gwern comments on Science: Do It Yourself - Less Wrong

53 Post author: alyssavance 13 February 2011 04:47AM

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Comment author: gwern 16 February 2011 10:53:26PM 0 points [-]

How much attention should it get? http://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=poker%20site%3Alesswrong.com

We discuss an awful lot of topics here so it makes sense that anyone's pet topic has only been minimally discussed.

Comment author: Nornagest 17 February 2011 12:24:24AM *  0 points [-]

Oh, I'm not calling for it to be covered; its absence doesn't leave a gap in our knowledge, except insofar as our knowledge applies to poker night. But it's surprising to me that Kevin's post was the first time I'd seen it used, given how widely known the rules are and how attractive it is as an example.