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Re:"If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the c... by jaysonelliot on Thursday April 19, 2012 @06:54PM (#3865622)
"We assume you are not stupid" means they are making an assumption of intelligence, whereas "we don't assume you are stupid" means they make no assumption one way or the other.

I wonder which is more appropriate?

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Re:"If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the c... by lsc on Thursday April 19, 2012 @09:16PM (#3866056)
My intent was to say, in a positive way, "If you are unwilling to learn how a serial console works, or how OpenSSH public key authentication works, I'll refund your money and send you to Linode."
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Re:"If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the c... by K2h on Thursday April 19, 2012 @11:53PM (#3866414)
That was exactly how I interpreted it when I read it originally.

I love the minimalist page by the way.

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Re:"If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the c... by zorked on Friday April 20, 2012 @09:02AM (#3867661)
It's great design I think. It attracts exactly the kind of people they want as customers.
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Re:"If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the c... by venkyk on Thursday April 19, 2012 @08:51PM (#3865989)
I see your point. However, I keep reading it as "We don't (have to) assume you are stupid. (We know so)".
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Re:"If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the c... by hellerbarde on Thursday April 19, 2012 @08:17PM (#3865872)
spot on +1
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