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Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 12:25 p.m.

In Response To: Bob is right, but that doesn't matter! (phil simborg)

Last night at dinner the fellow backgammon player I was with told me that it is impossible to ever have a truly random system.

Sounds like a Jeopardy answer. Question: "how do you distinguish between a scientist and a philosopher?"

Messages In This Thread

• electronic dice
  Phil simborg -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 4:47 p.m.
  • Other advsntages
    Phil simborg -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 4:58 p.m.
    • I agree with Phil
      Ken Larsen -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 5:47 p.m.
      • I agree with Phil
        Jakob Garal -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 10:45 p.m.
        • I agree with Phil--about that sensor board
          phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 1:54 a.m.
          • I agree with Phil--about that sensor board
            Jake Jacobs -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:56 a.m.
            • about that sensor board
              Jakob Garal -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 7:22 p.m.
          • I agree with Phil--about that sensor board
            Jakob Garal -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 7:10 p.m.
      • I agree with Phil
        phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 1:48 a.m.
        • I agree with Phil
          Taper_Mike -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:45 a.m.
          • I agree with Phil--even more important
            Phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 5:26 a.m.
    • Other advsntages
      Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 7:29 p.m.
      • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
        David Levy -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 7:46 p.m.
        • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
          phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 1:58 a.m.
          • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
            Bob Koca -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:05 a.m.
            • Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!
              phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 12:15 p.m.
              • Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!
                Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 12:25 p.m.
                • How to distinguish between a scientist and philosopher
                  phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 4:10 p.m.
              • Bob is right, and it matters.
                Jason Lee -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 12:51 p.m.
              • Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!
                Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 2:25 p.m.
                • Bob is right, but that doesn't matter!
                  Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:10 p.m.
          • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
            mamabear -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 2:30 p.m.
            • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
              phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 4:22 p.m.
            • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
              Timothy Chow -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 4:32 p.m.
              • Allaying concerns about dice hacking.
                mamabear -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 7:17 p.m.
                • It all about how change happens
                  phil simborg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 9:15 p.m.
    • It is more important to do right things than just do them right.
      Jakob Garal -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 2:17 p.m.
      • Yes, Jakob, I am looking for something else
        phil simborg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 9:05 p.m.
        • Phil, you are welcome to test!
          Jakob Garal -- Sunday, 10 April 2016, at 2:24 p.m.
      • It is more important to do right things than just do them right.
        Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 5 April 2016, at 9:07 a.m.
        • thank you...you are right
          phil simborg -- Tuesday, 5 April 2016, at 2:00 p.m.
    • Other advsntages
      Albert Steg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 5:49 p.m.
      • Other advsntages
        mamabear -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 7:28 p.m.
    • Other advsntages
      johnk -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 7:11 p.m.
      • Other advsntages
        phil simborg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 8:51 p.m.
        • Other advsntages
          johnk -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 9:33 p.m.
  • electronic dice
    Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 7:24 p.m.
  • Built-in clock
    Taper_Mike -- Saturday, 2 April 2016, at 9:56 p.m.