Comment on xkcd #3126: Disclaimer

apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I loooove using m dashes. They’re just so—expressive.

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  • HurricaneLiz@hilariouschaos.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, I’m 42 yrs old. A long time ago I sacrificed what lvl of English I did know in order to use “lol” - I’m not giving up em dashes.

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• Stovetop@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There’s always one good litmus test, if you can ask someone live before they have a chance to do a Google search: ask what the alt code is for an em dash.

  If they don’t immediately answer 0151, they’re full of shit.

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  • melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I feel like this is more likely to lead you astray than anything. An LLM bot will immediately know the alt code, while a real person will only know it if they use Windows. Lots of people use Linux, or mobile keyboards.

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  • chunes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I always just google ‘em dash’ then ctrl+c it.

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  • Revan343@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Or if they start explaining what a compose key is; also human

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  • southernbrewer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Opt shift hyphen. What’s an alt code? 🍏

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    • Stovetop@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hmmm, I think to know for sure, we’ll have to throw your device into a lake. Apples float, so if it’s a genuine Designed By Apple in California™ computer that supports that option, it won’t sink and then we’ll know you’re telling the truth.

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  • Taalnazi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What if they don’t know the code and just use a keyshift instead?

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    • Stovetop@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Throw them into a lake, I guess. If they sink and drown, they’re innocent. If they float, you know they’re full of (buoyant) shit (and can then safely burn them at the stake if you want to).

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      • Taalnazi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ah, welcome back, Witch Test…

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  • eager_eagle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    meh - I just use a dash and move on.

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    • Stovetop@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s fine, LLMs use mainly em dashes so there would be less suspicion.

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  • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    for me it’s just altgr+caps followed by tapping - thrice, way better use of the caps lock key. thank u xmodmap

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