Odd Stuff (Part 3)

The spirit of the bingo card is “things that inevitably seem to come up in these conversations,” so I think it’s a reasonable candidate!

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I’d say it’s just a variant on raise the bridge/ lower the road but it’s your card…

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I’m not sure I agree, since raising the bridge and lowering the road are both systemic fixes, and deflating tires is a hotfix for a bug that manifests in production.

That said, if I wanted to make room on the board, I could combine “raise the bridge” and “lower the road”. Especially now that “raise the bridge” has actually happened…

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My read on that was that digital natives interpret the ellipsis as trailing off or leaving something unsaid. Using it for punctuation other than that can make writing seem dated. So I guess don’t use it to separate clauses or indicate a pause if you’re worried about it. I’m an older millennial and I…sort of do that? Sometimes, anyway.

Let the people decide! OhHai’s use of ellipsis was to indicate:

  • Trailing off
  • Pause marking
  • Passive aggression
  • Omitted text
  • Weird flirtation

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Cultural competency can be difficult.

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US could save billions in health costs if it changed wind energy strategy

The health benefits of replacing fossil fuel-burning power plants with wind energy are quantifiable, says the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but if the US got more choosy about which plants it switches off in favor of wind, those benefits could quadruple.

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Dognapping is apparently more of a crime than say storming the US Capital and attempting to overthrow an election? :person_shrugging:

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The dogwalker got shot. This isn’t about the dognapping, it’s about the shooting…

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It really can be! For example, I thought everyone who voted would select “Weird flirtation.” Sometimes I don’t get people.

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Where is the option for “Allow Nazis back on Twitter”?

and you call this a poll…

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Really disappointed with the bot turnout, too. I guess the Russian IRA has better things to do today.

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Medical bills? Lost wages? In the Star Trek universe?

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But did they find the gun? They often seem to miss them.

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Well, they did spot the old knife disguised as a bullet trick.

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General Electric: former owner of NBC, makers of washing machines and the big ass gatling gun on the Warthog

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