On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:52:44 -0700 Chris <plug....@2nerds.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Robert Merrill > <robertmerr...@gmail.com>wrote: >
> > That technique is used to great effect in military boot-camp-type > training scenarios. When one grunt screws up, the entire > squad/platoon suffers the punishment. The technique can be a > powerful motivator as long as everyone involved is a rational actor. Indeed. If a Roman legion or a unit thereof screwed up badly enough, the punishment was to execute one man in ten. Hence our word "decimate". -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
