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Reminds me of when two people walking towards each other struggle with who is passing on the left vs right and go back and forth at the same time. The best str
by elicash 7y ago
Reminds me of when two people walking towards each other struggle with who is passing on the left vs right and go back and forth at the same time.
The best strategy for a resolution isn't to be accommodating. It's to physically shift your entire body to one side and make no eye contact to make it absolutely clear to the other person which side of them you'll be walking on.
- gilbetron 7y agoThat works well when one person does it - but if everyone had that strategy, then it wouldn't work either! (I've spent way too much time thinking about this).
- Piskvorrr 7y agoThat's basic game theory, and the game of Chicken. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_(game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_(game)
- jayd16 7y agoLook into how wifi transmission is solved among the many clients (although I'm sure its quite complex now). You might be able to use a random back off time to settle races like this.