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Re:Render Mermaid diagrams as SVGs or ASCII art on Thursday January 29, 2026 @02:37AM (#46806990)
I’m not entirely sure why there’s a push toward ASCII diagrams (perhaps influenced by AI usage). Mermaid and PlantUML are already text-based representations, and what most users actually want is a rendered diagram in a standard, widely recognized notation—primarily for humans, not machines.

ASCII diagrams are inherently constrained by printable characters, which makes them hard to standardize and limits their expressiveness compared to proper diagram renderers.

Re:House passes $1.6B to deliver anti-China propaganda overseas on Thursday September 12, 2024 @04:57AM (#41518882)
It's like two people: when one person's status and position are much higher than the other's, they won't even think about tarnishing the other person's reputation. They may even offer some help to satisfy their own vanity. However, when the two are of similar status and position, and one doesn't have a mindset of openness and mutual benefit, they may feel their position is threatened. When trying civilized methods doesn't suppress the competitor, they begin to resort to any means necessary.
Re:D2: A new declarative language to turn text into diagrams on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @03:20AM (#32659330)
Very cool, looking forward to the open-sourced version.
Re:D2: A new declarative language to turn text into diagrams on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @03:20AM (#32659329)
Looking forward to the open-sourced version.
Just happen to read another thread "my seatbelt rule for judgement" https://www.dannyguo.com/blog/my-seatbelt-rule-for-judgment/ ,I can't agree more.

Before you make any judgement about anything, you need to learn about it. In this case, go visit Xinjiang, talk with natives, see with your own eyes, and then you know who's telling lies.

Just read another thread "my seatbelt rule for judgement" https://www.dannyguo.com/blog/my-seatbelt-rule-for-judgment/ ,I can't agree more.

Before you make any judgement about anything, you need to learn about it. In this case, go visit Xinjiang, talk with natives, see with your own eyes, and then you know who's telling lies.