mwengler comments on Rationality Quotes: February 2011 - Less Wrong

13 Post author: gwern 01 February 2011 05:46PM

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Comment author: billswift 01 February 2011 07:48:07PM *  4 points [-]

Pendarvis Theory of Technology: "..., it is my theory that everything wrong with everything is the fault of language teachers.

"If a child is taught that it is all right if you mis-spell a word occasionally, or don't always punctuate exactly correctly, then you are teaching that child that small mistakes are okay, as long as people know pretty well what is meant. I feel this is a dangerous attitude to foster in a highly technological society."

-- William Tuning, Fuzzy Bones

Comment author: mwengler 02 February 2011 08:14:22PM 17 points [-]

Better to teach the child the difference between programming a computer, proving a theorem, and writing an essay.