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The arguments are either sound or they're not. Why does it matter who wrote them and what motives he or his employer might have?
by mwcampbell 11y ago
The arguments are either sound or they're not. Why does it matter who wrote them and what motives he or his employer might have?
- viraptor 11y agoCherry-picking examples that match own interests. If you know less about the subject than the author then you can't verify whether they base their arguments on all available information or not. Or put another way. You have two people presenting arguments for database designs. Both base them on known and cited research papers. Both provide sound arguments for their design. One is an independent researcher and one works for Oracle. What are the chances one of the designs will be very similar to Oracle's database?
- rodgerd 11y agoWhen someone offers, with no evidence, a bunch of claims than smoking is in fact safe, and their Employer is BAT, it's quite relevant.