on 2005/06/25 10:43 AM, Mark Dapoz at md@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jun 2005, Andrew Gullen wrote:
>>
>> Sometimes designing a theory seems a lot like designing a machine or a piece
>> of software. You get an idea, build it, then let it loose to see how well it
>> does. People don't wait for it to be absolutely perfect before using it,
>> because they'd have to wait forever (except in the case of quantum mech).
>
> And who would be the Microsoft of environmental theories? Sierra Club? It's
> a scarry thought that they would operate similarly. At least Microsoft
> offers patches :-)
Well, by "let it loose" I meant see how it does on the data, and let other
people try it out. Sometimes it's hard to believe anything from MS sees data
before it gets out the door, or that anyone tries it out. :-)
Andrew
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