@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ slug: 2019-10-16
 ---
 
 I've decided to drop the "Weekly" part of the status update posts, since
-they were never weekly and -- let's be honest---they aren't going to be.
+they were never weekly and -- let's be honest -- they aren't going to be.
 These posts are, henceforth, just "Status updates". The date range can
 be inferred from the post date.
 

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ I've read about a lot of methods people employ to curb their phone
 usage. Some have tried grouping "distracting" apps into a separate
 folder, and this supposedly helps reduce their usage. Now, I fail to see
 how this would work, but YMMV. Another technique I see often is using
-a time governance app -- like OnePlus' Zen Mode---to enforce how much
+a time governance app -- like OnePlus' Zen Mode -- to enforce how much
 time you spend using specific apps, or the phone itself. I've tried this
 for myself, but I constantly found myself counting down the minutes
 after which the phone would become usable again. Not helpful.

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ---
 
 This new semester has been pretty easy on me, so far. I hardly every
 have any classes (again, so far), and I've a ton of free time on my
-hands. This calls for -- yep---a distro hop! 
+hands. This calls for -- yep -- a distro hop! 
 
 ## Why KISS?
 

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ change, and consequentially the risks do too.
 
 ## Fin
 
-Instagram is -- much to my dismay---far too popular for it to die any
+Instagram is -- much to my dismay -- far too popular for it to die any
 time soon. There are plenty of good reasons to stop using the platform
 altogether (hint: Facebook), but that's a discussion for another day.
 

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ life as a whole. I wouldn't call KISS "life changing", as that would be
 overly dramatic, but it has definitely reshaped my outlook towards
 technology -- for better or worse.
 
-When I talk about KISS to people -- online or IRL---I get some pretty
+When I talk about KISS to people -- online or IRL -- I get some pretty
 interesting reactions and comments.[^bringing-up-kiss] 
 Ranging from "Oh cool." to "You must be
 retarded.", I've heard it all. A classic and a personal favourite of

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 After having recently installed [KISS](https://getkiss.org), and
 building Firefox from source, I was exposed to the true monstrosity that
-Firefox -- and web browsers in general---is. It took all of 9 hours to
+Firefox -- and web browsers in general -- is. It took all of 9 hours to
 build the dependencies and then Firefox itself.
 
 Sure, KISS now ships Firefox binaries in the

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ slug: pycon-wrap-up
 ---
 
 I'm writing this article as I sit in class, back on the grind. Last
-weekend -- Oct 12th and 13th---was PyCon India 2019, in Chennai, India.
+weekend -- Oct 12th and 13th -- was PyCon India 2019, in Chennai, India.
 It was my first PyCon, _and_ my first ever talk at a major conference!
 This is an account of the all the cool stuff I saw, people I met and the
 talks I enjoyed.

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 ## Wrapping up
 
 As with conventional warfare, it's hard to determine who won. Britain
-may have had the last blow, but Moscow -- yet again---depicted their
+may have had the last blow, but Moscow -- yet again -- depicted their
 finesse in information warfare. Their ability to seize unexpected
 openings, gather intel to facilitate their disinformation campaigns, and
 their cyber capabilities makes them a formidable threat.