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by raziel2701 502 days ago
Wow so this is the "if you want a good answer from the internet post a wrong answer first" but escalated by a ton!!

That's incredible!

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Ah yes. Dullingshires law
I think you mean Cunningham's Law...
I always knew it as oddsockmachine's law.
Performance art of many HN exchanges on non-startup/cs topics.
Or maybe Cole's Law
Nah pretty sure it was Darude's law
> Dullingshires law

Never heard this and Google is just giving me a bunch of law firms.

It’s part of a cheeky joke. There’s an adage that if you really need to find a correct answer, go online and confidently give the wrong answer. More people will jump on to tell you you’re wrong than would answer the question if you asked.

That’s called Cunningham’s law. The joke (which is actually quite funny) is that GP gave the wrong name for it and proved it.

It wasn’t clear and I understand the confusion but welcome into the joke, my friend. :)

Maybe you should find the real name and post it as a reply.