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Matthew Butterick vehemently argues against using these features when programming in an essay subtitled “Hell No”. In CSS, these features can be rendered by setting a certain property to “optimizeLegibility”, as opposed to “optimizeSpeed”. One (-5[1])format categorizes these features as “standard”, “contextual”, “discretionary”, or “historical” and stores them in the GSUB table. Michael Mulet used these features to implement game logic (-5[1])in a Pokémon-like game contained in an OTF file. Fira Code is an extension of Mozilla’s Fira Mono that notably adds these features. Various joke (*) fonts like Sans Bullshit Sans and Scunthorpe Sans cleverly use these features to automatically censor words when typing. The ampersand symbol originated from one of these (10[1])features derived from the Latin (-5[1])word “et”. For 10 points, name these font features that combine multiple letters like “F-I” or “F-L” (10[1])into a single glyph. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: ligatures [prompt on “character substitutions” or “glyph substitutions”] (The Pokémon-like game, which is considered the “world’s first video game in a font”, is called Fontemon.)
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= Average correct buzz position
Conv. %Power %Average Buzz
75%0%127.33

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Earthflax GeologybuzzerMacro EditorsDianetics for Diabetics34-5
Matt Jacksonscreaming into the public static void main(String[] args)Edwardian Manifestation of All Colonial Sins60-5
Ashvin SrivatsaEight Megabytes And Constantly Swappinga neural-net processor; a thinking machine11110
Anuttam Ramjiplaying emacs while my parents are arguingWe Bought a Complexity Zoo Story116-5
Seth EbnerDianetics for DiabeticsMacro Editors13310
Raul PassementWe Bought a Complexity Zoo Storyplaying emacs while my parents are arguing1380
Rob CarsonEdwardian Manifestation of All Colonial Sinsscreaming into the public static void main(String[] args)13810