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Neil Gaiman
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will eventually grow up and get a real job. Until then, he will keep making things up and writing them down.

a bit all over the place
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    1. J. Michael Straczynski‏Verified account @straczynski May 21

      Why is it that I can proofread a document 10,427 times, be absolutely content that it's without flaw, then ten seconds after I email it in, the very first page I look at has a huge typo that I have to fix and resend because it can't be ignored, like a zit on the tip of the nose.

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      Neil Gaiman‏Verified account @neilhimself May 21
      Replying to @straczynski

      It's a Gaiman's Law corollary. (Gaiman's Law being that no matter how much a book is proofread, upon opening a printed copy for the first time, the first thing you'll see is a typo.)

      12:57 AM - 21 May 2021
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        2. Björn Friðgeir Björnsson‏ @bjornfr May 21
          Replying to @neilhimself @straczynski

          I handed my father who had proofread my BSc project the final copy, which I had just handed in. He looked at the front: "Son, it's 1991 not 1990" Didn't even need to open it.

          6 replies 9 retweets 372 likes
        3. myfracturedmusings‏ @myfracturedmuse May 21
          Replying to @bjornfr @neilhimself @straczynski

          Fathers can hurt you more than anyone else in the world. Yet somehow we still yearn for approval, even though it will never happen.

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        2. Pepijn Vemer‏ @Artsapat May 21
          Replying to @neilhimself @straczynski

          I once heard the story of a PhD thesis defence, where the opponent asked about "that strange chapter about a different subject." Nobody noticed that a chapter from a diff PhD student, diff subject, diff research field, had been in there for at least 5 proofs... Nobody noticed.

          1 reply 0 retweets 44 likes
        3. Dr Yasmin Finch‏ @itsYasminFinch May 21
          Replying to @Artsapat @neilhimself @straczynski

          Oh wow!! Having done a PhD this makes me wince! Ouch! No one!?!?!?! Sob!!!

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
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        1. Jon Stout‏ @jon_stout May 21
          Replying to @neilhimself @straczynski

          Every single time? Urrrrrrrghhh...

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        1. LukÄç.jpg.exe‏ @boondaburrah May 21
          Replying to @neilhimself @straczynski

          I saw this in action in the porter square parking lot

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        2.  🏳️‍🌈Gina 🏳️‍🌈‏ @sycophantastic May 21
          Replying to @neilhimself @straczynski

          Yuuuuup, just found this in a book that's been in print for 16 years. A couple of black what now??pic.twitter.com/2rPGSZ4tiJ

          1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
        3. All Ember Here (still Mad)‏ @EmberLeo May 21
          Replying to @sycophantastic @neilhimself @straczynski

          There's a repeating mistake in the last book of David Eddings' Mallorean series where one of the deity names (Chaldan) is replaced with one of the villain names (Chamdar) for an entire section. Last I checked on a bookstore shelf, it *still* hasn't been fixed.

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        2. Seven of Nina‏ @n_ins May 21
          Replying to @neilhimself @RodrigoCali @straczynski

          I learned that it helps changing the font and size every time you re-read it. The brain gets lazy after reading too many times and doesn’t actually read it anymore. Changing font and size makes it think it’s something new.

          4 replies 1 retweet 89 likes
        3. Dan “The Man”™ W‏ @danstuffe May 21
          Replying to @n_ins @neilhimself and

          Genius idea, thank you

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