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Re:Software Is Hard (2007) by faned on Sunday October 27, 2019 @01:37AM (#21368039)
You believe strongly in this.

Why didn’t you use a larger font size to ensure everyone sees your message?

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Re:Software Is Hard (2007) by sixstringtheory on Sunday October 27, 2019 @02:43AM (#21368210)
I was able to increase the font size of the whole page in two taps in mobile Safari.
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Re:Software Is Hard (2007) by ncmncm on Sunday October 27, 2019 @05:06PM (#21372399)
And I reduced it. The aurhor had no say in the matter. He could have written in italics if he knew how, or ALL CAPS, and there would be little I could do about it. He could have worn a sandwich board and paced up and down a thoroughfare, but I would not have seen him.

People adapt their behavior to their communication media instinctively and continually, and are as routinely deliberately controlled thereby.

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