SilasBarta comments on Rationality quotes: September 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 01 September 2010 03:16:23PM 9 points [-]

Yes, and explaining it to a computer (i.e. writing working code) is the hardest version of this test, because it's the closest thing to a blank slate -- you can't rely on anything being "understood" like you would with a person, in which case you can just start from the NePOCU (nearest point of common understanding, learn to live with the acronym).