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ill never be able to read a/b/o as alpha beta omega because I always think of blood types instead
Exactly. Write "α/β/ω" if you want it to be read correctly, or at least "A/B/Ω" (the A and B are Latin homoglyphs and everyone should know how to read/write/type the capital omega because of electrical resistance). Similarly, zero-crossing detection, three-letter acronyms etc. should be abbreviated with digits.
You're right. The Czech keyboard has a key that types
§
on base level (no modifier keys!) but no way to write a backtick, and the{}[]<>#@€$
symbols require right-Alt (AltGr), not to mention the´
/ˇ
modifier sequence required for the not-very-uncommon lettersďťňó
or any capital letter with diacritics. It was apparently created by bureaucrats who expect users to write about laws every day.Christians also use the omega on this thing. Which is secretly a multimeter for current and resistance.
The joke comes from a Czech Uncyclopedia article, machine-translated for your convenience: