X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=unavailable version=3.2.0-r372567 Sender: -2.6 (spamval) -- NONE Return-Path: Received: from newman.eecs.umich.edu (newman.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.11]) by boston.eecs.umich.edu (8.12.10/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k5TGDN6V010361 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:13:23 -0400 Received: from anniehall.mr.itd.umich.edu (anniehall.mr.itd.umich.edu [141.211.93.141]) by newman.eecs.umich.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5TGDMHe002536; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:13:22 -0400 Received: FROM newman.eecs.umich.edu (newman.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.11]) BY anniehall.mr.itd.umich.edu ID 44A3FC1E.DC60F.15818 ; 29 Jun 2006 12:13:18 -0400 Received: from boston.eecs.umich.edu (boston.eecs.umich.edu [141.213.4.61]) by newman.eecs.umich.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5TGDGtL002510 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:13:16 -0400 Received: from boston.eecs.umich.edu (localhost.eecs.umich.edu [127.0.0.1]) by boston.eecs.umich.edu (8.12.10/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k5TGDG6V010358 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:13:16 -0400 Received: from localhost (dreeves Æ localhost) by boston.eecs.umich.edu (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) with ESMTP id k5TGDGKJ010355; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:13:16 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: boston.eecs.umich.edu: dreeves owned process doing -bs X-X-Sender: dreeves Æ boston.eecs.umich.edu In-Reply-To: <5ed707a10606290535j63b54c19ocf9930d31a21f65d Æ mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <5ed707a10606290535j63b54c19ocf9930d31a21f65d Æ mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.0-r372567 (2006-01-26) on newman.eecs.umich.edu X-Virus-Scan: : UVSCAN at UoM/EECS X-Virus-Scan: : UVSCAN at UoM/EECS Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:13:15 -0400 (EDT) To: bethany soule cc: improvetheworld Æ umich.edu, Michael Schwarz From: Daniel Reeves Subject: Re: Fairer Favors Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 519 Oh, wow, airport rides are a great example. I've more than once wished I could respond along these lines: "I could but it's at a bad time. But I'd rather take you than leave you high and dry. So, um, could I just pay for your cab?" But of course that's not an option. So, yes, we're making far from socially optimal decisions about rides to the airport. Bethany's idea to auction off the favor is a really good one! If you could humor us and put in a bid even if you can't realistically do it, that would really help get a feel for how this system might work. Like I put in Y$2000 estimating that's how much it would cost to get a last minute flight to detroit, rent a car, and drive Bethany to the airport. Ooh, and let me sweeten the deal: if you take Bethany to the airport you can use her car while she's gone. It's technically still my car, so I can say that. :) Danny --- \/ FROM bethany soule AT 06.06.29 08:35 (Today) \/ --- > Inasmuch as fairer favor tracking and better group decision making > improve the world, I'd like to open this up for discussion: Can > people make better decisions when they can explicitly compare their > utilities for the different options? > > Or, more specifically, can I identify from among my friends, who would > least mind taking me to the airport tomorrow? Let's find out: > > http://www.editgrid.com/user/bsoule/taxi-cab > Or the view-only version since the above is browser-picky: > http://www.editgrid.com/user/bsoule/taxi-cab.html > > (Getting 50 yootles should be plenty to get your own ride to the > airport from me or others later. More at yootles.com.) > > Bethany > -- http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves - - search://"Daniel Reeves" A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?