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Re:Software engineers can no longer neglect their soft skills by pavel_lishin on Sunday January 18, 2026 @10:11AM (#46668414)
I found out that the author of a blog post paid a maid to clean their house, and sends their laundry out. Therefore, the blog post was written by the maid, or one of the laundromat employees. So I closed it.
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Re:Software engineers can no longer neglect their soft skills by rafterydj on Sunday January 18, 2026 @10:42AM (#46668695)
That's a false equivalence. You might read a blog post about engineering from someone who paid a maid to clean their house, and sends their laundry out.

But would you read their blog post on laundry tips?

No - it's just as easy for you to send out your own laundry.

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Re:Software engineers can no longer neglect their soft skills by HarHarVeryFunny on Sunday January 18, 2026 @11:18AM (#46669036)
Err, no, the equivalent would be if the author had written an article about laundry, and how important it is to pay attention to all the details... then you realize the photo of his laundry still has a tag on it from the laundromat.
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Re:Software engineers can no longer neglect their soft skills by ambicapter on Sunday January 18, 2026 @10:40AM (#46668673)
false equivalence
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