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1k Words: A Writing Contest

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Re: 1k Words: A Writing Contest

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Here's mine: https://gist.github.com/nvlled/45b60884523cb48029686c50d0719...

It ended up kind of weird, but it was fun writing it. The organizer should suggest what programs to use for word counting, since different programs slightly give different counts. I used vim to write but used google docs to check word count and spellings.

Re: 1k Words: A Writing Contest

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I don't understand this comment at all. "At least 1000 words" would require at least the skills of writing decently & writing a moderate amount based on little. I get that getting to exactly 1000 requires some skill, but how on earth is that the only skill involved?

It's relatively easy to write many words, but it takes more skill to express the same message with fewer words, like how video compression needs more time for fewer bytes and same quality. As Pascal once wrote, "If I had had more time, I would have written a shorter letter."

The comment I'm replying to said "no skill is involved", not "less skill is involved".
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