timtyler comments on Timeless Decision Theory: Problems I Can't Solve - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 01 December 2010 09:15:10AM *  0 points [-]

The rule in question is concerned with improving on randomness. It may be tricky to improve on randomness by very much if, say, you face a highly-intelligent opponent playing the matching pennies game. However, it is usually fairly simple to equal it - even when facing a smarter, crpytography-savvy opponent - just use a secure RNG with a reasonably secure seed.