RE: Innovative use of Latin ?!

From: B (11@onna.com)
Date: Mon Jul 02 2001 - 19:36:34 EDT


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--- Original Message ---
$B:9=P?M(B: Thomas Chan <thomas@atlas.datexx.com>;
$B08@h(B: unicode@unicode.org;
Cc: "Ayers, Mike" <Mike_Ayers@bmc.com>;'Martin Duerst' <duerst@w3.org>;
$BF|;~(B: 01/07/02 16:58
$B7oL>(B: RE: Innovative use of Latin ?!

>On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Ayers, Mike wrote:
>
>> > From: Martin Duerst [mailto:duerst@w3.org]
>> > For people interested in new scripts, and new uses
>> > of existing scripts :-)
>> > http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/
>>
>> This looks like what is called "L33T" (elite) writing. It's popular
>> among online gamers. Kinda like computer pig latin...
>>
>> /|/|ike
>
>The way you sign your messages is related to that, isn't it? :) I've seen
>"]\/[", too.
>
>There doesn't seem to be any standard scheme--the goal appears to
>obfuscate writing by substituting graphically similar characters. What
>Google is using is pretty tame--there were 1980's and 1990's versions
>that made use of all the characters in CP437--Greek, math, linedrawing,
>etc.
>
>
>Thomas Chan
>tc31@cornell.edu
>
>
>



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