@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 19 days agoStartup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it firstarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1594arrow-down15cross-posted to: technologygadgetsgadgetstech
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minus-squareGreg ClarkelinkfedilinkEnglish13•19 days agoIs there missing punctuation in that headline or am I an idiot?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish32•19 days agoNo, 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”
minus-squareGreg ClarkelinkfedilinkEnglish26•19 days agoCheers, 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish40•19 days agoHere 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.”
minus-squarejrbaconcheeselinkfedilinkEnglish14•19 days agoI was able to read that with the accent. Goodonya
minus-squareSaltySalamanderlinkfedilink1•19 days ago I’m Australian so English isn’t my first language So…what is your first language then?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•19 days agoYes, it should at least be kids’. Kids robot doesn’t make sense.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•19 days agoI clicked on this thread only to figure out what that title is supposed to mean.
Is there missing punctuation in that headline or am I an idiot?
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”
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.
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.”
I was able to read that with the accent. Goodonya
So…what is your first language then?
Yes, it should at least be kids’. Kids robot doesn’t make sense.
I clicked on this thread only to figure out what that title is supposed to mean.