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ATProto Browser

Experimental browser for the Atmosphere

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This is from a post about the "whole language" theory of reading, and seeing it makes me wonder if the reading comprehension issues on text sites (ex: BlueSky) aren't just from trouble absorbing words, but because just guessing what the other person is saying leads to a different message entirely.

May 8, 2025, 2:22 PM

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