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Re:Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative... by martincmartin on Sunday September 25, 2016 @09:47AM (#12575292)
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor

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Re:Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative... by random55643 on Sunday September 25, 2016 @10:53AM (#12575584)
a) A Razor is a logical shortcut that's true more often than not. It's not some type of law.

b) Never attribute to ignorance what is properly and accurately attributed to malice.

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Re:Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative... by marcosdumay on Sunday September 25, 2016 @10:22AM (#12575437)
That's certainly the favorite phrase of malicious people. They just need to act stupid to get de-facto pardoned.
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Re:Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative... by marcosdumay on Sunday September 25, 2016 @04:08PM (#12577152)
I just wonder what generates so much rejection here.

Yes, I've seen it happen. And yes, I've seen it in person, not only on the net. No, I don't think it is the case here, because evidence points other way - not because of this stupid canned thought.

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