On Thu, 27 Jul 2017 04:58:02 +1000 (AEST), Damian McGuckin wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2017, Damian Haehlen wrote:
>
>> do-not-query-localhost: no
That seems like one of those awkwardly-phrased directives.
"Do you not deny Satan and all his works?!"
"YES! Wait, what? I mean, no, NO! I mean, deny, deny DEN-urk"
...
"Will you not have cake, or death?"
"Cake, please. Wait! What are you doing with that knife! No! I want
*ca--*urk"
...
Possibly these are slightly hyperbolic examples, of course. But it's
generally awkward asking a question (even implicitly) with a negative,
because it can be ambiguous as to whether a negative response affirms
the negative in the question or rejects it.
Amy!
--
Amelia A. Lewis amyzing {at} talsever.org
Crap, I have levitation class at 25:131. Better set the alarm to
'cinnamon'.
-- xkcd 313
