Clippy comments on What big goals do we have? - Less Wrong

10 Post author: cousin_it 19 January 2010 04:35PM

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Comment author: Clippy 19 January 2010 06:29:24PM 8 points [-]

When I'm hungry I eat, but then I don't go on eating some more just to maximize a function. Eating isn't something I want a lot of. Likewise I don't want a ton of survival, just a bounded amount every day. Let's define a goal as big if you never get full: every increment of effort/achievement is valuable, like paperclips to Clippy.

Well, paperclip maximizers are satisifed by any additional paperclips they can make, but they also care about making sure people can use MS Office pre-07 ... so it's not just one thing.

Tip: you can shift in and out of superscripts in MS Word by pressing ctrl-shift-+, and subscripts by pressing ctrl-= (same thing but without the shift). Much easier than calling up the menu or clicking on the button!

Comment author: Tiiba 20 January 2010 05:04:03AM 7 points [-]

You know, Clippy was a perfect example of a broken attempt at friendliness.

Comment author: wedrifid 20 January 2010 05:17:25AM 2 points [-]

ctrl-shift-+, and subscripts by pressing ctrl-=

Wouldn't that make 'ctrl-shift-+' like saying "ATM Machine"?

Comment author: Alicorn 19 January 2010 06:43:22PM 3 points [-]

What's the Mac shortcut?

Comment author: Clippy 19 January 2010 06:52:01PM 5 points [-]

Command-Q