mccJun 25, 2024

I have just learned something very important!!!

Via @tedmielczarek @natevw I have learned that the Apple // character set is preserved in Unicode (Except not the Apple logo, which is trademarked— this is in the PUA as , but that is not Unicode. But everything else).

Which means!!! The cute little running guy in the hidden characters!! Is in!!!

🮲🮳

So, if you are on Windows 10 or a modern Apple product, above you see two boxes

But, fricking inexplicably!!!
On Linux!!!
It actually displays!!!

Show threadmccJun 25, 2024

This is what the above post looks like in Firefox on Ubuntu 24.04

EDIT: The "ALT" overlay badge is a source of constant frustration to me :( :( :(

Show threadmccJun 25, 2024
Thread repair https://mastodon.social/@mcc/112674813596725899
Show threadmccJun 25, 2024

Re: https://fosstodon.org/@dcbaok/112674844702783159

LINUX TIP: Run the following at the command line

export PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\] 🮲🮳 \$ "

dcbaok (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image @[email protected] @[email protected] it works in other fonts just not whatever mastodon is using in my browser

Fosstodon
Show threadmccJun 25, 2024
Now your shell activities will feel much more productive. You've got that hustle
Show threadmhoye
@mcc hold up I can just sneak this in to City99. It's my font, nobody can stop me.
Jun 25, 2024 at 2:26amWeb
Show threadmccJun 25, 2024
@mhoye :D :D :D
Show threadmhoyeJun 25, 2024
@mcc Does any part of this spec specify which side of the two-character split the head should be on?
Show threadTed MielczarekJun 25, 2024
@mhoye @mcc they're just 1FBB2 LEFT HALF RUNNING MAN and 1FBB3 RIGHT HALF RUNNING MAN. Presumably since this is directly from the Apple II character set the original presentation is canonical.
https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1FB00.pdf
Show threadmhoyeJun 25, 2024
@tedmielczarek @mcc I don't think I've got enough granularity in the console font space to a proper Portal homage, though it's tempting to make an effort.
Show threadPaul McGuireJun 25, 2024
@tedmielczarek @mhoye @mcc @willmcgugan - Looks like potential rich progress bar material
Show threadBruce Heerssen Jun 25, 2024
@ptmcg @tedmielczarek @mhoye @mcc @willmcgugan
"This page works best with Linux" 🤪
Show threadZhian N. KamvarJun 25, 2024

@tedmielczarek @mhoye @mcc You can have a little race with some depth!

🮲🮳🮳🮳🮲🮲🮲🮳

Show threadmhoyeJun 25, 2024

@zkamvar @tedmielczarek @mcc

MacOS is devoid of joy.

Show threadmhoyeJun 25, 2024

@tedmielczarek @mcc also look we should be honest about the fact that whatever this guy's doing it isn't running, they gave whoever made this a snapshot from the middle of a dance battle or something and told him it was somebody sprinting.

https://youtu.be/YzHOD9t1fKM?t=50

Paradox vs Rochka TOP 6 Hiphop Forever - Summer Dance Forever 2019

YouTube
Show threadBoba YagaJun 25, 2024
@tedmielczarek @mhoye @mcc unfortunately my phone doesn't have these yet, please say they line up with ═ (U+2550 Box drawings double horizontal)
Show threadmhoyeJun 30, 2024
@mcc update: sorry, I realized just now that if city99 is an homage to the typography of Stray then it makes more sense for this to be a cat.