[HN Gopher] Game Theory and Settling the Debts of the Deceased i...
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       Game Theory and Settling the Debts of the Deceased in Ancient Times
        
       Author : stevefan1999
       Score  : 42 points
       Date   : 2025-03-04 01:17 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | Terr_ wrote:
       | That reminds me of the hydraulic MONIAC computer [0]. ("Monetary
       | National Income Analogue Computer")
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       | Or perhaps the ancient greek"hydraulic telegraph" [0], which
       | (sadly) was _not_ a pipe-based communication system, but two
       | independent pre-calibrated water-clocks. The signals were sent by
       | flaming torch, but by measuring the duration of the light more
       | information could be sent.
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       | [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Machine
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       | [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_telegraph
        
         | FredPret wrote:
         | There's a book with lots more of this sort of thing called The
         | Information by James Gleick
        
       | kibwen wrote:
       | Great video and animations, along with very interesting food for
       | thought in the possible arguments for this solution over a
       | proportional solution.
        
       | readthenotes1 wrote:
       | Actual paper:
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       | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222908950_Game_Theo...
        
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