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650 points Stratoscope | 4 comments | 27 Mar 25 20:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.469s | source

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a3w ◴[27 Mar 25 20:49 UTC] No.43498011[source]▶

> spans pages 128–34.

Who omits the 1 from the second number?! That is aweful!

1. mkehrt ◴[27 Mar 25 21:05 UTC] No.43498172[source]▶

What if it's 124 to 127? would you really type 124–127, or 124–7?

2. wavemode ◴[27 Mar 25 21:24 UTC] No.43498355[source]▶

> would you really type 124–127

literally yes

3. rossant ◴[27 Mar 25 21:24 UTC] No.43498357[source]▶

The latter, I believe.

4. eCa ◴[27 Mar 25 21:26 UTC] No.43498378[source]▶

> would you really type 124–127?

Yes, every time. The clarity for the reader is more important than the time I save by leaving out '12'.

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