iongantas comments on Rationality quotes: October 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 10 October 2010 12:03:17AM 2 points [-]

And not by someone who intends to use it for good, it seems.

(Only now do I realize that 'overpoweringfalsehood.com' isn't that bad a domain name.)

Comment author: iongantas 10 October 2010 01:34:39PM 6 points [-]

That depends entirely on whether 'overpowering' is a verb or an adjective.

Comment author: gwern 10 October 2010 02:18:09PM 2 points [-]

So... you're saying it would be a perfect replacement domain for timecube.com?

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 10 October 2010 01:39:48PM 0 points [-]

Same applies to 'overcoming' of 'overcoming bias'.

Comment author: MC_Escherichia 10 October 2010 03:23:53PM 1 point [-]

"Overcoming" doesn't really work as an adjective.

Comment author: [deleted] 10 October 2010 11:56:53PM * 3 points [-]

My goodness, that bias is quite overcoming, wouldn't you say?

Comment author: MC_Escherichia 11 October 2010 12:34:04AM 6 points [-]

No, nobody would ever say that.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 11 October 2010 08:35:15AM 1 point [-]

Seems so, 79000 results for "is quite overpowering" compared to 1800 for "is quite overcoming".

Comment author: [deleted] 11 October 2010 02:50:03AM 1 point [-]

I realize. It was a joke to even see if it sounded like it fit.