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"badly-written Perl scripts..."

You are much too kind to the monkeys who put this together. The config is nice, but Chicago? Chicago font? I thought that was buried deep, long ago.

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Am I weird for liking Chicago?

Chicago is a great font. It’s also strangely popular in Japan, used in video games and I’ve seen several stores’ signs set in it:

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-exterior-shop-front-of-cop...

Not so great kerning though.

Sincerely, no, it is a good low PPI font with a lot of (ugh actually unintended pun) character for its historical use.

I like Chicago too, but only the original 12 pt. bitmap version. For some reason it never looks quite right when scaled, I wonder why.

Probably because Chicago was originally created by Susan Kare in just the 12pt bitmap form for the original Macintosh. The scalable TrueType version was created years later for System 7 by different people, and I'm afraid they really didn't capture the spirit very well.

I like Chicago too, but fonts are a contentious topic! I really like Computer Modern too but apparently some people properly hate it.

Do you enjoy casserole that calls itself pizza, and roast beef sub-sandwiches that demand dipping?

Why yes I enjoy both of those things. But the former is better classified as a lasagna. And the latter is just a good way to keep your sandwich intact with such a moist condiment.

I like when they put weird shit on hot dogs

If you ever visit Vancouver (or apparently LA or Santa Monica) you have to try out Japadog! Seriously, check these out. Can never go wrong with the Terimayo (or even better, Spicy Cheese Terimayo)... http://www.japadog.com/menu_En.html haha :D

Sport peppers ftw!!

I’ve only ever had a “Chicago dog” in Minnesota, and the pepper relish was neon colored and over-seasoned with who knows what. But I’ve been told this is not a faithful representation, so I’ll try a real one next time I visit actual Chicago.

No. I've never really liked anything about Chicago the city (although I have some fond memories living in a nearby suburb for a few years as a child.) I don't like the food, I don't like the politics etc.

I do like the font though. It's a bit like the Plan9 font, it just feels comfortable.

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