RichardKennaway comments on Open Thread: February 2010, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 18 February 2010 04:36:02PM 3 points [-]

"How much will it cost?" "How long will it take?" Who the hell is supposed to be able to answer that on a basic research problem?

Comment author: RichardKennaway 18 February 2010 05:28:50PM * 2 points [-]

Nowadays, everyone who applies for a grant.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 18 February 2010 06:01:46PM -1 points [-]

Nowadays, no one does basic research.

Comment author: CronoDAS 18 February 2010 11:32:40PM 2 points [-]

The people who are running the LHC aren't doing basic research?

Comment author: komponisto 18 February 2010 11:42:17PM * 1 point [-]

More precisely: no one whose status isn't ultra-high is allowed to do basic research without having to pretend they're doing something else.