Sturgeon’s Law is, “Nothing is always absolutely so.”

Sturgeon’s Revelation is, “90% of everything is crap.”

Of course, this is just further ammunition for others to show I’m anal, but I wear that label with pride.

Okay, Jay Tea. If you admit that isn’t the simplest, it doesn’t exactly “follow Occam’s Razor…” as you wrote above.

Can you maintain any kind of consistency?

And dear god, elegant? That explains a lot.

“Sturgeon’s Law says that 90% of everything is crap, but why settle for just 90%?”

And I’ll admit that the explanation Reynolds offers is probably not the simplest, but it is the most elegant…

J.

>It certainly applies to Glenn Reynolds.

I think you give Reynolds more credit than he deserves.

Oh come on, Mambo.

It should be obvious that entrenched liberal bias in the media, if not out right collusion between the liberal media and the Obama administration, is the explanation that relies on the least amount of assumptions for its proof.

Plus, Jay Tea “uses it all the time.” What better evidence is there than frequent use to prove that Jay Tea understands what it means?

It certainly applies to Glenn Reynolds.

Ya. That.

Save Farris thinks the only place to get info is in movies.

Which brings up an interesting conundrum: Does Sturgeon’s Law apply to aphorisms?

Well, either that, or he’s saying that some regulations written in the 70s don’t work well the the Interweb.

But if you’re into mind-reading, don’t let me discourage you.

And nice to see Duros recognize that regulations often bring about unintended consequences in suprising and frustrating ways. Here’s hoping he applies that new knowledge to other issues.

Indeed, between Occam’s Razor (or, if you’re a classicist, Ockham’s Razor), Napoleon’s “Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence,” and Heinlein’s TANSTAAFL, a lot of bullshit can be waded through with great ease.

I collect aphorisms, Mambo. It’s a hobby. Occam’s Razor is one of the better ones — especially if you remember that it does not definitively declare the simplest solution is the correct one, but merely the most likely.

J.

“George W. Bush posted full press transcripts on the White House website because he expected the media to filter his comments.

“Barack Obama does not post full press trascripts on the White House website because he expects the media to filter his comments.”

What, that if Instapundit says it, it’s crap?