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Have a lovely Christmas (infosec.pub)
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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 7 points 4 days ago

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

huh, no j or v or w yet

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Well, w is just double u so u is clearly v, and j is just a long i

[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So uue ſhould type like þis.

[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Looks like this is already poſt-thorn, though.

That, or this is the alphabet for a different European language entirely.

[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, but I was thinking of that one guy who always uses them here on Lemmy, and how upset it makes some people. I can't be assed to do any special typing stuff since I swype, but I think it's neat.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

So basically the Gaelic alphabet?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago

Right up there with socks for Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 3 points 4 days ago

Draw an r

Done

Draw an s

K... going to take the r, and stretch it a bit

Draw a t

Oh fuck... well, guess I'll do an r again, but with a thin line sticking out.

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I always appreciated photogrammetry as a child.