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2021-07-25 // day precision

A polished signature between two rough roads

Posted by Dan Cary

Original source text

Road with one short paved section: Requirements development and solicitation, Signing the contract with a palladium tipped pen, then Contract management.
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A tiny paved section between rough roads contrasts the ceremonial contract signature with requirements work and contract management. The reply punctures the palladium-pen image by invoking a Skilcraft pen. SOURCE DISCUSSION ā€” transcribed original comments 2021-07-25 ā€” Timothy Wilhelm: Signing the contract with my skillcraft šŸ–Š. Cause Iā€™m a patriot. Coverage: One of one displayed comments captured, including the pen emoji. Thread grouping follows source thread-root links; unknown immediate reply parents are not inferred. Dates preserve the displayed day, with timezone unknown. The heading, alt text and opening historical explanation are AI-assisted editorial interpretation. The original caption, preserved image renditions and transcribed discussion are source material. Public images are metadata-stripped display derivatives of Facebook-served files; the original upload files and edit history were not established.

Topics: Early Years, July 2021, Contract lifecycle, Contract management, Requirements