[Fictionary] LEWIS'S LAW is a go!

[Jim Moskowitz]

Nobody claimed to know this one, so… you’re on! 
Please submit a fictitious entry for me to hide the real answer within. The deadline to enter is next Thursday, February 6th.

Thanks!


> On Jan 27, 2025, at 1:35 PM, Jim Moskowitz <jim at jimmosk.com> wrote:
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> While nobody stated it, three people did know of Niklaus Wirth, the computer scientist after whom it’s named. The law states "Software gets slower more quickly than hardware gets faster.”
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> So we’re moving on to candidate #2. Let me know by Thursday if you already know LEWIS’S LAW.
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> -Jim
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>> On Jan 27, 2025, at 10:43 AM, Jim Moskowitz <jim at jimmosk.com> wrote:
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>> There are tons of laws, principles, and rules — in varying levels of seriousness — named after individuals. Benford’s Law says that in any collection of data, more entries will begin with lower digits than higher ones, with 1 being the most common first digit of all. Godwin’s Law says that as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. Ribot's law says that, in amnesia, more recent memories are most affected. 
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>> In that spirit, this round asks you to say what an eponymous law is. First, to find out if anyone already knows it. My candidate law is 
>> WIRTH'S LAW
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>> Let me know by Thursday if you already know it. If I don’t here back from anyone, on Friday I’ll send a Go email; otherwise I’ll choose a different candidate law.
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>> -Jim
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