modest suggestion for how to proceed

Keith Moore moore at cs.utk.edu
Wed Mar 26 21:52:24 CET 2003


> In terms of standards efforts, there is massive evidence showing that
> the best way to waste time is to try to study a complex problem in its
> entirety, before doing anything productive. You take a long time doing
> the studying. You never fully understand the problem, because complex
> problems are fickle things. Participants change, so you lose 
> continuity.
> And you miss the market window.

what you're suggesting is that it's more important to "hit" the market 
window than it is to produce something that actually solves a problem.

that is what is known as insanity.



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