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Re:I suspect many task deadlines are designed to force engin... by ip26 on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @06:53PM (#24498968)
So, what, it's only a true S̶c̶o̶t̶t̶s̶m̶a̶n̶ hard deadline if missing it means the guillotine?
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Re:I suspect many task deadlines are designed to force engin... by bradlys on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @06:59PM (#24499040)
> So, what, it's only a true S̶c̶o̶t̶t̶s̶m̶a̶n̶ hard deadline if missing it means the guillotine?

I mean, honestly, yes. That's kinda the point of "dead"lines, isn't it?

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