Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Correlated decision making: a complete theory - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Wei_Dai 27 September 2009 07:47:21AM 0 points [-]

I'm curious, why are mathematicians sloppier than others?

I don't consider these errors to be of the kind that damages credibility.

If that's true, I've wasted a significant chunk of my life reviewing my writings for errors. :-(

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 September 2009 10:14:34AM 3 points [-]

Reviewing your writing costs you time, but it saves a mental hiccup on the part of a lot of readers. Multiply?