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I wouldn't call sending truckloads of boxes of paperwork during discovery to opposing counsel and linking a 238-page PDF with a good ToC and summary equivalent,

by DKnoll 7y ago

I wouldn't call sending truckloads of boxes of paperwork during discovery to opposing counsel and linking a 238-page PDF with a good ToC and summary equivalent, but I guess the internet has robbed a lot of people of basic research skills.

infecto 7y ago
You must be fun to work with.
- DKnoll 7y ago
  “But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” “That’s the display department.” “With a flashlight.” “Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.” “So had the stairs.” “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?” “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
  - exikyut 7y ago
    (HTTG: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/40705-but-the-plans-were-on-display-on-display-i-eventually https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/40705-but-the-plans-were-on...)
- dang 7y ago
  Personal attacks aren't allowed here, no matter how wrong or annoying another comment is. Would you please review the site guidelines and follow them? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - DKnoll 7y ago
    In regards to 'wrong or annoying,' was there something I could have done or said better, Dan?
    - dang 7y ago
      That's a stock phrase that I use to acknowledge that internet comments can land in all sorts of ways with readers, depending on their prior experiences and what's going on in the moment: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20annoying&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu.... It doesn't imply that the GP comment was wrong or annoying—only that if it was, it's still not ok to break the site guidelines. When I read your GP comment, though, I can see how some people would find it provocative, because it sort of follows an internet snark template: "<mild factual observation>, but <sudden putdown>". Not saying you intended it that way! But intent doesn't affect much, unfortunately. If your comment had stopped before the "but" clause, it would have been just fine.

by DKnoll 7y ago

infecto 7y ago

You must be fun to work with.

DKnoll 7y ago
“But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.” “That’s the display department.” “With a flashlight.” “Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.” “So had the stairs.” “But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?” “Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
- exikyut 7y ago
  (HTTG: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/40705-but-the-plans-were-on-display-on-display-i-eventually https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/40705-but-the-plans-were-on...)
dang 7y ago
Personal attacks aren't allowed here, no matter how wrong or annoying another comment is. Would you please review the site guidelines and follow them? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- DKnoll 7y ago
  In regards to 'wrong or annoying,' was there something I could have done or said better, Dan?
  - dang 7y ago
    That's a stock phrase that I use to acknowledge that internet comments can land in all sorts of ways with readers, depending on their prior experiences and what's going on in the moment: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20annoying&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu.... It doesn't imply that the GP comment was wrong or annoying—only that if it was, it's still not ok to break the site guidelines. When I read your GP comment, though, I can see how some people would find it provocative, because it sort of follows an internet snark template: "<mild factual observation>, but <sudden putdown>". Not saying you intended it that way! But intent doesn't affect much, unfortunately. If your comment had stopped before the "but" clause, it would have been just fine.