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ratammer
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by ratammer »

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We don't need to do a clinical trial of this change because the standard of care is to adopt new ideas without doing clinical trials.
*insert comment about how the government works here*
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balthasar_s
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by balthasar_s »
Unfortunately, there is nothing about any conditional relationships between the steps.
So it could as well go like this:
- Come up with new idea:
Ok, I did some quick thinking and I just got my best idea ever!
GOTO next step.
- Convince people it's good:
Ok, I tried. Some are convinced. Some are not. Most have no idea what I'm talking about.
GOTO next step.
- Check whether it works:
Ok, I checked. It doesn't.
GOTO next step.
- New idea is adopted:
Yes, finally!
Wait, what was this??
What happens if I