Messages in this thread | | | From | Neil Brown <> | Date | Thu, 30 Oct 2003 11:54:41 +1100 | Subject | Re: Things that Longhorn seems to be doing right |
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On Wednesday October 29, trelane@digitasaru.net wrote: > > Regardless, it's an interesting idea, and one which might be fruitful. > > I give you then two bits: our treatment of the tech and the reality of their > tech: > > 00: ISVAPOR | TAKESEROUSLY > 01: ISVAPOR | IGNORE > 10: NOTVAPOR | TAKESERIOUSLY > 11: NOTVAPOR | IGNORE > > If we come up with a working implementation and it *is* just vaporware, then > we're ahead. > We're way ahead. > > If we merely dismiss it as vaporware and it turns out to be, > no net change. ...snip... > Conclusion: best to take it seriously and work on it; those two cases > are the most optimal. >
Sounds like the same argument that is used in "Pascal's Wager" for belief in God, and I seriously don't think the argument works in either case. (note that I'm not making a statement about the conclusion in either case, only about the arguement).
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