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Bromskloss
on July 14, 2016
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The Power of Ten – Rules for Developing Safety Cri...
I wonder, is that really something that should go into a character set?
astrange
on July 14, 2016
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It was needed for JIS compatibility, since they encode halfwidth and fullwidth versions of kana and English characters, because having different fonts for them was too expensive.
Also it's needed for this tweet.
https://twitter.com/pisscop/status/67709754859995136
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