The Blog of Harald

I ran this test a long time ago with Movable Type (and had to make a whole bunch of changes to get it to work properly). I thought I’d try it again with WordPress…

How does my weblog perform using unicode. See also: “Survival guide to i18n”:http://intertwingly.net/stories/2004/04/14/i18n.html. Some tests:

bq. これは日本語のテキストです。読めますか
Let’s see how Unicode and weblogs does with Japanese :) これは日本語のテキストです。読めますか？…

bq. Let us test some Hindi Text
देखें हिन्दी कैसी नजर आती है। अरे वाह ये तो नजर आती है।

And check…

(via “Anne van Kesteren”:http://annevankesteren.nl/archives/2004/05/unicode via “Russell Beattie Notebook”:http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1007860.html#1007929)

“UBC professor making big splash in U.S. journals by linking driving and obesity”:http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=d1c512c0-7122-4838-bc64-92c6afeed8de

bq. Frank found that the average white male living in a community lined with shops and other businesses is expected to weigh 10 pounds less than a man living in a residential-only subdivision.

bq. “Every additional 30 minutes spent in a car each day translates into a three per cent greater chance of being obese,” he said from his home in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood, which he proclaims the most walkable in the world.

bq. “We also found that people who live in neighbourhoods with a mix of shops and businesses within easy walking distance are seven per cent less likely to be obese, lowering their relative risk of obesity by 35 per cent.”

I’ve gained 10 pounds since I started driving to work last December… ugh.