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[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

See the way I look at it is, the question of what sides you want is part of the handshake specified by the protocol. You order your main dish, and then the server confirms that you ordered correctly by asking what sides you want. If you expected to be asked about sides and the server fails to confirm, then you need to engage in error correction. "Did that come with sides?" "Oh you wanted the full meal, not the a la cart."

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Ahaha. Great explanation.

Haven’t had wrong orders in memory, so might be unnecessary, but like this a lot better than “how dare you think I may have a favorite cheese” above/below :D