Author: Will Singleton
Date: 20:31:11 09/01/99
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On September 01, 1999 at 18:42:09, Dann Corbit wrote: >On September 01, 1999 at 17:20:04, odell hall wrote: >[snip] >> Ok Bob you got me there, but still what can be the harm in asking what the >>opinion of the programmers is?, not everything has to have a logical reason, >>sometimes questions are asked out of curiosity, or to stimulate debate, the >>question itself is harmless, why would anyone avoid it, As dann Corbit pointed >>out programmers are making more of a educated guess then the rest of us, >>therefore I would think their opinions although not infallible would be of some >>value. Perhaps I have a little more respect for the the field then most, not >>being one myself. I suspect that there are others who would think the question >>interesting also. >I agree that the question is intresting. However, in the absense of data, it is >just another form of: >"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" >You can debate it for hours, but as you can well imagine -- a true resolution is >impossible. > >That is one reason that I am so greatful for Ed's Rebel GM experiments. This >kind of data can really pin down the answer to form reliable estimates. Yes, but just how much is Ed willing to spend? Might need a lot of data. :) Will
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