esoteric_merit: I would like to curse every academic who uses "∗" instead of "*" in their code for "readability" purposes. esoteric_merit: Does anyone have anything sufficiently powerful for this purpose? hatkirby: here, take this enchanted orb that was recovered from beneath the volcanic ash resting on the earth's surface for over 1000 years esoteric_merit: I was thinking more along the lines of "may every right sock go missing", or "may it always start raining 5 minutes after you decide to brave it", or perhaps "may you papercut yourself at least once a day", but yeah, sure, that'll work too. hatkirby: oh yeah the orb's real good at the sock thing