Douglas_Knight comments on Calibration fail - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 09 August 2009 07:13:24PM * 1 point [-]

Maybe. Maybe the best explanation is that a young man who is truly intelligent, as opposed to merely clever, avoids disagreeing with a young woman.

And in line with that, I don't plan to tell either of them how far off they were.

(I was pretty close; I thought it was 150 yards tall.)

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 09 August 2009 07:55:52PM 5 points [-]

I was pretty close; I thought it was 150 yards tall.

Did you remember to worry about being primed, even by the absurd 30 feet?

Comment author: PhilGoetz 10 August 2009 02:40:55AM 8 points [-]

Between worrying about being primed, and trying to update your opinion in response to others', what are you supposed to do?

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