Nornagest comments on Rationality Quotes: April 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ZoneSeek 09 April 2011 12:54:09AM 5 points [-]

I thought the correct response should be "Is the thing in fact a giant or a windmill?" Rather than considering which way our maps should be biased, what's the actual territory?

I do tech support, and often get responses like "I think so," and I usually respond with "Let's find out."

Comment author: Nornagest 09 April 2011 01:00:14AM 6 points [-]

Giant/windmill differentiation is not a zero-cost operation.