@farbenstau @ariarhythmic @davidrevoy Those are explicitly arbitrary commands.
(A standardized choice is still an arbitrary choice. It doesn't imply any fundamental physical underpinnings.)
That was chosen by upstream, but there is absolutely no reason users can't choose otherwise.
@lispi314 @davidrevoy @ariarhythmic No, no no. We use these languages to hide their meaning from, and to install fear in the uninitiated. That's Evil Wizardry 101.
@lispi314 @davidrevoy @ariarhythmic (You're one of those pristine white mages that never attended any of the "Evil" courses at the magical university, for fear of corrupting yourself, eh?🤡)
@lispi314 @davidrevoy @ariarhythmic You know what would really help speed up that process? Avian Intelligence! (Just Kidding, Just Kidding, no need to cast IgnisMagus, no, please …)
@farbenstau @lispi314 @davidrevoy @ariarhythmic this entire thread was an amusing rabbit hole to follow