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Tangential question: what does “immediately respond” mean? “We asked and didn’t get an answer in 5 minutes”? I’ve seen this on many news sites and it’s never cl
by colejohnson66 6y ago
Tangential question: what does “immediately respond” mean? “We asked and didn’t get an answer in 5 minutes”? I’ve seen this on many news sites and it’s never clear what timeframe “immediately” refers to.
- Quinner 6y agoThe question was asked and they didn't respond before the article was published, a timespan which in this case is likely a few hours.
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- mhh__ 6y agoI guess it's like any timing side-channel. Saying no takes a few minutes, thinking about and saying no takes longer, putting it through a lawyer takes a lot longer than that