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Re:Ask HN: Non-cloud voice recognition for home use? by mthoms on Saturday March 14, 2020 @07:28PM (#22579582)
From the site guidelines:

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Besides, the commenter was upfront about their affiliation and offered insights that appear helpful to the discussion.

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Re:Ask HN: Non-cloud voice recognition for home use? by detaro on Saturday March 14, 2020 @07:35PM (#22579614)
I don't think that first rule applies here, precisely because they were upfront (and thus byteshock isn't insinuating some hidden motive, but directly criticizing what they said)
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Re:Ask HN: Non-cloud voice recognition for home use? by peglasaurus on Monday March 16, 2020 @03:38AM (#22590792)
I think the guidelines almost need some "case law" examples. Although I understand why they wouldn't.
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