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At my last job, a bunch of the older folks did not realize they had a "two spaces" habit.

It's a clear tell.

Saw this meme and thought I'd point that out.

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[โ€“] silverchase 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Too bad for you that HTML collapses all repeated whitespace, so double spacing after a period on the web does actual nothing.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not true. Whitespace in html is broken. It works or doesn't work based on inconsistent rules about what is considered "significant".

"Typically, spaces which are visible to the user are referred to as significant, while spaces which are not rendered are considered insignificant. "

https://blog.dwac.dev/posts/html-whitespace/#:~:text=Beyond%20single%20spaces%2C%20HTML%20is,same%20as%20having%20one%20space.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

My Lemmy app, Thunder, shows all the spaces, sadly.