SilasBarta comments on Open Thread June 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 14 June 2010 12:48:52PM 1 point [-]

Adelene ... please, PLEASE stop giving the "Clippy" character ideas!

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 14 June 2010 02:16:06PM 2 points [-]

Clippy came up with the theft idea all on eir own, actually - my original suggestion can be just as easily parsed as an idea for less costly security for paperclips that are being stored on Earth.

Also, consider: If Clippy is the type of being who would do such a thing, wouldn't it be better for us to know that? (And of course if Clippy is just someone's character, I haven't done anything worse than thumb my nose at a few taboos.)

Comment author: SilasBarta 14 June 2010 04:11:32PM 0 points [-]

Clippy came up with the theft idea all on eir own, actually

You said this:

if someone does [steal the paperclips], I can virtually guarantee that ... more paperclips will be donated to the project - possibly several times the number of paperclips that were stolen.

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 14 June 2010 04:16:48PM 2 points [-]

Yes, in response to this:

Anyone know if there's an insurance policy taken out against loss or destruction of the paperclips?

......which, on reflection, doesn't necessarily imply theft; I suppose it could refer to the memorial getting sucked into a sinkhole or something. Oops?