+ [2014-02-12T22:32:48Z] hodapp jaybe: That's equivocating a specific jurisdiction's legal record of a suit with the general notion of suing.
+ [2014-02-12T22:35:05Z] jaybe it was a federal suit.
+ [2014-02-12T22:36:05Z] hodapp jaybe: None of these things are relevant to whether suing, and losing, is still suing.
+ [2014-02-12T22:36:44Z] hodapp jaybe: If you murdered someone and it was never reported, then legally, you didn't murder either.
+ [2014-02-12T22:36:46Z] jaybe i thought i had already made my position clear on that topic.

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Posted by hodapp in #jekyll at 2014-02-12T22:31:38Z

Pretty much any definition you will look up for 'sue' will involve some notion of 'requesting' or 'filing', and will not require actually getting what you request.
+ [2014-02-13T01:31:15Z] hodapp jaybe: Yes, and I'm asking what exactly entitles you to claim a sort of universal exception to the dictionary definition.
+ [2014-02-13T01:32:40Z] pontiki #jekyll is not #defocus
+ [2014-02-13T02:28:57Z] troyswanson pop quiz - what's your IDE of choice?
+ [2014-02-13T02:29:50Z] hodapp I use Emacs.
+ [2014-02-13T02:30:03Z] hodapp and as much as people love to hate it, I've really rather liked working with Eclipse.