Tidy Text: Sloppy Notes That Auto-Correct, One Line at a Time
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The post introduces 'Tidy Text', a tool that auto-corrects sloppy notes one line at a time, sparking discussion on its potential usefulness and limitations.
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Nice utility use-case, and one I could see being fantastic once tailored to a person's habits. If I was using this every day, I'd probably have it save/retain the original input so I could flip back if the output made no sense.
But as you mention: starting by observing one’s own habits and preferences and then coming up with small instructions is all it takes. Feels like piping in Unix where each process is a prompt.