Will_Newsome comments on (Virtual) Employment Open Thread - Less Wrong

35 Post author: Will_Newsome 23 September 2010 04:25AM

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Comment author: Will_Newsome 24 September 2010 06:58:15AM *  1 point [-]

Hm, I bet this recurring problem generalizes. What heuristics should I have used to find the manual? I would have guessed 'reddit commenting markdown'.

Comment author: wedrifid 24 September 2010 07:03:04AM 1 point [-]

I just googled markdown syntax. If I didn't know that LW used markdown I would have googled "reddit syntax". If I didn't know LW was reddit-like I would have googled "lesswrong syntax". (All of those worked by the way. Although would have required reading a page then possibly following link or doing another search based on the new information.)

Comment author: Will_Newsome 24 September 2010 07:09:50AM 1 point [-]

Nothing magic then. Thanks.

Comment author: wedrifid 24 September 2010 07:18:33AM *  2 points [-]

Google + experiment until you know how to do something. That's a general tactic that is sufficiently effective that it verges on magical! ;)