Re: [s-d] [s-b] Consultation

["Mike McGann" <mike.mcgann@xxxxxxxxx>]

Let it sit. It will eventually fall.

- Hose

On Dec 2, 2007 4:47 PM, 0x44 <bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I flipped a coin but it landed on its edge... do I win, or lose?
>
> --
> 0x44;
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> Mike McGann wrote:
> >> Pseudo-Consultation:
> >> {{
> >> Was dave's action in message ID
> >> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112050026430.19083-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> of
> >> declaring the start of B Nomic with a beginning ruleset permissible?
> >> }}
> >>
> >
> > Pseudo-Answer:
> >
> > Yes. Starting the game of B Nomic was an action performed before the
> > rules of B nomic existed, so the rules cannot enforce this.
> >
> > I declare a game called "Flipper" with the following ruleset:
> > {{
> > A person may become a Player by declaring their intent to do so.
> >
> > To play this game, a Player flips a coin which has a "heads" side and
> > a "tails" side. If the coin lands "heads", the Player wins. If the
> > coin lands "tails", the Player loses. The Player then ceases to be a
> > Player.
> >
> > There is no Rule 3-13.
> > }}
> >
> > I declare myself to be a Player of Flipper.
> >
> > I flip my coin.
> >
> > It lands tails.
> >
> > I lose.
> >
> > Boo!
> >
> > - Hose
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