CronoDAS comments on Exponentiation goes wrong first - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CronoDAS 14 December 2010 07:25:35AM 5 points [-]

It's always the fifth postulate...

Comment author: [deleted] 14 December 2010 01:41:04PM 2 points [-]

I just realized Nelson numbers them differently, building in + and x at the start and giving two axioms explaining how they work. Induction is number 7 on his list. I hope this doesn't create confusion; I think it would create more if I changed the OP.

Comment author: NihilCredo 14 December 2010 10:40:19AM *  2 points [-]

Huh, I didn't know Wikipedia has SSL. Thanks. (The day may come when looking up Unpopular_Person_or_Event, even on WP, ends me up on some Interpol watchlist.)

Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 15 December 2010 02:53:55AM *  5 points [-]

HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension that automatically loads the HTTPS version of several websites, including Wikipedia and Google.