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Link #1: stealthbadger.net/images/STOPTHAT.jpg
Link #2: Quantum Strategies by Meyer 1998 (Penny-Flip game)
prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v82/i5/p1052_1
Link #3: Quantum Games and Quantum Strategies by Eisert 1999 (Prisoners can escape their dilemma by having a sufficiently high value for the entanglement of their wave functions!)
prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v83/i15/p3077_1
Link #4: Which combine to make this fail-filled monstrosity:
Doves and hawks in economics revisited: An evolutionary quantum game theory based analysis of financial crises by Hanauske et al 2010
tinyurl.com/3q8b39r
Ali's passive-aggressive not-quite-doc-dropping-but-making-it-clear-he-could:
youtube.com/watch?v=1aSyEml2A6o
Thunderf00t's video on Ali's "doc dropping:"
youtube.com/watch?v=H8rKF-F3KbA&feature=feedlik
"Thunderf00t's Docs" on healthyaddict's channel (this video has been submitted as a response to the one on Thunderf00t's channel, but I'd rather route viewers to healthyaddict than Da F00t):
youtube.com/watch?v=PR68bFJCwao
Link #1: stealthbadger.net/images/STOPTHAT.jpg
Link #2: Quantum Strategies by Meyer 1998 (Penny-Flip game)
prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v82/i5/p1052_1
Link #3: Quantum Games and Quantum Strategies by Eisert 1999 (Prisoners can escape their dilemma by having a sufficiently high value for the entanglement of their wave functions!)
prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v83/i15/p3077_1
Link #4: Which combine to make this fail-filled monstrosity:
Doves and hawks in economics revisited: An evolutionary quantum game theory based analysis of financial crises by Hanauske et al 2010
tinyurl.com/3q8b39r
Ali's passive-aggressive not-quite-doc-dropping-but-making-it-clear-he-could:
youtube.com/watch?v=1aSyEml2A6o
Thunderf00t's video on Ali's "doc dropping:"
youtube.com/watch?v=H8rKF-F3KbA&feature=feedlik
"Thunderf00t's Docs" on healthyaddict's channel (this video has been submitted as a response to the one on Thunderf00t's channel, but I'd rather route viewers to healthyaddict than Da F00t):
youtube.com/watch?v=PR68bFJCwao







![Wicked Problems and Simple-mindedness
1. http://www.swemorph.com/wp.html
2. http://hbr.org/2008/05/strategy-as-a-wicked-problem/ar/1
3. http://www.leanessays.com/2002/01/wicked-problems.html
And oh yeah, because its there and links to other sources:
4. http://www.apsc.gov.au/publications-and-media/archive/publications-archive/tackling-wicked-problems This is awesome!
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_problems
6 & 7 thanks to beechgrovejoe, who reminded me about Goedels role in knocking this simplistic mindset for a loop.
6. On Goedel and Incompleteness, because its topical as hell:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems
7. More on Goedel and Incompleteness, going full circle to a weak comparison with the theological problem of Evil (still knocking the rust off of my Logic as I dig through this one).
http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~dale/godel/godel.html
[1] First, let us look at what characterises a tame problem (comp. Conklin, J, 2001, p.11). A tame problem
* has a relatively well-defined and stable problem statement.
* has a definite stopping point, i.e. we know when the solution or a solution is reached.
* has a solution which can be objectively evaluated as being right or wrong.
* belongs to a class of similar problems which can be solved in a similar manner.
* has solutions which can be tried and abandoned.
[2] In 1973, Horst W.J. Rittel and Melvin M. Webber, two Berkeley professors, published an article in Policy Sciences introducing the notion of wicked social problems. The article, Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning, named 10 properties that distinguished wicked problems from hard but ordinary problems.
1. There is no definitive formulation of a wicked problem. Its not possible to write a well-defined statement of the problem, as can be done with an ordinary problem.
2. Wicked problems have no stopping rule. You can tell when youve reached a solution with an ordinary problem. With a wicked problem, the search for solutions never stops.
3. Solutions to wicked problems are not true or false, but good or bad. Ordinary problems have solutions that can be objectively evaluated as right or wrong. Choosing a solution to a wicked problem is largely a matter of judgment.
4. There is no immediate and no ultimate test of a solution to a wicked problem. Its possible to determine right away if a solution to an ordinary problem is working. But solutions to wicked problems generate unexpected consequences over time, making it difficult to measure their effectiveness.
5. Every solution to a wicked problem is a one-shot operation; because there is no opportunity to learn by trial and error, every attempt counts significantly. Solutions to ordinary problems can be easily tried and abandoned. With wicked problems, every implemented solution has consequences that cannot be undone.
6. Wicked problems do not have an exhaustively describable set of potential solutions, nor is there a well-described set of permissible operations that may be incorporated into the plan. Ordinary problems come with a limited set of potential solutions, by contrast.
7. Every wicked problem is essentially unique. An ordinary problem belongs to a class of similar problems that are all solved in the same way. A wicked problem is substantially without precedent; experience does not help you address it.
8. Every wicked problem can be considered to be a symptom of another problem. While an ordinary problem is self-contained, a wicked problem is entwined with other problems. However, those problems dont have one root cause.
9. The existence of a discrepancy representing a wicked problem can be explained in numerous ways. A wicked problem involves many stakeholders, who all will have different ideas about what the problem really is and what its causes are.
10. The planner has no right to be wrong. Problem solvers dealing with a wicked issue are held liable for the consequences of any actions they take, because those actions will have such a large impact and are hard to justify. Wicked Problems and Simple-mindedness](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O4eqq75-nJk/mqdefault.jpg)


