Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Roger Hicks
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 19:36, comex com...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Proposal:  May I please have another? (AI = 1.5, please) Amend Rule 1871 (The Standing Court) by appending this text:      A player who recuses emself

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Roger Hicks pidge...@gmail.com wrote: Or better yet, let potential judges select the cases they wish to judge through some suitable system and eliminate most all recusals. I proposed this at one point but it was shot down. It seems to me that the best judicial

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 2458 remanded to Taral

2009-05-01 Thread Ed Murphy
Taral wrote: The appeals court has remanded this case to me without significant comment for, I assume, a clarification of my reasoning behind my judgement. Upon further review, I think the appellants (me included) were confused, pointing out CFJ 2459 which hinged on a technicality that does

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: PNP

2009-05-01 Thread Alex Smith
On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 11:27 -0600, Roger Hicks wrote: On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:22, comex com...@gmail.com wrote: I hereby explicitly, willfully refuse to become party to the PerlNomic Partnership agreement until such time as I may activate myself in PerlNomic or perform another action

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Alex Smith
On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 21:36 -0400, comex wrote: On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Proposal: May I please have another? (AI = 1.5, please) Amend Rule 1871 (The Standing Court) by appending this text: A player who recuses emself without cause

DIS: [Campaign Speech]

2009-05-01 Thread Geoffrey Spear
Were I the registrar, I would publish the following: Registrar's Census Date of last report: Wed 29 Apr 09 Date of this report: Fru 1 May 09 Date of last ratification: Fri 4 Jul 08 Date of report last ratified: Sun 29 Jun 08 (All times are UTC) Recent events - Wed 22 Apr 10:34

Re: DIS: [Campaign Speech]

2009-05-01 Thread Elliott Hird
Incomplete watchers list :( 2009/5/1 Geoffrey Spear geoffsp...@gmail.com: Were I the registrar, I would publish the following: Registrar's Census Date of last report: Wed 29 Apr 09 Date of this report: Fru 1 May 09 Date of last ratification: Fri 4 Jul 08 Date of report last ratified: Sun

Re: DIS: [Campaign Speech]

2009-05-01 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Elliott Hird penguinoftheg...@googlemail.com wrote: Incomplete watchers list :( Well, it's based on the last Registrar's Report. I'd be happy to reconstruct the list from the old one.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Quazie
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk wrote: On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 21:36 -0400, comex wrote: On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Proposal:  May I please have another? (AI = 1.5, please) Amend Rule 1871 (The Standing Court) by

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Quazie quazieno...@gmail.com wrote: Or maybe, have a system under which people could pre-recuse themselves from specific cases, so they couldn't be assigned them. (Different people have different opinions on which cases are difficult; personally, I don't think

DIS: Re: BUS: Interesting Recusals - one way or another.

2009-05-01 Thread Ed Murphy
Quazie wrote: I submit a proposal, entitled Interesting Recusals - CotC AI = 1.5 with the following body. Replace the following paragraph from R 2225 When a player recuses emself from a judicial case whose interest index equals eir rank, e CAN increase its interest index by 1

DIS: Re: OFF: [CotC] CFJ 2436 remanded to Taral by Murphy, coppro

2009-05-01 Thread Taral
I apologize for being late on this -- it's a very complex issue and I'm very busy IRL at the same time... -- Taral tar...@gmail.com Please let me know if there's any further trouble I can give you. -- Unknown

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Taral
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 6:36 PM, comex com...@gmail.com wrote: Self-recusals are already annoying and a waste of the judicial system's time; I'd prefer if the reasons people recuse themselves could be eliminated.  Proto: add new postures for players who want some cases but not many.  Perhaps

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Roger Hicks
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:15, comex com...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Ian Kelly ian.g.ke...@gmail.com wrote: Judges used to be able to make themselves ineligible to judge specific cases or classes of cases by announcement (including the class of all cases; this was the

DIS: Re: BUS: No more cronjobs at midnight

2009-05-01 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk wrote: I submit the following proposal (titled Ease the rush, AI 2, II 1): Remove the text {{{          unless another player has already done so          during that Birthday. }}} from rule 2126. Arguments: Loads of

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Ed Murphy
Taral wrote: On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 6:36 PM, comex com...@gmail.com wrote: Self-recusals are already annoying and a waste of the judicial system's time; I'd prefer if the reasons people recuse themselves could be eliminated. Proto: add new postures for players who want some cases but not

DIS: Re: BUS: Registration

2009-05-01 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Manuel Lanctot sen...@gmail.com wrote: I register. Welcome back! -root

DIS: Who has gained points?

2009-05-01 Thread Jonatan Kilhamn
I'm wondering about what constitutes gaining points for the purposes of gaining notes - when someone wins by high score all points are lowered, so that week almost noone has a net gain, but if it's instantaneous gains that are counted then two players who are not gaining points otherwise could

DIS: Re: BUS: Re: [IADoP] Registrar Election

2009-05-01 Thread Alex Smith
On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 16:59 -0500, Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: I initiate an Agoran decision to choose the holder of the Registrar

Re: DIS: [Campaign Speech]

2009-05-01 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Geoffrey Spear geoffsp...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Elliott Hird penguinoftheg...@googlemail.com wrote: Incomplete watchers list :( Well, it's based on the last Registrar's Report.  I'd be happy to reconstruct the list from the old one.

Re: DIS: Who has gained points?

2009-05-01 Thread Alex Smith
On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 23:19 +0200, Jonatan Kilhamn wrote: I'm wondering about what constitutes gaining points for the purposes of gaining notes - when someone wins by high score all points are lowered, so that week almost noone has a net gain, but if it's instantaneous gains that are counted

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Who has gained points?

2009-05-01 Thread Alex Smith
On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 17:44 -0400, comex wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Jonatan Kilhamn jonatan.kilh...@gmail.com wrote: Okay. I terminate the pledge I just made about giving points for points (if I can). Points are also a fixed currency, so you can't transfer them. You can, but

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Registration

2009-05-01 Thread comex
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: Welcome to Agora, Manu. Is there any nickname you would like to use? Clearly, he wants to be known as Melbourne.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: No more cronjobs at midnight

2009-05-01 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Ian Kelly ian.g.ke...@gmail.com wrote: I'll vote FOR a proposal like this if it would also repeal notes and replace them with something new and interesting the day after. Rough proto for a new economy. Comments? Retitle Rule 2126 as Shares and amend it to

DIS: Re: BUS: Registration

2009-05-01 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Manuel Lanctot sen...@gmail.com wrote: I register. ~Manu Welcome to Agora, Manu. Is there any nickname you would like to use?

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Who has gained points?

2009-05-01 Thread comex
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Jonatan Kilhamn jonatan.kilh...@gmail.com wrote: Okay. I terminate the pledge I just made about giving points for points (if I can). Points are also a fixed currency, so you can't transfer them.

Re: DIS: Who has gained points?

2009-05-01 Thread comex
Gaining assets is explicitly defined, transfers don't count. Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk wrote: On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 23:19 +0200, Jonatan Kilhamn wrote: I'm wondering about what constitutes gaining points for the purposes of gaining notes -

DIS: Re: BUS: Registration

2009-05-01 Thread Roger Hicks
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 14:46, Manuel Lanctot sen...@gmail.com wrote: I register. ~Manu Welcome back! BobTHJ

Re: DIS: [Campaign Speech]

2009-05-01 Thread Elliott Hird
2009/5/1 Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com: I don't see how those players not listed can be considered watchers. They didn't even respond to an email I sent asking if they are watching the game. And Wooble, if you do become registrar and do decide to list those players who did not respond

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: No more cronjobs at midnight

2009-05-01 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Ian Kelly ian.g.ke...@gmail.com wrote:      (8) A player CAN spend share value 25 to split eir shares; eir          share price index is halved (rounded down), and for each          share of eir issue, an additional share of eir issue is          created in the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: No more cronjobs at midnight

2009-05-01 Thread Alex Smith
On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 16:21 -0600, Ian Kelly wrote: An entity's share price index is a non-negative integer, defaulting to 0. If an entity's share price index would become a negative value, it becomes 0. Attaching a tracked value to everything in existence is another mistake

DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Elliott Hird
2009/5/1 Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk: Per discussion on ##nomic: I submit the following proposal (AI 1, II 1, Title=Counter-Invasion): Create a new power-1 rule with the following text: {{{ Persons SHALL NOT join Agora for the primary purpose of invading or waging war against it,

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: No more cronjobs at midnight

2009-05-01 Thread comex
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk wrote: On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 16:21 -0600, Ian Kelly wrote:       An entity's share price index is a non-negative integer,       defaulting to 0.  If an entity's share price index would become       a negative value, it becomes 0.

DIS: Re: OFF: [IADoP] Office Report

2009-05-01 Thread comex
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: Rulekeepor    comex      25 Apr 09    20 Apr 09  2 CoE: The II of the Rulekeepor office is 3.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: No more cronjobs at midnight

2009-05-01 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk wrote: On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 16:21 -0600, Ian Kelly wrote:       An entity's share price index is a non-negative integer,       defaulting to 0.  If an entity's share price index would become       a negative value, it becomes 0.

DIS: Re: OFF: [IADoP] Office Report

2009-05-01 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: -- SpeakerMurphy ???   1 since 6 April, I believe.

Re: DIS: [Campaign Speech]

2009-05-01 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: I don't see how those players not listed can be considered watchers. They didn't even respond to an email I sent asking if they are watching the game. Proposal 5211, to remove people not paying attention from the

DIS: Re: BUS: [IADoP] Periodic Election (Anarchist)

2009-05-01 Thread Quazie
Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2009, at 6:32 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: I nominate Tiger as Anarchist. I nominate myself.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [IADoP] Periodic Election (Anarchist)

2009-05-01 Thread Jonatan Kilhamn
2009/5/2 Quazie quazieno...@gmail.com: Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2009, at 6:32 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: I nominate Tiger as Anarchist. I nominate myself. NttPF -- -Tiger

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [IADoP] Periodic Election (Anarchist)

2009-05-01 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Jonatan Kilhamn jonatan.kilh...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/5/2 Quazie quazieno...@gmail.com: Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2009, at 6:32 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: I nominate Tiger as Anarchist. I nominate myself. NttPF -- -Tiger

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: [IADoP] Periodic Election (Anarchist)

2009-05-01 Thread Jonatan Kilhamn
2009/5/2 Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Jonatan Kilhamn jonatan.kilh...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/5/2 Quazie quazieno...@gmail.com: Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2009, at 6:32 PM, Aaron Goldfein aarongoldf...@gmail.com wrote: I nominate Tiger as

DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk wrote: Per discussion on ##nomic: I submit the following proposal (AI 1, II 1, Title=Counter-Invasion): Create a new power-1 rule with the following text: {{{ Persons SHALL NOT join Agora for the primary purpose of invading

DIS: Proto-Contract: Industrial Bank Agora

2009-05-01 Thread comex
The PBA, RBoA, and both Vote Markets are dead, which has made the economy a lot less interesting. This is a draft for a replacement, which allows regular banking, trade offers, and vote selling. Rates are manually set by the President (me) without two objections, and would be updated on a

DIS: Re: BUS: [Enigma] Now officially a Champion's Contest!

2009-05-01 Thread Sgeo
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Ian Kelly ian.g.ke...@gmail.com wrote: Zing! Vext cwm fly jabs Kurd qoph Will we all get to learn what the Clues were?

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Benjamin Caplan
Elliott Hird wrote: 2009/5/1 Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk: {{{ Persons SHALL NOT join Agora for the primary purpose of invading or waging war against it, rather than participating in it in a constructive manner. This is the Class-12 Crime of Treason. }}} AGAINST; waaay too

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Ed Murphy
Taral wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Define plz? The last time I attempted to guess what you meant, we went from 1871/10 (Turns for All) to 1871/11 (The Standing Court aka Turns for All Volunteers), but you said that wasn't it. A standing

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Sean Hunt
Benjamin Caplan wrote: Elliott Hird wrote: 2009/5/1 Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk: {{{ Persons SHALL NOT join Agora for the primary purpose of invading or waging war against it, rather than participating in it in a constructive manner. This is the Class-12 Crime of Treason. }}} AGAINST;

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: Benjamin Caplan wrote: Elliott Hird wrote: 2009/5/1 Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk: {{{ Persons SHALL NOT join Agora for the primary purpose of invading or waging war against it, rather than participating in it in a

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Benjamin Caplan
Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: There are two separate methods by which the Agoran Senate can recover Agora from an invasion by reducing every invader's voting limit to 0. Once this is done, it's simple to pass a proposal exiling the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Sean Hunt
Benjamin Caplan wrote: Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: There are two separate methods by which the Agoran Senate can recover Agora from an invasion by reducing every invader's voting limit to 0. Once this is done, it's simple to pass a

Re: BUS: Re: DIS: Who has gained points?

2009-05-01 Thread Ed Murphy
ais523 wrote: On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 17:44 -0400, comex wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Jonatan Kilhamn jonatan.kilh...@gmail.com wrote: Okay. I terminate the pledge I just made about giving points for points (if I can). Points are also a fixed currency, so you can't transfer them.

Re: DIS: Proto-Contract: Industrial Bank Agora

2009-05-01 Thread Elliott Hird
Add auto rates and I'm sold. Sent from a sentient banana On 2009-05-02, comex com...@gmail.com wrote: The PBA, RBoA, and both Vote Markets are dead, which has made the economy a lot less interesting. This is a draft for a replacement, which allows regular banking, trade offers, and vote

DIS: Re: BUS: Scam Safety

2009-05-01 Thread Elliott Hird
Bad Promotor! You're meant to make it hard for scammers... On 2009-05-02, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: I agree to the following: {{ This is a pledge entitled Security Clearance. This pledge imposes no duties on anyone unless coppro is Promotor. If e is not, e may amend this pledge by

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Scam Safety

2009-05-01 Thread Sean Hunt
Elliott Hird wrote: Bad Promotor! You're meant to make it hard for scammers... It does!

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Ed Murphy
coppro wrote: Benjamin Caplan wrote: Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: There are two separate methods by which the Agoran Senate can recover Agora from an invasion by reducing every invader's voting limit to 0. Once this is done, it's

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread comex
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Benjamin Caplan celestialcognit...@gmail.com wrote: Edna is a professor of law, and decides to teach a course on nomic. She requires her students to register in Agora and submit a quota of proposals each week. Alice is one of her TAs. The students tend strongly

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Sean Hunt
Ed Murphy wrote: coppro wrote: Benjamin Caplan wrote: There's another (scammy) means by which an invasion can be prevented from making changes, but it would result in an effective stalemate in Agora. What do you have in mind? Bear in mind that the invaders can deputise for the Assessor.

DIS: Re: BUS: Nomic relations

2009-05-01 Thread Quazie
On May 1, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Alex Smith ais...@bham.ac.uk wrote: I intend, without objection, to flip the Recognition of Internomic II http://internomic2.wikidot.com/ to Neutral. I intend, without objection, to flip the Recognition of Fresh Nomic http://groups.google.com/group/fresh-nomic to

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Sean Hunt
Ed Murphy wrote: coppro wrote: Benjamin Caplan wrote: Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: There are two separate methods by which the Agoran Senate can recover Agora from an invasion by reducing every invader's voting limit to 0. Once

Re: DIS: Proto-Contract: Industrial Bank Agora

2009-05-01 Thread Benjamin Caplan
comex wrote: Repeats: (a nonnegative integer, or infinity; default 1) [...] An Offer with zero Repeats is automatically destroyed. As was pointed out on IRC, this won't ever happen. Try When an Offer with one Repeat is filled, instead of its 'Repeats' field being decreased, the Offer is

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread comex
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, I just realized that one of the voting-limit 0 methods (which basically involves the Grand Poobah pulling out a very illegal but very valid machine gun) doesn't rely on the Senate. Surely this only works on ordinary

DIS: Re: BUS: I'm baaack

2009-05-01 Thread Sean Hunt
Benjamin Caplan wrote: [These estimates assume that the PNP's report on April 20 was correct, and that the only changes to that state between then and the beginning of this message were the automatic adjustments on April 27.] Pavitra I don't believe they were.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Sean Hunt
comex wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, I just realized that one of the voting-limit 0 methods (which basically involves the Grand Poobah pulling out a very illegal but very valid machine gun) doesn't rely on the Senate. Surely this only

Re: DIS: Proto-Contract: Industrial Bank Agora

2009-05-01 Thread comex
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:54 PM, Benjamin Caplan celestialcognit...@gmail.com wrote: comex wrote:   Repeats:   (a nonnegative integer, or infinity; default 1) [...] An Offer with zero Repeats is automatically destroyed. As was pointed out on IRC, this won't ever happen. Try When an Offer

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Scam Safety

2009-05-01 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: Elliott Hird wrote: Bad Promotor! You're meant to make it hard for scammers... It does! how?

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Scam Safety

2009-05-01 Thread Sean Hunt
Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: Elliott Hird wrote: Bad Promotor! You're meant to make it hard for scammers... It does! how? By preventing people from piling on top of an existing scam. This makes it easier for the original people to

DIS: Re: BUS: I'm baaack

2009-05-01 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Benjamin Caplan celestialcognit...@gmail.com wrote: I come off hold. All actions in this message are to be taken as maximally severable. I have 428 Coins. I withdraw from the PBA a 1 crop and a 3 crop [for 193+185 = 378 Coins.] Murphy has 4229 Coins. I

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Sgeo
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: comex wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, I just realized that one of the voting-limit 0 methods (which basically involves the Grand Poobah pulling out a very illegal but very

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Ed Murphy
coppro wrote: Actually, I just realized that one of the voting-limit 0 methods (which basically involves the Grand Poobah pulling out a very illegal but very valid machine gun) doesn't rely on the Senate. Doesn't stop the invaders from democratizing the invasion proposal.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Scam Safety

2009-05-01 Thread Ed Murphy
coppro wrote: Aaron Goldfein wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Sean Hunt ride...@gmail.com wrote: Elliott Hird wrote: Bad Promotor! You're meant to make it hard for scammers... It does! how? By preventing people from piling on top of an existing scam. This makes it easier for the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Proposal: May I please have another?

2009-05-01 Thread Taral
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: And that's different from the set of standing/sitting players how? Because the set of standing/sitting players changes constantly. The standing court is changed periodically, probably on the scale of months. -- Taral

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Fix a flaw in our anti-invasion plan

2009-05-01 Thread Sgeo
Any thoughts on testing any plans? Either for real, by telling /b/ about Agora, or simulation (let several players control 1,000 first-class players, and a way to guard against the fallout when the simulation ends).