Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 11:33:06 08/28/05
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On August 28, 2005 at 14:29:56, James T. Walker wrote: >On August 28, 2005 at 14:27:31, Roger D Davis wrote: > >>On August 28, 2005 at 14:05:57, James T. Walker wrote: >> >>>On August 28, 2005 at 13:55:46, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>On August 28, 2005 at 13:39:15, ERIQ wrote: >>>> >>>>>I bet 1 us. dollar that hiarcs 10 will be 50 points stronger than hiarcs 9. I >>>>>would bet more but money is tight :) >>>> >>>>exactly 50 elo better? >>>> >>>>Does it means that if it is 51 elo better or 49 elo better you lose the bet? >>> >>>Uri you are always a stickler for fine points/exactness. However, in the real >>>world there is a something normally referred to as "common sense". I suspect >>>you have this feature in your brain but unfortunately you often chose to >>>completely ignore it. >>>Jim >> >>I read it that he was intentionally being absurd to smoke out the parameters of >>the bet. Nobody bets without making sure what the grounds rule are. What if it >>was 40 points? Is 40 close enough to win the bet, or far enough away to lose? > >I see you have a similiar problem Okay, what's your opinion on the 40? Close enough or too far?
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