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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor


I didn't get it

Simple, clever and the light blue adds flair.

Founder William of Ockham was known for his parsimony.

At first I thought there had to be some conspiracy theory to explain why shirts don't seem to get interesting Woot writeups any more, but then I realized there's got to be a simpler explanation.

Ah, Occam. He rules my life along with his twin brother, Murphy.

Now THIS is the type of razor that woot needs to sell more of!

(sorry TT, I had to)

The simplest razor is often the sharpest one.

MOST ACCURATE ARTIST BIO TO DATE

It's a single blade razor - the simplest is always best.

I asked for the unabridged explanation and all I got was this simple T-shirt.

Is this the same Occam's razor that nobody had ever heard of before that episode of Scrubs but now every wannabe nerd references as if it was the first words they ever spoke as a child?

joelellis wrote:Is this the same Occam's razor that nobody had ever heard of before that episode of Scrubs but now every wannabe nerd references as if it was the first words they ever spoke as a child?

Here's a better and earlier reference in pop culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAp3jT8n6Qs

sjc3d wrote:At first I thought there had to be some conspiracy theory to explain why shirts don't seem to get interesting Woot writeups any more, but then I realized there's got to be a simpler explanation.

I've been mulling over this one and am afraid the reason may be grim: Woot is now just a branch in a business pushing merchandise, not a hint of the witty start-up that once stole our hearts and nights.

*sobs*

(some pun intended)

joelellis wrote:Is this the same Occam's razor that nobody had ever heard of before that episode of Scrubs but now every wannabe nerd references as if it was the first words they ever spoke as a child?

What's Scrubs?

ThunderThighs wrote:We have a random selection of randoms available in a Plus event on Sellout.

Looks like it's also posted here at shirt.woot. After all, the simplest explanation for a random sale of shirts is on shirt.

[MOD: The shirts were rebelling and refused to allow sales. We moved it to shirt.]

joelellis wrote:Is this the same Occam's razor that nobody had ever heard of before that episode of Scrubs but now every wannabe nerd references as if it was the first words they ever spoke as a child?

You assume that everyone who knows of Occam's razor watches Scrubs. According to Occam's razor, Scrubs is not the place where everyone heard about Occam's razor.

nathanwpyle wrote:Here's a better and earlier reference in pop culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAp3jT8n6Qs

Hi Nathan. Thanks for bustin out another for us today. Not that you have a stack of your "Dark Knight" shirts at your disposal, but what's it going to take for me to get my hands on one. I've been on the hunt for a while.

joelellis wrote:Is this the same Occam's razor that nobody had ever heard of before that episode of Scrubs but now every wannabe nerd references as if it was the first words they ever spoke as a child?

Hmmm...if it seemed to you "that nobody had ever heard of" Occam's Razor, before a TV show 5 years ago, you might consider trying to hang out with a little sharper crowd.

nathanwpyle wrote:Here's a better and earlier reference in pop culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAp3jT8n6Qs

I could watch that clip all night!

Very cool, but I always pictured Occam's razor to be more of this style:


And yes I really do picture it.

Good on the shirt designer for getting the proper year when Occam's Razor was first proposed. :]

Now all I need is the simplest solution to: how to enjoy this shirt without my non-nerdy friends thinking I'm being smug or condescending, when I have to explain Occam's Razor to them. I learned my lesson with Schrodinger's cat.

minifig81 wrote:Good on the shirt designer for getting the proper year when Occam's Razor was first proposed. :]

You mean when the term "Occam's Razor" was first used.

phoquenut wrote:Now all I need is the simplest solution to: how to enjoy this shirt without my non-nerdy friends thinking I'm being smug or condescending, when I have to explain Occam's Razor to them. I learned my lesson with Schrodinger's cat.

Say it is from the show "Scrubs".

a straight razor would have been better.

DealMeIn wrote:It's a single blade razor - the simplest is always best.

A straight razor would be more apropos for this comedic reference using a date of 1852.

minifig81 wrote:Good on the shirt designer for getting the proper year when Occam's Razor was first proposed. :]

Occam's (or Ockham's) razor is a principle attributed to the 14th century logician and Franciscan friar William of Ockham. Ockham was the village in the English county of Surrey where he was born.

nathanwpyle wrote:Here's a better and earlier reference in pop culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAp3jT8n6Qs

A slightly earlier Geek/Nerd culture reference point from 1977 - so few years before Scrubs, Contact the movie or Contact the novel.

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=146121

Occam's Razor was a spell for magic users in Volume I of the Arduin Grimoire.

Ah, time was when it was taught in high school science classes, and you didn't have to explain it to anyone your own age.

That's when people believed in science and evolution, before the Cold War.

Ah.........

Can someone explain the 1966 reference? The only thing I could find is a book called "Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought " which was published in 1966.

potestasx wrote:You assume that everyone who knows of Occam's razor watches Scrubs. According to Occam's razor, Scrubs is not the place where everyone heard about Occam's razor.

I think I first heard about it my first reading of 'Enders Game', where they were talking about the effect of the mind game on Ender, which we later found out was being manipulated by the Formics.

Best. Writeup. Ever.

Dudes! What's with 1852?!? I was seriously interested until I saw that date--William of Occam lived in the 14th century.

jcliechty wrote:Dudes! What's with 1852?!? I was seriously interested until I saw that date--William of Occam lived in the 14th century.

I made a choice between multiple dates - Per le wiki...

The term "Occam's razor" first appeared in 1852 in the works of Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788–1856), centuries after William of Ockham's death.[12] Ockham did not invent this "razor"; its association with him may be due to the frequency and effectiveness with which he used it (Ariew 1976). Ockham stated the principle in various ways, but the most popular version was written by John Punch from Cork in 1639 (Meyer 1957).[13]

phoquenut wrote:Now all I need is the simplest solution to: how to enjoy this shirt without my non-nerdy friends thinking I'm being smug or condescending, when I have to explain Occam's Razor to them. I learned my lesson with Schrodinger's cat.

Get smarter friends.
Really, who hasn't heard of Occam's razor? It was even in the Simpsons long ago.

phoquenut wrote:Now all I need is the simplest solution to: how to enjoy this shirt without my non-nerdy friends thinking I'm being smug or condescending, when I have to explain Occam's Razor to them. I learned my lesson with Schrodinger's cat.

Schrödinger's cat is waaay more esoteric than Occam's Razor.