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The "helicopter" may also be related to the "anchoring effect" [1], where adding such an expensive item with inflate the final cost of the project. That final c
by bmh100 12y ago
The "helicopter" may also be related to the "anchoring effect" [1], where adding such an expensive item with inflate the final cost of the project. That final cost will be the starting point, or "anchor", for clients to evaluate the true value and appropriate price of the project.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring
- smcl 12y agoThis hooks nicely back into the world of software development, and the anecdote about the senior game dev deleting a secret static 1MB buffer when their team hit their memory ceiling - http://www.dodgycoder.net/2012/02/coding-tricks-of-game-developers.html http://www.dodgycoder.net/2012/02/coding-tricks-of-game-deve...