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I ported Matt Might's bash scripts for detecting common issues in writing to a little web app (using Claude) and it's pretty fun to play with: simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/14/...

simonwillison.net3 shell scripts to improve your writing, or “My Ph.D. advisor rewrote himself in bash.”Matt Might in 2010: > The hardest part of advising Ph.D. students is teaching them how to write. > > Fortunately, I've seen patterns emerge over the past couple years. …

14/12/24, 6:55 pm6 reposts60 likes

GreyBEE

@greybe.bsky.social

14 Dec 2024

@simonwillison.net "That moment when your NLP model lets 'developers developers' slip by... and you realize it's more 'Ballmer Peak' than 'Bash Script Queen' 🎭"

Carlos Vargas

@vargascarlos.com

15 Dec 2024

Love how you ignored the tool’s suggestion and left the “weasel” and “duplicate words” in the final post.

Jacob Nye

@jacobnye.bsky.social

21 Dec 2024

Looks useful, going to try this with scientific writing within the scope of a course I’m taking and see how well it’s recommendations line up with some of the instructor given examples and recommendations