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Turning off Mac auto-punctuation
Turning off Mac auto-punctuation
Auto-punctuation was on by default on my Mac with no apparent way to turn it off. But there is a way.
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Turning off Mac auto-punctuation
Screen apnea
Screen apnea
“The disruption of breathing many of us experience doing all kinds of tasks in front of a screen”:The New York Times reports on what Linda Stone calls “screen apnea.”
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Screen apnea
A plumbing story
A plumbing story
John Jeremiah Sullivan’s “Man Called Fran.”
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A plumbing story
The plumber’s reward
The plumber’s reward
A month or so after replacing the toilet fill valve in our upstairs bathroom, I replaced the valve in our downstairs bathroom — fifteen minutes or so of awkward work that means a quicker fill and a farewell to the bizarre float ball that always ends up needing adjustment. The bottle of A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ was my self-chosen reward.
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The plumber’s reward
Sardinecore
Sardinecore
“From romantic lunches at eye-watering prices to must-have T-shirts and covetable clutch bags, the humble sprat is having a massive moment”: The Guardian reports on sardinecore.
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Sardinecore
More 1232 Madison
More 1232 Madison
In 1926, Lawrence Buermeyer, who taught philosophy at New York University, resided at 1232 Madison Avenue, where he was soundly beaten by his friend Joseph Carson, who taught philosophy at Columbia University.
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More 1232 Madison
How to improve writing (no. 111)
How to improve writing (no. 111)
I wrote a letter yesterday to the CEO an insurance company about the 109 minutes I spent on the phone trying to find out why a payment didn’t go through. Here’s how I made the first paragraph better.
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How to improve writing (no. 111)
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A nifty way to direct a reader to text on a webpage: add #:~:text= after the URL, followed by whatever text you want to highlight.
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What is an overt act?
What is an overt act?
The term overt act makes 126 appearances in the Georgia indictment.
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What is an overt act?
TV in the classroom
TV in the classroom
“You know how in The Wire, Walter White shaves his head and wears a black hat and calls himself Heisenberg? Wait — was that The Wire, or Breaking Bad ?”
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TV in the classroom