And that is why it is called *game* theory. ( i guess) -- rgds,
Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 758 801 749 www.mountbatten.net On Thursday 22 July 2010 08:50:56 Kyle Spencer wrote: > Reinier, > > You forgot option 3: Tranquilize/drug my buddies and take all 3 women. > > Regards, > Kyle > > ----- Original message ----- > > > Game Theory is the one where you are with 2 buddies in the pub. 3 chicks > > walk in. One of the chicks is even hotter than the other 2. You, being > > a nerd, can do 2 things. You can follow your 'heart' and go for the > > hottest one. After all, that is what your 'heart' is telling you to do. > > If your friends, sensitive as they are, do the same thing, 2 of you guys > > are going to end up very dissapointed for sure. > > Game Theory is all about calculating your best option. That involves > > calculating how hot this chick really is, how hot her friends are, how > > hot you are, compared to your buddies etc. Cutting a deal with your > > buddies is definitly a part of this. > > > > You so need to watch "The Big Bang Theory" ;-) > > > > > > > > Simon Vass > > Technical Manager > > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > > > http://www.etech.ug > > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > > email: [email protected] > > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Reinier Battenberg" <[email protected]> > > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:19:48 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq > > Subject: Re: *** SPAM *** [5.1/5.0] [LUG] Local Google Server at MTN? > > > > Hi, > > > > The trick is in the first centence. > > > > If they would have changed their policy from 'one cache for a country' > > to 'one cache per ISP' the result will be that the favor the big ISPs. > > > > As it is Googles incentive to get as many people online as possible, > > favoring the big ISPs is not a good idea. > > > > Stimulating competition is good, awarding the big guys is stiffling. > > > > The endresult might just as well be fewer people online. > > > > (having said that, if the ISP's got their head together and shared the > > costs of the cache amongst themselves, they would all benefit. As the > > ISPs have not read up on Game Theory, and they think the internet > > originates from their own belly button, that is the best outcome, and > > also one of the most unlikely ones. > > > > Game Theory is the one where you are with 2 buddies in the pub. 3 chicks > > walk in. One of the chicks is even hotter than the other 2. You, being > > a nerd, can do 2 things. You can follow your 'heart' and go for the > > hottest one. After all, that is what your 'heart' is telling you to do. > > If your friends, sensitive as they are, do the same thing, 2 of you guys > > are going to end up very dissapointed for sure. > > Game Theory is all about calculating your best option. That involves > > calculating how hot this chick really is, how hot her friends are, how > > hot you are, compared to your buddies etc. Cutting a deal with your > > buddies is definitly a part of this. > > Ugandan ISPs tend to all go for the hot chick. no matter what their > > buddies look like. Lots of missed opportunities there. All the time. > > ) > > (phew, its not even friday yet) > > > > > Google's policies notwithstanding, ISP's that host Google > > > resources locally on their networks have no incentive to > > > carry traffic toward these resources for non-customers. > > > > > > Mark. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). 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