Suspended Reason@suspendedreason·Dec 28, 2015@GabrielDuquette I think your 1-2 is correct; I also think it doesn't fully encompass Ribbonfarm language which is as much style as utility2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 28, 2015Replying to @suspendedreason@froscixp @GabrielDuquette if it helps, the "ribbonfarm code", is bug, not feature, result of exploring w/o attn to audience, not intent1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 28, 2015Replying to @vgr@froscixp @GabrielDuquette In my own writing, and via editorial suggestion, that of residents, inner direction >>> reader feedback1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 28, 2015Replying to @vgr@froscixp @GabrielDuquette no deliberate obfuscation or construction of inner language (except tongue in cheek), just "follow the idea"1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr@froscixp @GabrielDuquette this has emergent effect of creating barrier to entry that's neither jargon nor "level" based, but history based5:55 PM · Dec 28, 2015
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 28, 2015Replying to @vgr@froscixp @GabrielDuquette i.e. though most posts are stand-alone, the more of the archives you've read, the more you'll get out of it