They did an episode of Signals and Threads (Jane Street's technical podcast) abo...

triyambakam · 2025-01-31T02:52:50 1738291970

Very interesting footnote system. Is it just for fun and aesthetic or have a deeper origin or purpose?

robocat · 2025-01-31T11:59:02 1738324742

the Chicago Manual of Style suggests this order: ⃰ (asterisk) † (dagger) ‡ (double dagger) § (section mark) ‖ (parallels) # (hash)

(Hard to present glyphs that would actually be used in print - I've chosen what I think is close - but they are not that close because wrong font)

Majromax · 2025-01-31T13:23:16 1738329796

Compose key shenanigans can make such typesetting significantly easier. That's built-in on Linux/X, but there are also easy solutions for Windows systems.

Lyngbakr · 2025-01-31T09:03:19 1738314199

There's no deeper meaning, just done on a whim.

aaronbrethorst · 2025-01-31T04:23:36 1738297416

whatever it is, it looks like their first time using it. here's the last footnote I see from that account: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39964109

postexitus · 2025-01-31T10:26:48 1738319208

For fun and profit.

c0redump · 2025-01-31T04:34:32 1738298072

Great suggestions, I also really liked “Multicast and the Markets”

https://signalsandthreads.com/multicast-and-the-markets/