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Content Whats the unicode Character code of that f symbol? (Image by WHATWG. I suppose it's the tallest Unicode character there is. Is it? 7 top of bounding box top of em square haneng baselne alphabesc baseline ideographic Baseline bottom of em square 39 The tallest Unicode character in the current standard (Unicode 6.1) is A . U1F5FB MOUNT FUJI, which is 3776 meters tall. share improve this answer edited Sep 22 '12 at 22:54 answered Mar 17 '12 at 3:26 Javascript unicode canvas utf-8 fonts

Content What people think programmers use terminal for What programmers actually use terminal for

WinRAR has been running the most successful business model in software history: a "free trial" that's been going strong for about 25 years. They ask you to buy a license with all the urgency of a sleepy librarian suggesting you return a book "whenever you get around to it." You click "No" and WinRAR just shrugs and says "Understandable, have a great day" like the chillest bouncer at an exclusive club who keeps letting you in anyway. Meanwhile, other software companies are out here with aggressive paywalls, subscription models, and feature locks, while WinRAR is basically operating on the honor system. It's like they're running a charity that happens to compress files. Respect to the real MVP of passive-aggressive monetization.

Ah yes, the classic tech job posting paradox. "We want a senior C# developer with 3+ years experience in Microsoft stack, but we'll pay you less than what a Starbucks barista makes in Seattle." But don't worry, you get the privilege of wearing jeans to work and there's free parking! Because nothing says "we value your expertise in building complex enterprise applications" quite like saving £5 on parking fees. The real benefit package is getting to explain to your landlord that your rent might be late, but hey, you've got profit sharing... which kicks in after 5 years if the company hasn't been acquired and gutted by then.

Content What to do when your Code is due in 30 Minutes and you were Procrastinating 1. First, take a deep breath. It's going to be okay. 2. Next, find the strongest stimulant you can. Caffeine, nicotine, coke, whatever you can get your hands on. You're gonna need all your neurons overcloocked for this one. 3. Try to find a fundamental flaw in the requirements that you can exploit. If all else fails, make something up. "The customer never specified that it had to be correct" is a personal favorite. 4. Start writing code. Any code. Just enough to believe vour own lies when vou tell vour boss about what a great job you did. 5. Realize that there's no way you can finish in time or find an excuse good enough. So you might as well enter panic mode and accept your inevitable doom. Fuck.