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  1. Comment on US knocked out of Women’s World Cup after penalty shootout loss to Sweden in ~sports.football

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    Zecira Musovic, the Swedish keeper, did a superb job in this match.

    Zecira Musovic, the Swedish keeper, did a superb job in this match.

    11 votes

  3. Comment on What are your thoughts on Bluesky social app? in ~tech

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    As a Twitter refugee, I find Bluesky to be the closest experience to Twitter, minus the frustrating promoted tweets or ads. Yes, it is still in its early stages and remains a small platform with...

    As a Twitter refugee, I find Bluesky to be the closest experience to Twitter, minus the frustrating promoted tweets or ads. Yes, it is still in its early stages and remains a small platform with limited capabilities for now, but I find it useful and engaging enough to stay away from the alternative that some of its members consider the ultimate best social media platform (yes, I meant Mastodon).

  4. Comment on Evernote, the memory app people forgot about, lays off entire US staff in ~tech

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    I still remember its green and white widget on my phone. I think I stopped using it when they put a lot of their features behind a paywall and required subscriptions.

    I still remember its green and white widget on my phone. I think I stopped using it when they put a lot of their features behind a paywall and required subscriptions.

    9 votes

  5. Comment on Overuse of commas in ~humanities.languages

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    As someone whose first or second language is not English, I always thought that I was using too many commas when I write in English. In recent months, I have started putting my sentences into...

    As someone whose first or second language is not English, I always thought that I was using too many commas when I write in English. In recent months, I have started putting my sentences into ChatGPT to see what kind of changes it makes to my writing grammatically. To my surprise, I have realized that the commas I use are generally appropriate, and I rarely see the AI omit them.
    It is worth noting that when I write in my native language, I never think about commas and whether there should be one or not; I simply write the same way I speak.

    3 votes