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Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview

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1798 points jerryX | 2 comments | 30 Nov 18 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jules ◴[30 Nov 18 09:50 UTC] No.18567950[source]▶
If your country has "democratic" in the name it's probably not democratic. If your major has "science" in the name it's probably not science. If your company has "don't be evil" in its motto...
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Waterluvian ◴[30 Nov 18 11:32 UTC] No.18568335[source]▶
Any man who must say, "I am the king" is no true king.
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m_mueller ◴[30 Nov 18 13:45 UTC] No.18569025[source]▶
Also holds for someone saying "I'm intelligent" and "trust me".
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mathattack ◴[30 Nov 18 14:11 UTC] No.18569201[source]▶
And “Frankly” and “I’ll be honest”...
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rodeoclown ◴[30 Nov 18 15:31 UTC] No.18569760[source]▶
I've head this comment before, but from my own speech I don't find this to be true at all. It usually means I'm saying something I perceive to be more vulnerable or direct than any party to the conversation has been to that point - not at all that I was being deceptive before that point or after.
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1. InitialLastName ◴[30 Nov 18 17:00 UTC] No.18570445[source]▶
> vulnerable or direct than any party to the conversation has been to that point

You seem to be sort of acknowledging the contradiction in this one. If the conversation is guarded (self-protecting vulnerability) or indirect, then it isn't being frank.

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2. dcow ◴[30 Nov 18 18:09 UTC] No.18571067[source]▶
But what follows Frankly is genuine whereas in the other examples the target phrase is used to reinforce a deceitful stance.