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April 22, 2021

THIS is why I don’t trust software

We all make mistakes. But really, Microsoft?  It's like you're lying to me.

This snippet from the latest version of MS Word still doesn't convince me that software beats a human editor. You need a human to catch another human's errors.

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Originally trained as a research scientist, Molly McBeath cut her technical teeth on water quality, electrochemistry, and nuclear waste remediation. Realizing that she was happier at the keyboard than in a lab coat, she transitioned to technical writing and editing. Now she combines her scientific training with persuasive writing techniques to tell meaningful stories with a technical twist.

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