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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 17 Apr 2009.
Re: [OT?] Rasterising (/\) in a 16x16 buffer

Re: [OT?] Rasterising (/\) in a 16x16 buffer

Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson writes:
> > Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
> > >
> > > What is a good way to rasterise (draw) the stylized M (/\), as in
> > > (\/)yrkraverk for the favicon in my (still not very much of) ascii art
> > > site
> > >
> >
> > Is that:
> >
> >   M  =>  |\/|  =>  (\/)
> 
> Yes.

So why do you have (/\) on that icon and not (\/) ?

> > Does the word "myrkraverk" mean something or is it just yet another
> > cute name?
> 
> It means "dark deed," from old norse myrkr and verk -- and I've been
> using it as my 'net-nym for close to 8 years -- originally meant for a
> video game company (which of course never got started).  There is also
> a story from my youth that's not very interesting.

OK...


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