Kwerl@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoRussia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirmswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down12
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minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 days agoWhat’s the difference between trying and doing?
minus-squareouch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 days agoIt’s less embarrasing to admit they were trying.
minus-squareIrateAnteater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days ago“Doing” implies at least some level of success, while “trying” doesn’t.
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoOr perhaps confirmed success. And “trying” means “we saw signs of it, but haven’t confirmed its impact or if our mitigations worked” (or “don’t want to confirm”)
minus-squaredoleo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoRussia tried, Cambridge Analitica did
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThis is much funnier to read than to hear
What’s the difference between trying and doing?
It’s less embarrasing to admit they were trying.
“Doing” implies at least some level of success, while “trying” doesn’t.
Or perhaps confirmed success. And “trying” means “we saw signs of it, but haven’t confirmed its impact or if our mitigations worked” (or “don’t want to confirm”)
Russia tried, Cambridge Analitica did
Potato potato.
This is much funnier to read than to hear