[wed239023]

I watched the interview, and I see two problems:

- nowhere it says he has to choose whole number, he could choose fractions (55.25) or even irrational like PI. Number of questions can be infinitive.

- nowhere it says, he may not change his number while the game runs.

You pay upfront for each question, and you hope game is not somehow rigged. It is not just question of algorithms.

Also money you win is a taxable income, payments for hazard are not taxable expenses...

[mattmanser]

He also doesn't say he wants to play in this reality where the rules of maths hold. That his one and your one mean the same thing. That your accent doesn't have to match his. That you haven't got to be holding a certain pose when you say it. There are always implied rules, and Ballmer's implied rules are he'll use a whole number, not change his number and be fair. You could probably spend now until the end of time adding stipulations and he'd still be able to cheat.

I'd recommend never learning about philosophy as you'll disappear into nihilsm.

And lottery wins aren't taxable every where on the planet (e.g. the UK), so you made the same "mistake" as the author too!