To all the “em-dashes are an obvious sign of AI” people, here’s me writing in 1986 for my high school computer magazine.
Yes, I’ve been using em dashes since I was a teenager.
AI my ass.
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Retired technology problem solver.
Writing at JAG’s Workshop: A curated collection of eclectic ephemera.
Advocate for Black, female and other under-estimated people in tech.
I worked at Apple for a bit.
🎶 Immigrants: We get the job done. 🎶
He/him/his
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Here’s another, from 1987, in double-dash form.
(Alas I wasn’t on the typography team or that would’ve been a closed up, single character em-dash.)
To all the “em-dashes are an obvious sign of AI” people, here’s me writing in 1986 for my high school computer magazine.
Yes, I’ve been using em dashes since I was a teenager.
AI my ass.
Car folks: Any idea what’s going on here? Stealthing a new car?
Seen on 280S near Serramonte in Colma.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@jagsworkshop/116254418498735813
My immediate reaction to hearing Cook describe himself as “not a political person” was the meme from The Good Place.
I wish I had my “big camera” to capture this massive moon.
(Alas, I’m even less likely to capture the actual blood moon.)
Aggrieved Entitlement looks like this.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@jagsworkshop/116037302972722414
Cry-Cry Horse’s dismayed expression perfectly captures the feelings of a planet.
Original headline:
“Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown over ICE ref...”
So a more honest headline now would be “Democrats cave. Again.”