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This. "Please provide ..." is pretty demanding. At least be courteous when asking for free labor. That said, I'm also interested in the topic. As others are ac
by theseatoms 11y ago
This. "Please provide ..." is pretty demanding. At least be courteous when asking for free labor.
That said, I'm also interested in the topic. As others are acknowledging, it's a broad field and one really needs to focus on well-defined projects in order to learn anything tangible.
- jmount 11y agoI've seen the phrase "please provide" a lot. And I agree with you, I've never seen it actually used politely- it is always comes off like a strong demand. Maybe part of the problem is it is a stock phrase on exams.
- chc 11y agoI suspect that a lot of them might not be native English speakers (e.g. OP's username suggests that he is from India, where a lot of people speak English, but it is relatively few people's native tongue).
- karan_dev 11y agoYes, I am from India, And it was my first question on Hacker News. Apologies if i offended you with my language, I should not have used those combination of words.
- theseatoms 11y agoHey, sorry about calling you out. My bad.
- stonesam92 11y agoWhile it certainly comes off as demanding, I think it's important to remember that English is not necessary the OP's first language. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Note: "Stupidity" is obviously not the correct word for this situation, but the quote is still relevant.
- edoceo 11y agoI replace Stupidity with Ignorance which, I think, is a solvable problem.