function tryAtMost(otherArgs, maxRetries, promise) {
	promise = promise||new Promise();
	
	// try doing the important thing
	
	if(success) {
		promise.resolve(result);
	} else if (maxRetries > 0) {
		// Try again if we haven't reached maxRetries yet
		setTimeout(function() {
			tryAtMost(otherArgs, maxRetries - 1, promise);
		}, retryInterval);
	} else {
		promise.reject(error);
	}
}