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submitted 3 weeks ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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

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[-] m_f@midwest.social 19 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] style99@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] m_f@midwest.social 10 points 3 weeks 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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