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by Joel Aufrecht
11:09 AM, 08 Mar 2003
There are three things that govern a network. Fear is the first thing. It drives almost every decision they make. The only thing that trumps fear is greed. ... And the thing that can triumph over greed is stupidity, and stupidity usually wins the day. - Larry Wilmore, producer of Bernie Mac. Entertainment Weekly. March 14, 2003, p 34.
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by Joel Aufrecht
12:07 AM, 08 Mar 2003
They also do this really weird thing: Any of the drivers can buy the winner's carburetor for $400 at the end of the race. The reason they do this is that some guys have their carburetor precision machined to goose up its performance in a way that their instruments can't detect. With this rule, drivers know that they face having to sell a special carburetor that may have cost as much as $2500 for a mere $400. It helps keep them honest.I wonder if this technique for cutting down on race car cheating could be applied to doping in human sports. What if you could buy the winner's heart and lungs for a fixed price?
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