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Re:String Theory Does Not Win a Nobel, and I Win a Long Bet by chrisdirkis on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @07:00PM (#21209118)
Progress does not mean "Commercial success". Your bet is like hearing "my kid seems to be making lots of progress on their bike", and responding with "I bet he'll never cycle around the world in 18 years".
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Re:String Theory Does Not Win a Nobel, and I Win a Long Bet by sampo on Thursday October 10, 2019 @04:39AM (#21212239)
The bet in the posted news was also about winning the Nobel prize, not about making just lots of progress.
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