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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by theodric on Monday November 27, 2023 @08:46AM (#38432171)
The risk of posting on HN is having your rhetorical flourish taken literally, deconstructed, and criticized in excruciating detail: QED.
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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by HelloMcFly on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:27AM (#38432585)
I think the problem here is that "growth mindset" has a more specific meaning to many readers that is not at all synonymous with "growth strategy", and there's some crossing of streams going on.
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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by throwaway_08932 on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:11AM (#38432402)
This risk multiplies when you have the audacity to make a joke on HN.
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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by gretch on Monday November 27, 2023 @10:46AM (#38433636)
Unfortunately this guy broke the first and most important rule of telling a joke -> it has to be funny.
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