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Re:China wants to become a semiconductor superpower, budgeti... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday January 30, 2016 @01:14PM (#11002962)
100x on success is needed to counter act 90/100 failures. Payoff should be related to risk of losing it all.
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Re:China wants to become a semiconductor superpower, budgeti... by rorykoehler on Monday February 01, 2016 @08:36AM (#11011608)
This is true but because it is inbuilt into our current system and not a universal truth. There are mechanisms we could use to change the narrative from all or nothing to a lot or enough.
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