making you peel onions for 6 months in a submarine. I swear I will.</p>

<p>And one more thing:</p>

<p align="center"><strong>IT'S NOT THAT HARD.</strong></p>

<p align="left">In this article I'll fill you in on exactly what <em>every working programmer</em> should know. All that stuff about "plain text = ascii = characters are 8 bits" is not only wrong, it's hopelessly wrong, and if you're still programming that way, you're not much better than a medical doctor who doesn't believe in germs. Please d