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> I may eventually get to the wall label part but this is tough.

Good luck. After the first few paragraphs I thought of a great quote that I heard somewhere: "Twitter ruined my reading skills, but it vastly improved my writing skills."

If you're trying to actually get a point across (vs. writing something that is just read for pleasure) GET TO THE DAMN POINT.

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I suspect the presentation felt different to the audience who were receiving it at the talk, rather than us reading it at our own pace.

The author does note that the article "is, with the benefit of hindsight, the more polished version of what I was trying to say."

But it does feel plucked out of a context/world/tradition that is not as common around these parts.

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