these three statments were in succession and I admit it is a little
vauge but I have absolutely NO information regarding Zorn's love life =
or
personal life for that matter.
I figured that the link might help further put the joke in perspective
but...
sorry for the nearly shattering the Zorn action figure complete with =
battery
operated pants.
Matt
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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:33:50 -0600
From: Herb Levy <herb@eskimo.com>
Subject: Re: Game Theory
Clint Nation <cenns@shaw.ca> asks:
>
> Did any of Mr. Zorn's Cobra projects turn out according to the set
> plan. Given the axioms of rational choice, the axioms that Mr. Zorn
> set-up, one should be predict the outcome of the musical interaction.
> As we know people do not always act rationally and this would lead to
> the piece not working out according to the "set" plan. Note: Rational
> chaoice would be determined by the axioms set up by Mr. Zorn.....i.e.
> "It is rational to prefer the destruction of the universe to the
> scratching of one's finger"-Hume. If so what peices actually work out
> and are there any writings explaining the logic and axioms used?
>
>A new member,
>XQUIQ
Maybe I'm not fully understanding what you write here, but these
pieces aren't just outlines that Zorn didn't fill in entirely,
they're like "real" games with sets of rules, but options for
individual players within these rules. The range of actions and
interactions is wide enough that there's no sense in trying to
predict the outcome.
Just as in baseball or hockey or chess or whatever, of course, based
on past performances, you can always "predict" that one team or
individual will kick another's butt, but the game doesn't always go
the way you think it will. A baseball game in which the Texas Rangers
beat the Seattle Mariners might be unlikely, based on last year's
teams at least, but it could still follow all of the rules of
baseball and be unpredictable in this way.
The FAQ <http://www.browbeat.com/zornlist/faq.html> has a lengthy
description of game pieces that may be of help. Or not.
Bests,
Herb
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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 15:38:08 EST
From: TagYrIt@aol.com
Subject: Re: another burning question
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In a message dated 2/28/2002 1:03:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mwisckol@ocregister.com writes:
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> also, where is a good place to start with the olsen twins?
>
Pretty much anywhere, as long as you've just finished playing the entire
Captain and Tennille catalog first.
Dale.
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