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Hrant Dink ve Tahir Elçi iki güzel arayüzdü. 24 yüzyıl boyunca bütün diller için cümlelerin arayüzü olan nokta, bu iki kıymetli arayüz kaybolunca, ortaya çıkan boşluğa düştü. Cümlelerimin sonunda hepimizin boşluğu var.</description><pubDate>29 Nov 2025 10:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:7qpeka7scl4bh4rffecewfck/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6r5g3siu227</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/alirana-atilgan.bsky.social/post/3m62f6ghlac2u</link><description>I was wondering whether AI will mostly benefit those in the middle and help flatten the distribution (Autor, D.H. and D. 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