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Re:Why Mongrel2 Doesn't Use INI Files (Zed Shaw) by zedshaw on Sunday October 10, 2010 @01:35PM (#1777474)
You keep using the logic phrases that you seem to not understand. It's not a false dichotomy, it's a generalization that has no external validity. It has internal validity though.
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Re:Why Mongrel2 Doesn't Use INI Files (Zed Shaw) by tptacek on Sunday October 10, 2010 @01:54PM (#1777522)
Vocabulary really seems to be tripping us up today. Let's just cite the Nizkor list when critiquing arguments. For reference, I'm invoking #24, "False Dilemma":

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/false-dilemma.html

Specifically:

Bill: "We'll have to keep our configurations in a database and avoid flat text files." Jill: "Why?" Bill: "Because otherwise we'll be stuck with incomprehensible text files with bizarre asses."

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