MyBrainHurtsMar 2

Every time...

https://piefed.ca/c/politicalmemes/p/565708/every-time

Show threadlennybirdMar 2
Progressive here. I vote in every primary and try to rally support for the most progressive in my coalition. Come November, I vote against fascists which means voting for Democrats because they’re obviously better in every way.
Show threadcircuitfarmerMar 2

This.

Not voting or voting for a third party hands a win to people you don’t want winning. The system is not fair, at all – but that doesn’t mean we should operate in a way we know will lead to a bad outcome. We have plenty of evidence that third parties in the US don’t really make a dent, but they do sway elections (and generally not how you want). The rest is idealism.

It’s also a good example of why single-issue voting means you’ll almost always get more collateral damage, even if you get representation you want on that specific issue.

Show threadchortle_tortleMar 2
Em dash, AI profile pic… Hmmm…
Show threadLasherzMar 2
Looks like a double dash – to me, not M
Show threadchortle_tortleMar 2
Fair enough, I assumed LLMs used the markdown double dash for their em dash, mixed with the AI profile pic, and general bad taste of a slop comment, I judged too quickly.
Show threadlennybirdMar 3
There are (rare though they may be) people like me who actually know the ALT code for em-dash and have used it for years long before AI. Thanks to people now just assuming I’ve switched to double-dashes mostly.
Show thread🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞
The compose key exists, too (and wincompose for Windows users) — makes it easy to use. And all sorts of other symbols like ¿Por qué no los dos? and I can uſe the old long-‘s’ character eaſily… (and that’s a real ellipsis)
Mar 3 at 2:20amWeb
Show threadforestbeastsMar 3
And Mac has alt - for –, and shift alt - for —. We use the English (Macintosh) keyboard layout on our Linux boxen, so we’ve got that too!
Show threadAlfalFaFailMar 3
Holy shit… I had no clue that wincompose exists. For years, I’ve wanted exactly this. I’m so glad that someone had the same idea, skill, and time to create this. Thank you for sharing!
Show thread🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞Mar 3

<3 <3 <3 The only symbol I’ve wanted that apparently doesn’t have a sequence is for pi. And I know you can add sequences in Linux, but haven’t been bothered to figure out if/how with wincompose. heh.

Have fun! Oh, and one bit that took me a long time to find but I use all the time; ① - numbers in circles, a rare three-character sequence - parentheses surrounding a number i.e. (1) :) (numbers ① through ㊿ exist)

Show threadAlfalFaFailMar 3
Nice. Thanks!