AndyWood comments on The Great Brain is Located Externally - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AndyWood 27 June 2009 09:26:58PM 2 points [-]

I think I see the point. Bill's scheme isn't really for the information itself, but rather for the human latency requirements for information. Any given bit of information in its situational context might require near-zero latency, relatively low latency, or not have a strong requirement at all.

Comment author: billswift 28 June 2009 01:45:30PM 0 points [-]

I was just considering how important or useful memorizing the information could be. That is, when and whether the "external brain" is adequate.