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1. seydor+b5[view] [source] 2026-02-03 10:18:04
>>todsac+(OP)
TLDR "=\r\n" was converted to "=\n"
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2. netsha+u5[view] [source] 2026-02-03 10:19:59
>>seydor+b5
Author seems to think Unix uses a character called "NL" instead of "LF"...
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3. db_adm+q8[view] [source] 2026-02-03 10:47:05
>>netsha+u5
I am more surprised by the description of “rock döts”. A Norwegian certainly knows that ASCII is not enough for all our alphabetical needs.
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4. topaz0+Jt[view] [source] 2026-02-03 13:17:51
>>db_adm+q8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_umlaut

The writer presumably knows that umlauts and other non-ascii characters are functional in many languages. "rock döts" is poking fun at the trend in a certain tranche of anglophone rock/metal to use them in a purely aesthetic way in band names etc.

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