Re^7: Mixed Unicode and ANSI string comparisons?

The inaccuracy plus your complaints about Unicode related issues and superior attitude that you’re too good for it, it should just work the way you want, etc, led me to speak up. I felt almost like I shouldn’t have but when an acknowledged Perl expert and senior monk uses incorrect/bad language on an issue, repeatedly, it can influence many others…

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Re^8: Mixed Unicode and ANSI string comparisons? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 16, 2015 at 00:00 UTC
The inaccuracy ... Once again, I refute that there was any "inaccuracy", but I'll bite. What term do you believe should be used to refer to a collection of data that is encoded in one of, or a mix of, the Unicode encodings other than "Unicode"? Without requiring the use of the full italicised lump of text above. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^9: Mixed Unicode and ANSI string comparisons? by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Dec 16, 2015 at 00:21 UTC
Text; mixed-encoding text; a bunch of broken garbage that for some reason some hackers think is the responsibility of a standard that was ignored and not the devs and users who created garbage. I’m not being pedantic and I didn’t earn an epithet.	[reply]