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This is a law, I think, maybe with the capital L and maybe with very few exceptions: every headline that states a yes or no question can be truthfully answered

by gota 8y ago

This is a law, I think, maybe with the capital L and maybe with very few exceptions: every headline that states a yes or no question can be truthfully answered with 'no'.

CGamesPlay 8y ago
Another very easy to apply capital L Law: It's never aliens.
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mikek 8y ago
Betteridge's law of headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
- gota 8y ago
  Thanks!
- tome 8y ago
  tome's law https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17978737 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17978737
  - credit_guy 8y ago
    In any HN thread where Betteridge’s law is invoked, tome’s law follows with probability 0.85. Anonymous law.