OT: Sun Tzu (was Re: Modifying real fields in automatic (was ...))

[Kenneth Brody]

On 10/22/2010 9:44 PM, Fairlight wrote:
>> From inside the gravity well of a singularity, Kenneth Brody shouted:
>> On 10/22/2010 5:25 PM, Fairlight wrote:
>> [...]
>>> Fairlight's Rule of Accrued Wisdom #173:
>>>
>>> In a debate or argument, never snipe at your opponent from the lower ground
>>> or a weaker tactical position.
>>
>> Isn't that just a paraphrasing of Sun Tzu?
>
> No clue.  I've never read "The Art of War".  I rent a server at
> artofwarcentral.com for multiplayer combat games, but that's another story
> entirely.  :)
>
> No, it's just something I've learned over the years...attacking from the
> lower moral or technical ground is just not a sound tactical move.  It
> doesn't work very well in combat games, either.  :)

I've never read "The Art of War", either.  But, I did have a game many years 
ago called "The Ancient Art of War".  Hmm... Clickety click... 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ancient_Art_of_War

I don't recall the exact quote, but it's something about taking the higher 
ground and letting the enemy come to you, and if the enemy already has the 
higher ground, withdraw.

-- 
Kenneth Brody