ǝpoɔıun ɥʇıʍ unɟ

July 2, 2007 12:10 AM

Sure, you know your ABC's, but how well do you know Unicode? Its special characters are used in i18n applications, and are commonly seen on college campuses, where the greek alphabet (αβΓΔ) seems to pop up everywhere. Now, thanks to some clever substitution, it can even be used to uʍop ǝpısdn ǝʇıɹʍ!
posted by chrisamiller (17 comments total)

Apparently Unicode also facilitates synchronicity.
posted by salishsea at 12:20 AM on July 2, 2007

.ʇı oʇ noʎ ʇɐǝq ɥʇɐظouɐu
posted by Methylviolet at 12:24 AM on July 2, 2007

Digg-reddit-slashdot-filter-24 hours-ago-filter.
posted by iamabot at 12:25 AM on July 2, 2007

Uni(son)code
posted by OrangeDrink at 12:25 AM on July 2, 2007

it can even be used to uʍop ǝpısdn ǝʇıɹʍ!

.ǝ1qnop
posted by dhammond at 12:27 AM on July 2, 2007

‮‮ I'm so very sorry.
posted by enn at 12:39 AM on July 2, 2007

¿ǝɹǝɥ 11ıʇs
posted by tellurian at 12:41 AM on July 2, 2007

ɯǝʇɐɟı1ʇǝɹ <-- "metafilter run through seven or eight times.
posted by lekvar at 12:44 AM on July 2, 2007

this is funny
posted by From Bklyn at 12:45 AM on July 2, 2007

sorry, I meant, THIS is funny.
posted by From Bklyn at 12:46 AM on July 2, 2007

¿ɹǝʇsɹıɟ ɹo ɹǝʇʇǝq :suıʍ ʇsod ɥɔıɥʍ
posted by pracowity at 12:47 AM on July 2, 2007

¿uʍop-ǝpısdn sɹoʇıuoɯ ɹıǝɥʇ ǝʌɐɥ ʍou sǝʇıɟǝɯ ʎuɐɯ ʍoɥ
posted by chrisamiller at 12:50 AM on July 2, 2007

Don;t understand the allure of this - it's not even worth one post, let alone a double!

Or perhaps I'm just upset that it displays as a series of empty squares on my PC?
posted by Chunder at 1:03 AM on July 2, 2007

There is nothing wrong with your monitor. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur, or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to ... metaslashdiggdotfilter.
posted by moonbiter at 1:13 AM on July 2, 2007

Digg-reddit-slashdot-filter-24 hours-ago-filter.

So we should be celebrating a post that isn't straight off of Arts & Letters Daily?
posted by dreamsign at 1:32 AM on July 2, 2007

.ǝʇǝ1dɯoɔ sı uoıʇɐı1ıɯnɥ ʎɯ ʍou
posted by malaprohibita at 3:54 AM on July 2, 2007

Wow, a rare breed of double post: photo finish + second post better than the first. I vote for this one to stand.

And as always, I vote for the haters to suck it.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:21 AM on July 2, 2007