----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 10:41 PM Subject: Re: Win 98 Registry
> On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 10:34:44PM -0600, The Fool wrote: > > > Yes but life_value approaches infinity in most cases, so any value of > > P over integer 0 would not be worth the cost. > > No. Almost no one acts as if their life value is near infinity. If they > did, they would not drive, would not drink alcohol, would not have sex, > or even leave their undeground reinforced shelter for anything but bare > essentials such as food and water. > > There was a thread on this some time ago, with JDG and I think Dan. > What value did you guys come up with? > A difference on how to measure it. :-) JDG wanted to consider what one would take in exchange for giving up one's life. I wanted to determine how much one would spend to eliminate a 1 in 10,000 per year chance of dying. I think the rule of thumb from what people are willing to spend is about $500, but it varies from person to person. Dan M.
