Comments on: On the internet, somebody knows you’re a doc http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/375?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-internet-somebody-knows-youre-a-doc Dave Ferguson's interests, ideas, notions, tangents Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:23:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/375/comment-page-1#comment-9000 Dave Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:55:51 +0000 http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/?p=375#comment-9000 Manish, in context, the problem with <i>drfleablog</i> (and the reason it's good for the course I'm working on) is that by discussing on his blog the strategizing he did with his attorney and with the "jury expert," the doctor could well have been waiving his right to attorney/client privilege. No one outside of the case knows <i>why</i> they settled out of court -- but since the case had begun, I don't think it's wrong to assume he originally felt he had a reasonable chance of prevailing. And that he changed his mind. It's easy to make humorous, snarky, or sarcastic comments on a blog -- I might even do that myself someday. You're by yourself, the ordinary social inhibitions are lessened, and anyway, it's the blogosphere. I'm not saying "never say what's on your mind." But if you converse in public, you have to recall from time to time that someone might be listening. Manish, in context, the problem with drfleablog (and the reason it’s good for the course I’m working on) is that by discussing on his blog the strategizing he did with his attorney and with the “jury expert,” the doctor could well have been waiving his right to attorney/client privilege.

No one outside of the case knows why they settled out of court — but since the case had begun, I don’t think it’s wrong to assume he originally felt he had a reasonable chance of prevailing. And that he changed his mind.

It’s easy to make humorous, snarky, or sarcastic comments on a blog — I might even do that myself someday. You’re by yourself, the ordinary social inhibitions are lessened, and anyway, it’s the blogosphere.

I’m not saying “never say what’s on your mind.” But if you converse in public, you have to recall from time to time that someone might be listening.

]]> By: Manish Mohan http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/375/comment-page-1#comment-8998 Manish Mohan Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:48:04 +0000 http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/?p=375#comment-8998 Interesting... We leave our digital footprints all over the Net. And deleting a blog or a post is not going to be enough. How will one delete all the cached versions, the RSS feeds and the email subscriptions!!! You can run but you can't hide in this digital world. Interesting… We leave our digital footprints all over the Net. And deleting a blog or a post is not going to be enough. How will one delete all the cached versions, the RSS feeds and the email subscriptions!!!

You can run but you can’t hide in this digital world.

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