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Fox news trying to explain github. (programming.dev)
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[–] dave@feddit.uk 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm almost more irritated by the use of two hyphens instead of a colon after the first definition. They just didn't give a shit really.

[–] irelephant@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

I'm sure they could have afforded an em dash.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago

Well, – you see – a colon can never follow quotation marks, in traditional typography: only ever two hyphens~