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		0x12 on Oct 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Brin on Yegge's post: "I stopped reading it after ... Well, then maybe he should have said something to that effect. The problem with speaking in public is that people will actually hear what you say. If you don't intend to come across as flippant don't be flippant.

freejack on Oct 20, 2011 [–]

Yeah, and I'm sure that his entire statement would have been quoted in the press :-)

"We talked with Yegge and dealt with the matter internally, and besides, I didn't read past the first thousand pages"

gets quoted as...

"I didn't read past the first thousand pages..."

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