Post AFKjkZsPRG8MtWSh2O by doxxy@social.critter.camp
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(DIR) Post #AFKiuBVkme6gGgsjmy by Azure@tailswish.industries
2022-01-11T14:21:41.330122Z
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Dear National Weather Service:Why does your forecast list the low for today as −5°C while also listing the current temperature as −13°C?Love,Your friend and Admirer,Azure
(DIR) Post #AFKj2NlF7gLEZq2HSa by Azure@tailswish.industries
2022-01-11T14:23:09.710402Z
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Yes, I'm picky about using U+2212 MINUS SIGN instead of U+002D HYPHEN-MINUS when I mean a minus sign.Especially in a non-terminal environment where the difference in length is really apparent and the wrongness of the wrong one is more apparently wrong.
(DIR) Post #AFKjkZsPRG8MtWSh2O by doxxy@social.critter.camp
2022-01-11T14:30:56Z
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@Azure: I didn't know there was a unicode minus symbol. I must start using this!!!
(DIR) Post #AFKjokz658NQVGaBv6 by Azure@tailswish.industries
2022-01-11T14:31:54.742173Z
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@doxxy I know it's silly, but in CWs the difference between (-) and (−) is /really/ striking to me.
(DIR) Post #AFL3uAXySz4qJbkpua by markusl@fosstodon.org
2022-01-11T18:16:21Z
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@Azure @doxxy Yes. I get unreasonably annoyed by motor way signs that declare:WORKFORCE INROAD-SLOWwhen they should really be using an em dash — like this.Failing that, they could at least explain what a road-slow might be.