• Greg Clarke
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    132 days ago

    Is there missing punctuation in that headline or am I an idiot?

    • @Jesus_666@lemmy.world
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      322 days ago

      No, there is no punctuation missing, the headline writing style is just hurting comprehensibility. I’ll expand it a bit.

      “A startup, which is set to brick an $800 kids’ robot, is trying to open-source it first”

      • Greg Clarke
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        262 days ago

        Cheers, I can read and comprehend the original headline now. I’m Australian so English isn’t my first language, at least that’s my excuse.

        • SaltySalamander
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          12 days ago

          I’m Australian so English isn’t my first language

          So…what is your first language then?

        • @Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee
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          402 days ago

          Here you go then

          “Oi, this startup’s about to turn an $800 kids’ robot into a bloody paperweight, but they’re havin’ a crack at open-sourcing it before it carks it.”