Petrov Day Tomorrow, MAD experiment
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Raymond Arnold
Sep 25, 2016, 7:24:14 PM9/25/16
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We're experimenting with some variations on Petrov Day this year - celebrating the day Stanislav Petrov did not destroy the world (wikipedia link). (
Boston and New York will be doing a paired ceremony. Seattle is looking for a group in a similar time-zone to do a paired ceremony (Someone in the Bay Area interested? I realize it's short notice)
During the ceremony, a button will be revealed. If anyone presses the button, their ceremony immediately ends. People silently pack up and go home. People who live in the house go to their rooms.
If Boston presses the button and NYC does not, Boston wins. And vice versa. We'll experiment with actual stakes next year but are starting with the simplest possible iteration to see how it goes.
Boston and New York will be doing a paired ceremony. Seattle is looking for a group in a similar time-zone to do a paired ceremony (Someone in the Bay Area interested? I realize it's short notice)
During the ceremony, a button will be revealed. If anyone presses the button, their ceremony immediately ends. People silently pack up and go home. People who live in the house go to their rooms.
If Boston presses the button and NYC does not, Boston wins. And vice versa. We'll experiment with actual stakes next year but are starting with the simplest possible iteration to see how it goes.
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