Making minor deities disappear in a puff of logic since 1972
Sat, 22 Sep 2007
More on Ahmadinejad
I'm against theocracies in general, unless they are benign and represent the views of 100% of their populace (as in the Vatican). So I'd much rather see secularist movements succeed in backasswards places like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and (sadly, yes) the United States.
But after hearing Ahmadinejad skewer a CBS reporter the other day while defending why he should be permitted to pay his respects to the victims of 9/11, I began to think "just how much veracity is there to all of this anti-Ahmadinejad hype I've been hearing?"
Like most relatively well-informed Americans I've heard Ahmadinejad's supposed comments about Israel and his purported denial of the holocaust (which, if true, I would find very offensive).
And while I haven't done enough research to verify everything stated here, here's a blog entry that refutes/explains much of the anti-Iranian hype the media has been spouting.
Let's hope the American public are wary of all the lies shoved down their throat with Iraq that they won't be quite as easily mislead with Iran.
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Tom Bridge -tom at_sign technolutionary.com- writes:
Just remember: There are No Gays in Iran...
Khan -- writes:
Nor in the Republican party... ;) Seriously, I don't know why Bush and Ahmedinejad don't get along. They have a lot more in common (repressive, intolerant, back-asswards, religious-ideology driven policies, no love lost for Saddam, and both are bullies in the middle east) than not.
Three Way Gun Duel
Boing Boing has a logic puzzle today. Head on over and check it out.
Once you've had a chance to think about it, mouse over this to see my solution.
Presumably, your chances of shooting yourself in the foot are better than 33%. Even if they're not, you have a 33% chance of getting a non-fatal wound and avoiding any other injury.
It's safe to assume that with Mr. 100% in the game, Mr. 50% isn't going to shoot at you. If he takes out Mr. 100%, you have one more chance to stay alive (this time shooting at Mr. 50%). If he misses Mr. 100%, Mr. 100% will take out Mr. 50%, giving you another 33% chance to take out your foot before Mr. 100% takes a 100% accurate shot at your skull.
But how would Mr. 50% behave? Would it be any different? Knowing that the logical step for Mr. 33% is to shoot himself in the foot or at you, the fact that you even get a shot means that Mr. 33% took himself out already, or shot at you and missed. In any case, Mr. 100% shoots next and he's looking at you to make your move.
It seems the proper thing for Mr. 50% to do is shoot himself in the foot (particularly if he's a better than 50% shot when aiming at himself-- since then, Mr. 33% most likely took himself out already). If Mr. 33% is still in the game, and you hit Mr. 100%, Mr. 33% gets another shot at you. If you miss Mr. 100%, his next step is to take you out. So your strategy as Mr. 50% appears to also shoot yourself in the foot.
What's the strategy for Mr. 100%? Easy. Become a podiatrist. Your shot accuracy ensures you'll have customers.
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