Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Q&A about words Hofstadter's law Search Advanced Forum Search Forums Calendar Active Threads

Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Hofstadter's law #6611 09/17/2000 12:59 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2 averyl stranger averyl stranger Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2 On the subject of laws and paradoxes, here's another. Hofstadter's Law: the time and effort required to complete a project are always more than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. Is this another example of Parkinson's law or Russell's paradox? Or both? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Hofstadter's law #6612 09/17/2000 1:28 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Hofstadter has said of his Law, "Despite being its enunciator, I never seem to be able to take it fully into account.... To help me out therefore, my friend Don Byrd came up with his own law that I have taken to heart: Byrd's Law: It always takes longer than you think it will take, even if you take into account Hofstadter's Law. Unfortunately, Byrd seems unable to take this law into account." this mind-bending shares with Russell's Paradox the elements of self-reference. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Hofstadter's law #6613 09/18/2000 2:18 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome, averyl! I love your name! And ohmigawd, if ever something was written especially for me, Hofstadter's Law must be it. Gotta go, I'm late! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

Default Style BlackNTan Drab eBay GooG v2 infopop new dark new light original dark original stock rounded corners Slate snow sunny dropshadow theblues Touch Of Grey UBB.threads UBB.threads - Dark UBB.threads - Light UBBCentral UBBCentral - Crimson UBBCentral - Lime UBBCentral - Marshmallow UBBCentral - Mocha UBBCentral - Zen UBBT77 UBBT77 - Dark ubbthreads ubbthreads-dark Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk