Dave Copeland Feb 16, 2023

Never ask a lawyer if it's OK to do something (it's always "no"). Ask them to explain the risks in doing so.

Never ask a programmer if something is possible (it's always "yes"). Ask them to explain what is involved doing something.

Never ask a doctor if something will make you better (it's always "maybe"). Ask them to explain the conditions under which a treatment/procedure will work and what could go wrong.

Show threadJonathan DownieFeb 21, 2023
@davetron5000 Never ask an interpreter or translator how you say something in a language. The answer is "it depends on context". Give the situation, purpose and audience and you'll get an answer.
Show threadJohn Francis
@DrInterpreter @davetron5000 "as if I was just screaming it out, barely conscious in a semi-coma, with the abstract reasoning parts of my brain entirely disconnected and devoid of context"
Feb 21, 2023 at 9:40pmWeb
Show threadJonathan DownieFeb 21, 2023
@johnefrancis @davetron5000 Ah, so you mean a lecture on post-structuralist, performative, budgetary, antediluvian, socially constructed, artificial data stratification then?