Cyan comments on Open Thread: July 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Cyan 02 July 2010 02:56:38AM *  2 points [-]

mjgeddes, why all the hate?

ETA: Never mind. I got my crackpots confused.

Original text was:

mjgeddes was once publicly dissed by Eliezer Yudkowsky on OB (can't find the link now, but it was a pretty harsh display of contempt). Since then, he has often bashed Bayesian induction, presumably in an effort to undercut EY's world view and thereby hurt EY as badly as he himself was hurt.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 02 July 2010 04:01:00AM 0 points [-]

You're probably not thinking of this On Geddes.

Comment author: Cyan 02 July 2010 02:39:19PM *  0 points [-]

No, not that. Geddes made a comment on OB about eating a meal with EY during which he made some well-meaning remark about EY becoming more like Geddes as EY grows older, and noticing an expression of contempt (if memory serves) on EY's face. EY's reply on OB made it clear that he had zero esteem for Geddes.

Comment author: Morendil 02 July 2010 03:14:55PM 3 points [-]

Nope, that was Jef Allbright.

Comment author: Cyan 02 July 2010 03:18:47PM *  0 points [-]

No wonder I couldn't find the link. Yeesh. One of these days I'll learn to notice when I'm confused.