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title: "Palimpsest: This is the future of technical communication"
date: 2009-06-29
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# Palimpsest: This is the future of technical communication

[Palimpsest: This is the future of technical communication](http://www.scriptorium.com/palimpsest/2009/06/this-is-future-of-technical.html). Sarah O'Keefe explores an ethical dilemma about including potentially dangerous information in documentation (even if it's accurate). Her post made me reflect. Fortunately, I don't document anything that has any impact on one's life (except death by boredom in a meeting).