Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Re: Determining C Complexity Message-ID: <_S05P58@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 6 Aug 90 19:45:28 GMT References: <1050@ashton.UUCP> <7990015@hpopd.HP.COM> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 10 In article <7990015@hpopd.HP.COM> daves@hpopd.HP.COM (Dave Straker) writes: > "Rational, competent men and women can work effectively to maximise > *any single observed* indication of success" This can be observed in the Soviet Union. When a nail plant is required to produce the maximum number of nails produced, they produce needles. When required to produce the greatest weight, they produce railroad spikes. Neither are terribly useful for building houses. When required to turn a profit, however... -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U`