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Re:Google's top boss is stumped by one of his own firm's int... by mxschumacher on Sunday December 11, 2016 @08:23PM (#13154785)
this strikes me as more of a psychology/risk management/leadership question, not a logic/math test. Who says pirates are 100% homo oeconomicus conform ?
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Re:Google's top boss is stumped by one of his own firm's int... by cperciva on Sunday December 11, 2016 @08:25PM (#13154798)
The puzzle says that the pirates are perfectly logical, want to maximize their loot, and break ties between options which yield equal loot by voting down a proposal (because they're bloodthirsty).
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