Terrible article in many ways—this is a very silly thing to say:
Schelling and McNaughton pondered the problem for more than an hour. In the end, they failed to come up with a single plausible answer to these most basic questions. So assured when writing about sending signals with force and inflicting pain to make an opponent behave, Tom Schelling, when faced with a real-life war, was stumped.
BTW, after a conversation with Eliezer at the weekend, I have just asked my employers to buy this book.
BTW, after a conversation with Eliezer at the weekend, I have just asked my employers to buy this book.
What do your employers do, that the book is relevant there? What they (assuming the CV on your web site is up to date) say about themselves on their web site is curiously unspecific.
I work for a computer consultancy; we do all sorts of things. The book is relevant because while we generally enjoy excellent relations with all our clients, it can sometimes happen that they muck us about, for example on rates.
Terrible article in many ways—this is a very silly thing to say:
BTW, after a conversation with Eliezer at the weekend, I have just asked my employers to buy this book.
What do your employers do, that the book is relevant there? What they (assuming the CV on your web site is up to date) say about themselves on their web site is curiously unspecific.
I work for a computer consultancy; we do all sorts of things. The book is relevant because while we generally enjoy excellent relations with all our clients, it can sometimes happen that they muck us about, for example on rates.