Vladimir_Nesov comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 02 January 2010 12:40:33AM 16 points [-]

The Guardian published a piece citing Less Wrong:

The number's up by Oliver Burkeman

When it comes to visualising huge sums – the distance to the moon, say, or the hole the economy is in – we're pretty useless really

Comment author: RichardKennaway 02 January 2010 02:33:17PM 2 points [-]

Here's a nice visualisation of some big numbers.

Comment author: MichaelGR 19 January 2010 07:49:36PM 1 point [-]

Should we compile a list of all media mentions of LW on a page in the Wiki?

Could be useful someday.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 20 January 2010 12:02:18AM 1 point [-]

Only if there is enough enthusiasm to keep such a page current and representative. Otherwise it'll die after your initial write-up.