From: Rudolf Polzer <denshimeiru-sapmctacher@...>
Date: 2003-04-26T03:22:47+09:00
Subject: Re: "Ruby" in Japanese Characters

Scripsit ille �Markus Wichmann� <telemorphix@quantentunnel.de>:
> Hi all :-)
> 
> as a blithe introduction of a presentation about Ruby I'd like to 
> display Japanese characters meaning "Ruby".

http://www.google.com/

                                      +def +end        715000 results
                      +(HIRAGANA)rubi +def +end           514 results
      +(KATAKANA)rubi                 +def +end            74 results
      +(KATAKANA)rubi +(HIRAGANA)rubi +def +end             4 results
+ruby                                 +def +end         70400 results
+ruby                 +(HIRAGANA)rubi +def +end           507 results
+ruby +(KATAKANA)rubi                 +def +end            40 results
+ruby +(KATAKANA)rubi +(HIRAGANA)rubi +def +end             4 results

[*0]

     ,+--------------,+--------------,+
   ,' |            ,' |            ,' |
  +---------------+---------------+   |
  |   :      507  |   :       4   |   |
  |   :           |   :           |   |
  |   : *514*     |   :  *4*      |<---- hiragana
  |  ,:�����������|��,:�����������|--,+
  |,' :           |,' :           |,' |
  +---------------+---------------+   |
  |   :     70400 |   :      40   |   |
  |   :           |   :           |   |
  |   *715000*    |   : *74*      |   |
  |  ,������������|��,������������|--,+ <-- +ruby
  |,'             |,'             |,' 
  +---------------+---------------+ 
                          ^-- katakana

[*1]


Obviously, Ruby is spelt "Ruby".

SCNR


[*0]: Hm... why? Doesn't the name "Ruby" come from English?
[*1]: no, no Kanji writing please, 4D is so hard to do on a 2D screen.


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