Kwerl@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoRussia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirmswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down11
arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkRussia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirmswww.theguardian.comKwerl@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 day agoWhat’s the difference between trying and doing?
minus-squareouch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoIt’s less embarrasing to admit they were trying.
minus-squareIrateAnteater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day ago“Doing” implies at least some level of success, while “trying” doesn’t.
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours 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·edit-21 day agoRussia tried, Cambridge Analitica did
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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