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Exactly. Write "α/β/ω" if you want it to be read correctly, or at least "A/B/Ω" (the A and B are Latin homoglyphs and everyone should know how to read/write/type the capital omega because of electrical resistance). Similarly, zero-crossing detection, three-letter acronyms etc. should be abbreviated with digits.
Thank you. I had no idea what he was talking about. Though I should have
But arent you taught that in school?
No, not without taking an optional class in high school
In my country until years after you are taught that
I concede that very few people bother to learn the sequence or create a keybinding to symbols used at school. However, every keyboard that has a searchable emoji picker should also index the rest of Unicode in my opinion.
Custom keybindings I use the most are (in no particular order) πµΩαβγΔ²³±√∞≤≥≠∈⋮⌀∙█⚠☢☣♥⚙✔✖❗←↑→↓·ẞ, nbsp and hair space. There is also ☃ (Shift+AltGr+8) as an XKCD reference.
This is America. We are taught as little as possible in school. I promise you less than 10% of teachers know how to make an omega symbol on a computer let alone know how to teach that to a kid who has only interacted with an iPhone.
Teachers use computers?
My teachers didnt even know how to make a folder
I thought the person i responded to was referring to drawing on paper
You're right. The Czech keyboard has a key that types
§
on base level (no modifier keys!) but no way to write a backtick, and the{}[]<>#@€$
symbols require right-Alt (AltGr), not to mention the´
/ˇ
modifier sequence required for the not-very-uncommon lettersďťňó
or any capital letter with diacritics. It was apparently created by bureaucrats who expect users to write about laws every day.Christians also use the omega on this thing. Which is secretly a multimeter for current and resistance.
The joke comes from a Czech Uncyclopedia article, machine-translated for your convenience: