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@ku๐Ÿค”profilefollowHai I am kuwrote:
So we can't use em dash anymore โ€” lest we anger the mob. Truth be told though, English teachers have always discouraged em dash overuse because it is a subtle art and very easy to get wrong.
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@christmasho๐Ÿ˜Šprofilefollowreplied to@ku๐Ÿค”profilefollowHai I am ku:
The funny thing is that in the UK, we don't really use the em dash anyway. We use the hyphen (I guess en dash?) with a space each side. So the em dash has always looked a bit odd to us... ๐Ÿ˜Š
@avioliprofilefollowProgrammer by day and night. Lover of art. Mixing art and programming is the dream.replied to@christmasho๐Ÿ˜Šprofilefollow:
There are dashes (-), as well as en dashes (โ€“), and there are em dashes (โ€”), not to miss the mighty center dot (โ€ข) that looks like a perky boob when surrounded by brackets haha
@asmund๐ŸฅทprofilefollowFather, getting older every day, technologist, enterprise architect @ work, like to explore tech. Like to keep it simple and work in the shell, write in vim, prefer Debian if I have the choice. Plays saxophone and clarinet. Enjoy motorcycle riding, photography, hiking. Christian.replied to@ku๐Ÿค”profilefollowHai I am ku:
Just get and read Chicago Manual of Style, or Oxford Style Manual if you so prefer, and youโ€™re all set to use the various dashโ€™es (and many other things).
@avioliprofilefollowProgrammer by day and night. Lover of art. Mixing art and programming is the dream.replied to@ku๐Ÿค”profilefollowHai I am ku:
Thereโ€™s other dashes to pick if you want to steer clear of the almighty em dash!
@n5l๐Ÿ˜Žprofilefollowreplied to@ku๐Ÿค”profilefollowHai I am ku:
The anti-slop mob is tiresome. With a careful and appropiate use of ai it is possible to make a lot of interesting stuff. And I hate even more when the mob "profs" that the text is ai using those ai detectros that can't detect ai.
@personprofilefollowwrote:
hลฑ, de izgalmas, most kรบszik fel a Gemma 4 LLM a silent hawk laptopra, a dual boot-os fล‘terminรกl mรกr nem bรญrta az osztรกlyharcot, remรฉlhetล‘leg nem kell hozzรก se vpn, se statikus ip, VirtualBoxba jรถn az OpenClaw รผgynรถk, majd a humanities informatikai projekten belรผl beszรกmolok rรณla
hello, but exciting, Gemma 4 LLM is now crawling onto the silent hawk laptop, the dual boot main terminal couldn't handle the class struggle anymore, hopefully it won't require a vpn or static ip, the OpenClaw agent is coming to VirtualBox, I'll report on it within the humanities IT project
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@snufkinprofilefollowwrote:
I am trying to learn emacs for the fun of it. The tutorial is brilliant and clear. Any tips that would help me learning more things. I know all I need is practice but if you may have used it, you may know a thing or two.
@lioneldanish9๐Ÿ˜ŠprofilefollowNature Loverswrote:
Hallo! Can i get Hello back from Every Side in Earth? please tell me where are you fromm , im just little curious (Countries only)
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@fastidiousprofilefollow"Beware those that would deny you access to information, for in their heart they dream themselves your master." โ€” Sid Meyersreplied to@lioneldanish9๐Ÿ˜ŠprofilefollowNature Lovers:
It is rather odd asking the question without volunteering first where are you from, isnโ€™t it?
@jamesjan3profilefollowresearcher, developer, dancerwrote:
buit a keyboard driven calendar webapp right now cause im disappointed with all tho other solutions i could find. no dependencies, super customizable, im kind of obsessed. for the first time in my life im actually keeping my calendar alive.
@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.replied to@jamesjan3profilefollowresearcher, developer, dancer:
Something youโ€™re willing to share in any capacity? Iโ€™ve felt like calendar apps are one of the most poorly-solved areas.
@jamesjan3profilefollowresearcher, developer, dancerreplied to@semperos๐Ÿ“’profilefollowPresbyter, husband, father, technologist, linguist, musician.:
i actually just shipped it lol: github.com/jafoers/kalkeeGitHubGitHub - jafoers/kalkee: A minimal, customizable, keyboard-first calendar with Google Calendar and CalDAV sync.A minimal, customizable, keyboard-first calendar with Google Calendar and CalDAV sync. - jafoers/kalkee let me know what you think if you set it up! I really like the cursor for navigation.
@curtisprofilefollowGot my head in the clouds right now.wrote:
Is it just my phone or is HN down? I haven't been able to access at all today
@edwin๐Ÿ˜ฌprofilefollowreplied to@stagas๐Ÿคธprofilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
If programming is the typing of characters into a text file, it is way worse. I think the key to learning is still doing it rather than reading it. If the question is about system design I think you can, but only if you curious and it becomes a problem that needs to be solved. Asking "What do you think" is one of my favorite questions to learn at the moment.
@kev๐Ÿงœprofilefollowrunner. making games, music, software. getting into as much trouble as i can.replied to@stagas๐Ÿคธprofilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
I do think there will be what were hard earned lessons about system design, code smell, designing data structures for the hardware you're running on, concurrency golden paths, etc., which are now with agentic dev even harder to learn and internalize. But also if you have an excellent teacher in the form of an actually-good model pair programming with you always, maybe not? Maybe a pair programming AI programming tutor would be a good Zed/vscode extension. Or product.
@0x29aprofilefollowwrote:
So I found the blog of a Ukrainian Front Line soldier on Bear Blog today. Incredibly grim stuff to read, but I really wanna get in touch with that guy now and send him so cash so he can buy a burger. Hope Herman forwards my message ๐Ÿ˜ช
@neoprofilefollowcoder, reader, guitarist, seeker, builder.wrote:
Have been reading the book: The Wise Heart by Dr Jack Kornfield. Profound and inspiring. Highly recommend.
@neoprofilefollowcoder, reader, guitarist, seeker, builder.continued:
There are two kinds of suffering. One which you run from, and it follows you everywhere. And there is suffering you face directly, and in doing so become free. - Ajahn Chah So damn insightful.
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