Microsoft Trial Judge Based His Break-Up "Remedy" On Flawed Theory, NotFacts

[Ken Brown]

Reese wrote:


> I don't think Godwin would agree.  Godwin's Law is a natural law of Usenet
> named after Mike Godwin (godwin at eff.org) concerning Usenet "discussions".
> It reads, according to the Jargon File: As a Usenet discussion grows longer,
> the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.


Of course, as any text grows longer the probability that it contains any
other text approaches one... just more or less slowly.  Godwin's law
needs some quantification.

Ken