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@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info
2025-06-18 12:51:19

I rarely share anything behind a paywall, but I'll make an exception for this obit for William Langewiesche. His writing was second to none. I read his father's Stick and Rudder as a ten-year-old (or so) and top-notch writing appears to have been a family trait. We've lost one of the best.

William Langewiesche: Master of White-Knuckle Narrative
Remembering William Langewiesche, who died this week at age 70

@wemic@social.linux.pizza
2025-07-12 12:51:42

Enjoyed the hell out of reading this article!
"If it cites em dashes as proof, it came from a tool." § Scott Smitelli
scottsmitelli.com/articles/em-

If it cites em dashes as proof, it came from a tool.
It's a safe bet that most of us have encountered the age-old admonition to "never judge a book by its cover" at some point in our lives. There is a deep wisdom in that advice---wisdom that seems to go completely out the window as soon as a certain type of person spots a certain type of punctuation.