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“We rushed a patch out and it’s causing problems we don’t understand yet. We’ll rush out an updated patch as soon as we can, so please don’t hesitate to install
by monochromatic 9y ago
“We rushed a patch out and it’s causing problems we don’t understand yet. We’ll rush out an updated patch as soon as we can, so please don’t hesitate to install that.”
- neom 9y ago"It could be true hardware and software orchestration requires an understanding of how components will work in concert, we apologize we did not rehearse in advance. "
- dang 9y agoPlease don't use quotation marks to make it look like you're quoting someone when you're not.
- miles 9y agoIt's clear that monochromatic's "quotation" was ironic. A possible convention for ironic quotes: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/3471/207671 https://english.stackexchange.com/a/3471/207671 > To avoid the potential for confusion between ironic quotes and direct quotations, some style guides specify single quotation marks for [irony], and double quotation marks for verbatim speech.
- loeg 9y agoIs HN an authority on the proper way to write English? Ironic quotation marks are a fixture of the language. In context it is very clear that the use is sarcastic, given how tight-lipped Intel has been about admitting any fault so far.
- monochromatic 9y agoI think it was pretty clear from context that this was lighthearted and not a real quotation. Hell, I didn’t even include a source for where the quote allegedly came from.