ag4@pucc-h (Angus Greiswald the fourth) (12/17/84)
The explaination of Occam's Razor that I heard (from an article in Byte about
a language called Occam) was: "Keep it simple, dummy!" Is this the entire
implication of the Razor, or does it really mean something more?
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"And remember, Christmas spirit is -- not what you drink"
Jeff Lewis vvvvvvvvvvvv
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^^^^^^^^^^^^mat@amdahl.UUCP (Mike Taylor) (12/18/84)
> The explaination of Occam's Razor that I heard (from an article in Byte about > a language called Occam) was: "Keep it simple, dummy!" Is this the entire > implication of the Razor, or does it really mean something more? > > -- > "And remember, Christmas spirit is -- not what you drink" > > Jeff Lewis vvvvvvvvvvvv > {decvax|ucbvax|allegra|seismo|harpo|teklabs|ihnp4}!pur-ee!lewie > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ I believe it dates back a long time, and is a philosophical principle that says: when many hypotheses are available to explain a given phenomenon, the simplest should be chosen. -- -- Mike Taylor ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!mat [ This may not reflect my opinion, let alone anyone else's. ]
keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) (12/21/84)
[---------------------------------------------------------] >The explaination of Occam's Razor that I heard (from an article in Byte about >a language called Occam) was: "Keep it simple, dummy!" Is this the entire >implication of the Razor, or does it really mean something more? Seems like it. I'd say that Intel really needs to start shaving with that brand.