AllanCrossman comments on Bayesian Flame - Less Wrong

37 Post author: cousin_it 26 July 2009 04:49PM

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Comment author: AllanCrossman 26 July 2009 05:22:25PM 2 points [-]

What does one read to become well versed in this stuff in two days; and how much skill with maths does it require?

Comment author: cousin_it 26 July 2009 05:28:22PM *  2 points [-]

Ouch! Now I see the two days stuff looks like boasting. Don't worry, all my LW posts up to now have contained stupid mathematical mistakes, and chances are people will find errors in this one too :-)

(ETA: sure enough, Eliezer has found one. Luckily it wasn't critical.)

I have a degree in math and competed at the national level in my teens (both in Russia), but haven't done any serious math since I graduated six years ago. The sources for this post were mostly Wikipedia and Google searches on keywords from Wikipedia.

Comment author: AllanCrossman 26 July 2009 05:41:47PM 2 points [-]

My comment was an honest question and was not intended as derogatory...