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Approach with
scientific skepticism
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Examine the
assumptions. Are they:
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Rely on any
uncertain trends?
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Reasonable?
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e.g.,
“Let’s assume that there are billions of
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powerful
computers, connected by a high
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speed network,
spread across the world, our
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system will …”
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e.g.,
“Our system functions in real-time on a
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33Mhz Intel 386
with 640K main memory
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running Windows
98”
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