A whole other part of this argument that could be made is about the inherent assumption that a ping timeout is caused by an event that only affects one machine.
by RankingMember
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Glad to see a case that could've very easily gone sideways due to its technical nature come out right.
by Neywiny
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This vaguely reminds me of years ago when a friend got hit at an intersection and went to court to fight that he wasn't at fault. I ran the numbers a bit and found that whoever hit him would've been moving at a very high though not outlandish (think maybe 60mph in a 30mph or something) speed. But they never showed up and he won by default
by bombcar
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The facts were never argued, the other party failed to follow procedure.
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