On Jun 4, 2007, at 3:24 AM, Robert Dober wrote:

> Honestly the idea is awesome, but he should have taken care to get the
> syntax right. I think it is not a good solution in the exact context
> but a good distribution for us to have fun.

If I were on the hiring side in the scenario put forth in the quiz  
description, I would look more favorably on a job candidate who came  
up with Phillips' solution than one who came up with a more  
pedestrian one such my own.

> Einstein who said "As simple(*) as possible, but not simpler!"
> the last part being quite irrelevant in our case.
> BUT does the merciless application of KISS give you the warm fuzzy  
> feeling?

No, but it makes me laugh when I see it. I admire Phillips' solution  
not because I'm a big fan of KISS[*] but for its zen-like qualities  
-- the out-of-the-box thinking it displays.

Regards, Morton

[*] Regard the phrase

    pursuing the KISS principle right into the ground

and visualize what happens in a WW II movie when one airplane pursues  
another into the ground.

And I don't like the rock group either.