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#15, "You May Have to Play Games", resonated the most with me. I think even though we all know this its still a bitter pill to swallow because hackers generally
by qeorge 17y ago
#15, "You May Have to Play Games", resonated the most with me. I think even though we all know this its still a bitter pill to swallow because hackers generally don't have time/patience for smoke & mirrors. I think this is why customer development seems so wrong at first blush.
One nitpicky little thing:
"If you are persistent, even problems that seem out of your control (i.e. immigration) seem to work themselves out."
Should be e.g., not i.e. I know its a quote and pg shouldn't fix it, but it drives me nuts when people get this wrong. i.e. is roughly equivalent to "in other words", and e.g. means "for example."
- jlees 17y agoCould be a specific reference to a particularly big problem the quoter had, in which case i.e. is just about o.k.