Wilka comments on A Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer (Step 1: The Proposition) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 29 October 2009 04:01:03PM 10 points [-]

I much prefer text to speech, because it's faster and allows random access. For that reason I've hardly ever watched bloggingheads, and I doubt I'd watch the proposed video. Also, this proposition isn't for a real time dialog, but spoken answers to written questions supplied in advance.

Has Eliezer done TED yet? I'd watch that.

Comment author: Wilka 30 October 2009 09:11:21AM 3 points [-]

Text is faster than speech, but if the video isn't important (e.g. with BHTV) you can listen to them during times that you couldn't read. Such as driving, or walking.

I listen to a lot of podcasts on my way to and from work, and it effectively doesn't use extra time in my day - I'd be travelling anyway, so I might as well make good use of the time.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 30 October 2009 11:08:31AM 1 point [-]

My mileage varies, in the most literal sense. My commute is about half the length of a TED talk.