Konkvistador comments on Rationality Quotes: February 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 02 February 2011 10:40:20PM 14 points [-]

On two occasions I have been asked, – "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" In one case a member of the Upper, and in the other a member of the Lower House put this question. I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

-Charles Babbage

Comment author: gwern 02 February 2011 10:49:48PM 5 points [-]

Dupe

Comment author: [deleted] 02 February 2011 11:13:24PM 0 points [-]

Upvoted. I didn't know it was already posted, I've read quite a few of these quote threads but never commented before or noticed that one.

What's the protocol for this? Should I delete the post?

Comment author: gwern 02 February 2011 11:38:55PM 2 points [-]

Should I delete the post?

I think you just accept quietly your downvotes or lack of upvotes, and remember to search next time.

(Also, Clippy - nice try.)

Comment author: [deleted] 03 February 2011 08:42:58PM *  0 points [-]

I did search but rather lazily (just entered the text and logically nothing came up). But that was very sloppy, I should have searched for "Charles Babbage" and skimmed the quotes that came up.

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