12 Oct
2004
12 Oct
'04
12:13
Randall R Schulz wrote:
Occam's razor: Don't posit insanity (or sociopathy) when forgetfulness (clumsiness) will explain the symptoms.
That's Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity", although it is an extension of Occam's Razor. Occam's Razor is: "one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything". i.e. keep it simple. -- David Smith Work Email: Dave.Smith@st.com STMicroelectronics Home Email: David.Smith@ds-electronics.co.uk Bristol, England GPG Key: 0xF13192F2