In the jargon of game theory the fix is termed boiling the cheaters in oil.
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There is something diabolical about a system that allows the cheaters to prosper at the expense of the law-abiding.
And whole books have been written about the cheaters in international swimming and weightlifting, to say nothing of the Tour de France.
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Even if the system is pretty good and the odds are stacked against the cheaters, if there are enough players then some of the cheaters will get away with it, nonetheless.
But the other thing I would say is this, and it ties into the baseball cheaters as well, or cheaters in any sport.
So figuring out ways to keep the larger community involved in dealing with cheaters can keep the group engaged in ways that "regular" game play might never allow for.
Instead of evaluating the meritorious careers of the candidates on the ballot by thoroughly studying their statistical achievements and contributions, the Baseball Writers Association of America is now wrestling with the moral conundrum of sifting through a laundry list of confirmed, accused or rumored cheaters by using the subjective criteria of sportsmanship, integrity and character.
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Cheaters may almost never win but, given equal opportunity and a large enough competition, the winners are almost always cheaters.
If they constantly check and recheck all program files and commands to screen out cheaters, the game itself may run so slowly that it puts off everyone.
In what can be gently described as a lackluster ballot highlighted by a handful of legitimate borderline candidates and a couple of steroid-tainted cheaters, the Baseball Writers Association of America have finally opened the pearly gates to the hallowed halls of Cooperstown for Barry Larkin in his third year of eligibility.
Cheaters could tweak the games in order to beat everyone who stuck to the rules.
But some cheaters have beaten the system by using multiple identities, laughs Mr Park.
As the old saying goes, cheaters never win.
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After enough rounds the front of the pack is completely dominated by cheaters.
If the competition is immense, say it encompasses a country of 300 Million or a global population of 7 Billion, then by the Law of Large numbers some cheaters will be lucky enough to get away with it every single time.
Well Hotz hacked the system to allow it to run systems like Linux, but in the process, he blew the door wide open for pirates and cheaters to flood in.
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If you are serious about boiling cheaters in oil then you cannot spare the child.
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By continuing to compete, he isn't following the disappearing acts of other confirmed or suspected athletic cheaters like former baseball player Barry Bonds or former sprinter Ben Johnson.
The IRS has made big headway in going after tax cheaters who were hiding money through sophisticated trusts and corporations set up in Switzerland, Cayman Islands and other banking havens throughout the world.
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Many of the country's biggest sporting bodies had pledged to boost cooperation with the authority, in addition to launching their own efforts to uncover cheaters.
Another challenge was how to ensure that a test ban could be verified and enforced: Could we catch cheaters, and if so, how would they be penalized by the international community?
In his meeting with Travis Tygart of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Armstrong apparently whined about being singled out, pointing to the fact that sports in general football, baseball are rife with drug cheaters.
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