@devurandom@cybre.space it appears that I'm wrong about landscape pages – when people in china invented books, they used similar page proportions to modern books.

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:42

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:42

Feb 25, 2019, 10:42

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

@devurandom@cybre.space hmm, true

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:39

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:39

Feb 25, 2019, 10:39

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

@devurandom@cybre.space on the other hand, though, I think books would probably be differently shaped if they originally came from a society that had vertical text — more landscape pages, possibly? — and that would influence the way people designed technology

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:36

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:36

Feb 25, 2019, 10:36

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

@devurandom@cybre.space although status bars would probably be vertical too, so the same tricks apply

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:36

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:36

Feb 25, 2019, 10:36

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

@devurandom@cybre.space that's ok!
I think it's a good thought

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:34

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:34

Feb 25, 2019, 10:34

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

@devurandom@cybre.space (was this meant to be a reply to my post?)

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Feb 25, 2019, 10:30

Lizardsquid, maker of noises boosted

**Fenreliania, Gamedev Extraordinaire** @Fenreliania@sleeping.town · Feb 25, 2019, 10:30

Feb 25, 2019, 10:30

Fenreliania, Gamedev Extraordinaire @Fenreliania@sleeping.town

In just a few days, right after I finish tabling at Play Fare this Saturday, you'll be able to purchase the Tome of Rites and Rituals, a roleplay aid filled with evocative descriptions of magical ceremonies from a strange land. It's a good read.
https://fenreliania.itch.io/rites-and-rituals-1

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:28

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:28

Feb 25, 2019, 10:28

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

I would love to see the alternate universe where top-to-bottom in columns going left to right writing systems dominate, where wikipedia looks like this:

(from the Mongolian Script wikipedia page)

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** · Feb 24, 2019, 22:31

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**Fenreliania, Gamedev Extraordinaire** @Fenreliania@sleeping.town · Feb 24, 2019, 22:31

Feb 24, 2019, 22:31

Fenreliania, Gamedev Extraordinaire @Fenreliania@sleeping.town

I need you to know that @MochiWaifu is making this game look perfect #gamedev

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:26

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:26

Feb 25, 2019, 10:26

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::<

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:25

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:25

Feb 25, 2019, 10:25

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

the answer appears to be "it displays it horizontally anyway"

Does it work inside a toot itself:

test ᠴᠣᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠠᠭᠴᠠ ᠪᠣᠰᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ᠄ ᠮᠣᠩᠭ

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:24

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:24

Feb 25, 2019, 10:24

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

(apologies if things break when I test this in a few moments)

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:23

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:23

Feb 25, 2019, 10:23

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

I wonder what happens when you put vertical text in a mastodon username...

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:23

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 10:23

Feb 25, 2019, 10:23

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

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**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 08:46

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 25, 2019, 08:46

Feb 25, 2019, 08:46

Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

Doctor Who • Audio Dramas

It looks like they stop doing paranormal stories after Main Range 26: Primeval

thank goodness for that... I think the oversaturation of the audio dramas with Supernatural Nonsense That Turns Out To Be Aliens is starting to get a little draining.

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