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Guan Yang
@guan.dk

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WIRED@wired.com

the stylistic choice to write in lowercase is a dead horse that’s been beaten, flogged, and beaten again. and yet, it’s having a moment. wired investigates. www.wired.com/story/the-ca...

Guan Yang
@guan.dk

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Guan Yang
@guan.dk

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Thomas Winwood
@ketsuban.github.io

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