gwern comments on Rationality Quotes: February 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 01 February 2010 10:32:10PM 2 points [-]

From an EU perspective, that page is quite wrong, especially with assertions like

The Force supposedly cannot be detected by any device that has yet been built anywhere in the Galaxy. Furthermore, the only people who can detect the Force are those few "gifted" individuals who are "sensitive" to it.

(EU introduced Force-detecting devices left over from the Jedi purges.)

or

If the Jedi ability to "see" the Remote with their eyes covered and only the Force to guide them is so central to the Jedi's repertoire, then why do Jedi engaged in combat against opponents with real blasters always deflect the bolts with their eyes open?

(I think Lucas himself wrote in a blind Jedi or two.)

Comment author: mattnewport 01 February 2010 11:08:32PM 0 points [-]

EU?

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 February 2010 12:47:56AM 5 points [-]

Expected utility. It's more powerful than the Force.

Comment author: mattnewport 02 February 2010 12:54:15AM 0 points [-]

My initial thought was 'Eliezer Yudkowsky' until I realized that that would be EY and not EU... The way I assume your name is pronounced made that mistake possible.

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 01 February 2010 11:13:56PM 5 points [-]
Comment author: SilasBarta 02 February 2010 03:38:23AM *  7 points [-]

Yet whenever I see that, I think "European Union". And when I first saw Star Wars fans talk about the OT, my first though was, "Old Testament". Actually, that's not far off, in a sense! (It's actually "Original Trilogy".)

ETA: A "Jew" of Star Wars would, I guess, be someone who accepts the OT, but rejects everything thereafter. There seem to be many...

Comment author: LucasSloan 02 February 2010 12:50:28AM 0 points [-]

Expanded Universe. All of the books, comics, etc outside of the movies.