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This is essentially my understanding as well. Columbus believed because he wanted to. I got the impression the main reason F&I eventually gave in was more the worry that he'd go to another government (namely Portugal) and by some fluke turn out to be right, more than that they were convinced of his theories.
– T.E.D. ♦
Commented Sep 27, 2013 at 17:57
Heh. So, an early version of catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/S/SNAFU-principle.html
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Commented Oct 1, 2013 at 13:28

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