JGWeissman comments on Rationality Quotes: March 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JGWeissman 04 March 2011 09:04:11PM 12 points [-]

You would have to notice when they acheive the impossible.

Or that they make visible progress towards the impossible.

Or that they acheive interesting side projects in their down time from working on the impossible.

Comment author: wedrifid 04 March 2011 09:52:56PM *  6 points [-]

Or that they acheive interesting side projects in their down time from working on the impossible.

That is a good one (that applies even under strict definitions of 'the impossible'). Closely related is if they make valuable tangential contributions to the non-impossible while working on the impossible.