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    Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 16 Feb 2019
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    People blindly proceed on the assumption that revisions are better than previous versions - even if they are worse. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3329340 … We Germans have a word for making bad revisions, "verschlimmbessern", meaning "improve for the worse."pic.twitter.com/0LqeeO6B8s

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      2. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 16 Feb 2019
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        Thanks, but this is an initial preprint. I'll wait until it's been through peer review.

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      3. David Hirshleifer‏ @4misceldah 16 Feb 2019
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        I’ll read that comment after you’ve revised it.

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      1. Derek Gwinn‏ @dagwinnphd 16 Feb 2019
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        A long time ago, I realized that "revision" doesn't necessarily mean "improvement." In every revision cycle, there comes a point where the next revision returns you to the original draft.

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      1. Jim H‏ @jimjahanshah 16 Feb 2019
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        Verschlimmbessern must be the rallying cry for software development.

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      1. Ben A.4-yrCoup‏ @daddyroo45 16 Feb 2019
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        Any browser or app update ever... Also "new" engineering of house appliances & cars.

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      1. Kyrilluk‏ @kyrilluk 16 Feb 2019
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        Replying to @DegenRolf @SteveStuWill

        In French we also have a say : "Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien".

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      1. Hori Mahato‏ @horiMahato 16 Feb 2019
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        There is a very specific German word for everything!

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      2. ZeeTeeAy‏ @ZeeTeeAy 16 Feb 2019
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        Replying to @DegenRolf @SteveStuWill

        I once heard someone say, "Better is the enemy of good." Sounded crazy but then it hit me.

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      3. Arlis R Tyner  ⚾  🌭  🥧‏ @ArlisRTyner 16 Feb 2019
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        I heard it, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."

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      1. Richard Harper‏ @harpersnotes 16 Feb 2019
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        Software horror stories, "They decided to rewrite the code from scratch." .. (A classic true tale.) https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ … ..

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