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Re:We replaced H.264 streaming with JPEG screenshots (and it... by tomjakubowski on Saturday December 27, 2025 @02:17AM (#46399851)
Em-dash has a trivial and mnemonic shortcut on Macs (Option-shift-hyphen), so I've been an em-dash user for as long as I've had one.
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Re:We replaced H.264 streaming with JPEG screenshots (and it... by Anamon on Saturday December 27, 2025 @05:35AM (#46400751)
I committed typing en-dashes and ellipses on Windows to muscle memory. Alt+0150, Alt+0133. Bam!

I'm sure there are easier ways this can be set up. But, as I said, muscle memory.

Although I'll have to admit that wanting to use proper typography in the first place probably started when I was typesetting a print magazine on a Mac, where it's super easy to do it the proper way.

(I'm also never going to let AI slop discourage me from trying to use proper punctuation.)

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