Re: [Bug-gnubg] (no subject)

[Joseph Heled]

Ian Shaw wrote:
> Much respect to you, Jørn, for keeping us all happy! And fast, too. Now that 
> the option is available, I can see myself using it a lot, depending on what I'm 
> doing. For tutor mode I think I would use very few digits.
>
> I never thought such a small thing would generate so much heat! 

This is a well known fact. I can't remember if from Peter 
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle) or Parkinson (as in 
Parkinson's Law) -
The smaller the issue, the larger the debate. The classic example given 
was of a big Aerospace executive meeting in which a 5 Billion $ budget 
for rocket development is decided in 5 minutes. Well, none of the 
executives understands what is involved, and certainly none can grasp 5B$.
Now comes the issue of a bicycle stand. HERE everyone understands the 
issue perfectly, so the discussion takes hours.

-Joseph

> Thanks again,
> Ian