thomblake comments on Joint Distributions and the Slow Spread of Good Ideas - Less Wrong

13 Post author: David_J_Balan 20 July 2009 11:31PM

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Comment author: thomblake 21 July 2009 03:12:52AM *  11 points [-]

**I think this is a true statement, but I could be wrong. Please correct me if I am.

If I remember correctly, there was at least one team that responded to that paper by changing its tactics, and did very well for itself: the Patriots.

ETA: an article that mentions it: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/magazine/12SABER.html

Comment author: David_J_Balan 21 July 2009 04:34:28PM 1 point [-]

I didn't know about that. Thanks! Belichick also seems to be something of a cheater cheater pumpkin eater, so I guess he's just willing to take help from wherever he can get it.