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The tone you call 'preachy and disdainful' I find humorous and self-aware. Likewise the conceit of refusing to print any camel-case terms. "I could print it her
by gabrielroth 17y ago
The tone you call 'preachy and disdainful' I find humorous and self-aware. Likewise the conceit of refusing to print any camel-case terms. "I could print it here to show you, but I refuse to allow my prose to be so disfigured": it's a parody of a grumpy-old-man routine. I assume he's sincere in his distaste for inner caps, but he plainly recognizes that it makes him sound like an old codger, and he's playing that up for comic effect.
- texel 17y agoThat could be, and I certainly did a double-take when I saw this his blog is called "Steamboats are ruining everything." Still, at first blush, any winking and/or nodding was lost on me, and I usually pick up on that kind of stuff.
- jimbokun 17y agoI thought it was pretty clear when he added the part about letting the dog sleep on the sofa.