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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 29 October 2009 12:07:30PM 0 points [-]

Thanks for bringing this up, and I've change my post to reflect your comments. Unfortunately, I have to decree a utility function ahead of time for this to make any sense, as I can change the mean and SD of any distribution by just changing my utility function.

I have a new post up that argues that where small sums are concerned, you have to have a utility function linear in cash.