xkcd #3003: Sandwich Helix(xkcd.com)

posted 13 days ago

The number one rule of string manipulation is that youâ€™ve got to specify your encodings.

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13 days ago

FYI if you get mojibake like in the alt text, this is a great tool for automatically fixing it:

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8 points

13 days ago

I thought the garbage symbols were part of the humor of the title.

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13 days ago

Totally. My comment was just a note that if you screw up like the alt text is humorously referring to, that’s a good tool for fixing it.

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