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Re:Tim Armstrong: We Got TechCrunch by steveklabnik on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @01:47PM (#1736526)
Sorry. The word 'fair' tends to get me going slightly, because I'm a competitive person. That word tends to be used by people as a crutch. For more: http://www.sirlin.net/ptw/ and specifically: http://www.sirlin.net/ptw-book/intermediates-guide.html

If the state of California didn't think what Arrington did was right, there'd be a law. We've built up a system of rules, we all have to follow them, Mike did, so he's in the clear.

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Re:Tim Armstrong: We Got TechCrunch by jpwatts on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @02:17PM (#1736661)
The State has the right to determine what is legal; I reserve for myself the right to determine what is fair.

I encourage you to do the same.

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Re:Tim Armstrong: We Got TechCrunch by steveklabnik on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @02:25PM (#1736685)
Yes, reading your other post below, it seems we'll have to agree to disagree on this.
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Re:Tim Armstrong: We Got TechCrunch by jpwatts on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @02:35PM (#1736719)
"Fair" enough.
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Re:Tim Armstrong: We Got TechCrunch by gxti on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @08:22PM (#1737856)
"Law" is [theoretically] a consensus on "fairness". If we all went around killing each other based on our personal views, well that just wouldn't be very fair, now would it?
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