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4dregress 86 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022)

I believe the phrase is “Ask forgiveness not permission”.

4gotunameagain 86 days ago [–]

In this case it is different, you are implicitly asking for permission on a timeout clause.

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