gwern comments on How to make your intuitions cost-sensitive - Less Wrong

21 Post author: apophenia 08 February 2011 09:59AM

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Comment author: gwern 12 February 2011 12:55:33AM 1 point [-]

The obvious comparison is to spread out the burrito consumption over equivalent periods. Assuming ~2 years of the new computer system - 'would I prefer on any given day either a burrito, or use of the new computer system (over the old)?'.

While we're at it, I like the catpennies quote.