<html><head></head><body><span class="viv-signature"></span>There's a very appropriate XKCD for this: https://xkcd.com/2501/<div><br></div><div>On Wednesday, 03 April 2024, 22:40:00 (-04:00), Peter Constable via Unicode wrote:<br><br><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0.80ex; border-left: #0000FF 2px solid; padding-left: 1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11pt;">I happened upon this article, apparently published a (relatively) recent nine months ago. It’s written as though ASCII is supposed to be news to many people.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="" href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-is-the-ascii-table-and-how-do-you-use-it/ar-AA1cGkw8?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=16572016691745b6984a140583a7ce3f&ei=57">What Is the ASCII Table and How Do You Use It? (msn.com)</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It strikes me as something meant for April Fool’s Day, but the dates don’t line up.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Peter<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p>
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