Just released CLDR v44 alpha, so time for testing *before* it shows up in all the modern operating systems.

Adding a new batch of DDLs (digitally disadvantaged languages)
blog.unicode.org/2023/09/unicod…

Thanks to the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californi…

Chris Christie on Ron DeSantis's Jan. 6 answer: “'He wasn’t anywhere near Washington'? Did he have a TV? Was he alive that day? Did he see what was going on? I mean, that's one of the most ridiculous answers I've heard in this race so far.'

These are small (dot) releases, but with some important changes.

xkcd.com/2782/

Instead of reaching for carceral solutions we should be providing troubled young men like former president Trump with affordable housing, decent health care, and job opportunities so they don’t feel compelled to steal classified documents — you don’t see this happening in Europe.

Highlights from UTC meeting 175. blog.unicode.org/2023/05/utc-17…

Piers Morgan to Stephen King: Musk *made* you, you should be thanking him for the exposure he's giving to a struggling, obscure writer like yourself, Mr, King

#UnicodeICU 73 released with #CLDR 43: Improved short-text line breaking, C++ date formatting with less memory, Java person name formatter fully draft, bug fixes, etc. → icu.unicode.org/download/73

Unicode #CLDR v43 released: Person name formatting, Locale enhancements, etc. blog.unicode.org/2023/04/the-un…

cldr-json also available at github.com/unicode-org/cl…

— In a way, the Unicode-incompatible legal databases are a return to form. theverge.com/23650699/poop-…

Getting close to release; feedback on spec additions/changes and migration issues welcome!

We need to bring back some of these words

It was so sad to hear about this. Great contributor to unicode, known and respected for his expertise in CJK ideographs, he was also one of the nicest people I've had the pleasure to work with.

“Life is a long series of farewells; only the circumstances should surprise us. A knight concerns himself with gratitude for the life he has been given. He does not fear death, for the work one knight begins, others may finish.” — Rules for a Knight larkinmortuary.com/obituary/view/…