[dmos62]

I might not end up reading this one due to the comments about bragging, but I wanted to ask: what's with the title? Why would you never split the difference?

[odajay]

He was an crisis negotiator focused on situation where hostages are taken. You don’t go around asking for half an hostage.

[vishal_biyani]

Definitely at least go through podcast: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18822162