07-20-2016, 09:09 AM
Okay so I literally just found out that the Type A (North American) Electrical Socket isn't the worldwide standard. This is mind-boggling news.
Like holy crap how did I not know this - I mean, asides from the fact that I've never left Canada.
The European ones look freaking industrial. I love the fancy Swiss one although it's a little odd. Denmark's looks like it's staring into my soul happily. I have no idea what Israel's is even doing. Hexagonal plugs in a triangular pattern? Apparently they're the only place in the world that uses that one. Go figure. And I'm surprised Japan, in all its technological glory, doesn't primarily use grounded sockets. Seems like kind of a bad idea.
This also means my electrical socket emote isn't universal! Drat!
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On an unrelated note, I finally figured out what fonts the website uses.
The default post font is Source Sans Pro, which is not in the list of fonts. It functions fine when used in posts. I used to think it was Arial.
The default editor font is Tahoma, which is not in the list of fonts. It functions fine when used in posts. I used to think it was Arial.
The default editor source mode font is Lucida Grande, which is not in the list of fonts. It does not work when used in posts, instead appearing as Times New Roman for some reason. I used to think (but now realize that was stupid) it was Courier New.
Like holy crap how did I not know this - I mean, asides from the fact that I've never left Canada.
The European ones look freaking industrial. I love the fancy Swiss one although it's a little odd. Denmark's looks like it's staring into my soul happily. I have no idea what Israel's is even doing. Hexagonal plugs in a triangular pattern? Apparently they're the only place in the world that uses that one. Go figure. And I'm surprised Japan, in all its technological glory, doesn't primarily use grounded sockets. Seems like kind of a bad idea.
This also means my electrical socket emote isn't universal! Drat!
['.']
On an unrelated note, I finally figured out what fonts the website uses.
The default post font is Source Sans Pro, which is not in the list of fonts. It functions fine when used in posts. I used to think it was Arial.
The default editor font is Tahoma, which is not in the list of fonts. It functions fine when used in posts. I used to think it was Arial.
The default editor source mode font is Lucida Grande, which is not in the list of fonts. It does not work when used in posts, instead appearing as Times New Roman for some reason. I used to think (but now realize that was stupid) it was Courier New.