Summary:

Reading datasheets can be fun!

Deets:

While coding up the rasterizer, I was rummaging through the datasheet for the Kashino printer. I came upon this statement in the "Features" section of the User Manual:

"Printer control panel built-in GB18030 Chinese character, thoroughly remove the uncommon words of anguish."

I can't make this up; q.v.:

(I don't know why the highlight is there -- it's that way in the PDF itself (with other things).)

I do very much appreciate having access to the the document, but I think they might have fallen short of their stated goal because I did utter some words of anguish upon reading this. But maybe my words were too common to have been thoroughly removed.

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