Comment by cestith
1 day ago
I treat my technical memories in discussions like the Russian proverb Reagan popularized in the disarmament negotiations with the Soviets.
доверяй, но проверяй
“Trust, but verify.”
Meta: Yes, I did a quick search to verify some of this before replying.
I was more used to hearing the "Measure 7 times cut once" russian saying. :D
Very good. Sometimes I‘m too impatient.
I can relate.
I am getting into the questionable habit of arguing my point with an LLM before contributing it these days.
> доверяй, но проверяй
I wasn't aware of the source phrase, nor how much better it sounds phonetically in Russian (doveryay, no proveryay)