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by pmiller2 2070 days ago
Hah! Well, I'm so old, I remember having two spaces after every period. And, I, too, hate waking up to 12 notifications, of which 3-4 are usually pings to my team alias, and then seeing a bunch of DM notifications. It makes me feel like I missed something urgent, when, often, it's just people who hate putting periods after the end of their thoughts. Maddening!
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To be honest, I have almost all mobile device notifications turned off. Though I realize some people are in groups that have more of an expectation of immediate response.
Exactly.. I was wondering the same. What notifications are these people talking about. First thing I do on my phone is to turn off all notifications.
I don't turn all off. But it's a pretty high bar and those I have notification on for are pretty low volume that I typically do want to respond to or be aware of in a timely manner.
Fun aside, on most mobile platforms, hitting the space key twice will generally enter a period followed by a space.
iOS keyboard does that regardless of where you type.