, boggling.
may I quote this? This was just HILARIOUS and has to be shared. I mean, it’s not great that you’re dealing with shit like this, but it’s written too eloquently not to share 🙂
You may absolutely quote this 🙂
One of those days? Wow, you’re getting off lucky! It’s been one of those *summers* for us.
“This season’s forecast is for vast amounts of WTFery with occasional scattered periods of “Harder, bitch!”. You can expect occasional breezes of “it does not suck to be me” with gusts of “ph34r m3 n00b!” to break the monotony of “what the holy fuck is going on WHERE IS THE GODDAMNED RESET BUTTON!?!?!” This season has been extended beyond it’s initial estimate and will now extend past “it’s too hot to wear clothes” into “how many people can we fit under the electric blanket?”. The WTFery is expected to begin to clear up in November – but we’re not saying which year.”
Come to think of it, it’s not just this summer. It’s been the entire fucking year.
Hm. It may sound like I’m complaining. I’m not. I’m just staring out at the world with Hentai Eyes, boggling.
It’s been one of those weeks for me. But I feel your pain, and am sending virtual hugs. *big hugs*
It’s been one of those weeks for me. But I feel your pain, and am sending virtual hugs. *big hugs*
And that’s a bad thing? 😉
You, sir, are full of Awesome and Win! And it occurs to me that I do not comment enough with my appreciation.
*bows most graciously*
You, sir, are full of Awesome and Win! And it occurs to me that I do not comment enough with my appreciation.
*bows most graciously*
I was wondering how on earth the text is upside down & backwards *lol*
may I quote this? This was just HILARIOUS and has to be shared. I mean, it’s not great that you’re dealing with shit like this, but it’s written too eloquently not to share 🙂
You may absolutely quote this 🙂