Lightning Talks - Day 2
summary
Five quick pitches: a concrete claim that semantic line breaks make git diffs readable with examples comparing single-line paragraphs to per-thought lines and a VS Code extension in progress that currently does not lint; practical rules for machine translation—use nouns, consistent SVO, avoid idioms—with real failure modes from email translators; concrete writing lessons from tabletop RPGs about theater of the mind and filling gaps between steps; improv techniques like yes and, active listening, and prepared spontaneity; and mentoring framed as repeated small actions that visibly propagate.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Lightning talks welcome
- 1:26Semantic line breaks
- 6:25Writing for global audience
- 11:47Lessons from tabletop RPGs for documentarians
- 17:35Improv for technical writing
- 22:59Accidental mentor
- 27:18Closing remarks
