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sebstefan ◴[] No.43411166[source]
>I was taken to the nurse’s office for a medical check. She asked what had happened to me. She had never seen a Canadian there before. When I told her my story, she grabbed my hand and said: “Do you believe in God?”

>“I believe God brought you here for a reason,” she said. “I know it feels like your life is in a million pieces, but you will be OK. Through this, I think you are going to find a way to help others.”

You've got to be fucked in the head to think this is an appropriate thing to do as an agent that's part of a federal process. Keep your god out of work!

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1. mdp2021 ◴[] No.43411430[source]
"Servers must be strict in expression and loose on interpretation" (RFCs); "Respond to the best possible interpretation" (guidelines)...

That person was apparently trying to be humane, in her own personal way. Possibly ingenuous, probably in good faith and intention.

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2. instakill ◴[] No.43413188[source]
where is this guideline text from? Want to explore, tx.
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3. whoopdedo ◴[] No.43413200[source]
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-thomson-postel-w...
4. mdp2021 ◴[] No.43415623[source]
? You have been here for a while, of course I meant

> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I got confused on some words in my memory during the rush, sorry.

Did you understand any different reference?

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