khafra comments on Procedural Knowledge Gaps - Less Wrong

126 Post author: Alicorn 08 February 2011 03:17AM

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Comment author: khafra 09 February 2011 01:38:00PM 0 points [-]

I'll admit I'm no pjeby, my other-optimizing skills are no better than average. But LW seems to be willing to offer fitness advice, and that's a huge bikeshedding problem. I'd feel much more comfortable and productive paying a professional to give fitness advice.

Comment author: Desrtopa 10 February 2011 05:20:26AM *  1 point [-]

If it's worth anything to you, I'm studying for ACE certification in my off time. I have all the study materials, and anything I can't answer off the top of my head I can look up in the same reference books a certified professional would have.

Edit: only saw the local context, and interpreted it as a personal request for advice. I wouldn't presume to tackle Eliezer's issues from this side of the internet. Nothing Fucking Works cases are rarely truly intractable, but I wouldn't want to deal with one with armchair diagnostics.