Sternhammer

@Sternhammer@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need to stop pretending AI is intelligent⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds wonderful. I recently had my writing—which is liberally sprinkled with em-dashes—edited to add spaces to conform to the house style and this made me sad.

  I also feel sad that I failed to (ironically) mention the under-appreciated semicolon; punctuation that is not as adamant as a full stop but more assertive than a comma. I should use it more often.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need to stop pretending AI is intelligent⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve long been an enthusiast of unpopular punctuation—the ellipsis, the em-dash, the interrobang‽

  The trick to using the em-dash is not to surround it with spaces which tend to break up the text visually. So, this feels good—to me—whereas this — feels unpleasant. I learnt this approach from reading typographer Erik Spiekermann’s book, *Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An unwritten 'country code' is putting Rob's life at risk on the road, and all he's doing is turning right⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was driving from Brisbane → Tasmania last week and a helpful Truckee definitely used the right indicator to tell me it was safe to pass. Thanks, mate!

  Of course you treat it as a suggestion, nose out and judge for yourself before trying to overtake.