A paranoia related to design specifications, giving the sufferer a compunction to eliminate any and all vagueness in what the client thinks they want, and remove any and all possible ambiguity.
Client: I want tight facebook and twitter integration.
Designer: Having automatic sharing is a very very bad idea and pisses people off, it should be opt-in based on each individual action.
Client: But that's what I meant.
Designer: Just covering my bases; specificiphilia, you know?
Designer: Having automatic sharing is a very very bad idea and pisses people off, it should be opt-in based on each individual action.
Client: But that's what I meant.
Designer: Just covering my bases; specificiphilia, you know?
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sounds made by government officials when interviewing a member of the public, intended to convey empathy but promising nothing.
As she listened to the refugee's heart-wrenching story, the immigration officer made non-specific encouraging noises.
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CEO: Bernie, our database manager left and we need a report of all customers who bought semi-spleeted widgets in the northwest region since the beginning of the month. There's a potentially fatal fault and we need to do a product recall.
Bernie: Sure, right away! What's the product code for semi-spleeted widgets, and what's the region code?
CEO: Dunno. The database manager left. But it's all in the database. Just do it.
Bernie: Hmmm... the inverse specificity law indicates that this task must be critically important!
Bernie: Sure, right away! What's the product code for semi-spleeted widgets, and what's the region code?
CEO: Dunno. The database manager left. But it's all in the database. Just do it.
Bernie: Hmmm... the inverse specificity law indicates that this task must be critically important!
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For example: if we make all tables bold, but make all table cells have a normal weight, the latter rule will be applied. This is because "table cell" is more specific than "table".
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