2 ms·

> You're implying this is a minor development. It's really not. > Edward Snowden said: "This is the end of the case against Julian Assange." What does Snowden

> You're implying this is a minor development. It's really not. > Edward Snowden said: "This is the end of the case against Julian Assange." What does Snowden know? He's not a lawyer of any sort. You're treating him like he's some generic authority, who's pronouncements on any subject carry weight. That's weird.

xbar 5y ago
He is broadly considered a generic authority based on his long, deep thinking and publications about leaks and legal consequences. I think your response is not weird but disingenuous.
- tablespoon 5y ago
  >>> Edward Snowden said: "This is the end of the case against Julian Assange." >> What does Snowden know? He's not a lawyer of any sort. > He is broadly considered a generic authority based on his long, deep thinking and publications about leaks and legal consequences. Maybe so, but I wouldn't hire him as my lawyer or rely on his judgements about when a legal case will fail. It's the difference between thinking about the consequences of a technology and building/operating that technology. For instance, someone might be an expert on the pernicious social effects of Facebook, but would flame out if they actually worked as a developer there. Snowden more than likely doesn't have the technical knowledge of the British legal system for him to reliably tell the difference between a major and minor development, let alone make trustworthy prediction about the future outcome of the whole thing.
- dang 5y ago
  Please don't cross into personal attack. Disingenuous is a fancy way of saying liar, which implies intent to deceive. That's not a legit move in forum discussions where you can't know the other person's intent. Please make your substantive points without that. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

2 ms·

> You're implying this is a minor development. It's really not. > Edward Snowden said: "This is the end of the case against Julian Assange." What does Snowden

by tablespoon 5y ago

xbar 5y ago
He is broadly considered a generic authority based on his long, deep thinking and publications about leaks and legal consequences. I think your response is not weird but disingenuous.
- tablespoon 5y ago
  >>> Edward Snowden said: "This is the end of the case against Julian Assange." >> What does Snowden know? He's not a lawyer of any sort. > He is broadly considered a generic authority based on his long, deep thinking and publications about leaks and legal consequences. Maybe so, but I wouldn't hire him as my lawyer or rely on his judgements about when a legal case will fail. It's the difference between thinking about the consequences of a technology and building/operating that technology. For instance, someone might be an expert on the pernicious social effects of Facebook, but would flame out if they actually worked as a developer there. Snowden more than likely doesn't have the technical knowledge of the British legal system for him to reliably tell the difference between a major and minor development, let alone make trustworthy prediction about the future outcome of the whole thing.
- dang 5y ago
  Please don't cross into personal attack. Disingenuous is a fancy way of saying liar, which implies intent to deceive. That's not a legit move in forum discussions where you can't know the other person's intent. Please make your substantive points without that. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html