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    Quote Originally Posted by Dog Hand View Post
    Don,

    "... without even bothering to consult any of the existing literature and studies... "

    To be fair, they DID list a reference to the 1956 paper on basic strategy by the "Four Horsemen" ;-)

    Dog Hand

    Truly unbelievable.

    Don

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dog Hand View Post
    Don,

    "... without even bothering to consult any of the existing literature and studies... "

    To be fair, they DID list a reference to the 1956 paper on basic strategy by the "Four Horsemen" ;-)

    Dog Hand
    Hey, that's State of the Art ;-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by PinkChip View Post
    Hey, that's State of the Art ;-)
    Maybe in the Twilight Zone (been watching reruns of the original show recently).

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    Quote Originally Posted by PinkChip View Post
    Hey, that's State of the Art ;-)
    I believe they did it with pen and pencil calculations, or the equivalent thereof

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    You all keep forgetting what came first. The chicken or the egg. Lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freightman View Post
    I believe they did it with pen and pencil calculations, or the equivalent thereof
    At least the Four Horsemen used their calculators of the day.............LOL
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