For both "Amplitude Configurations" and "Joint Configurations", you summarised it just fine without mentioning complex numbers (except to note that this is the formal notation used). This would be an example of "being able to teach the lessons/concepts of QM, without teaching the math" - you can leave out the complex numbers entirely, and just present the ideas.
I'm only about halfway finished, but it hasn't shown any signs of getting particularly more mathematical.
Mind you, I absolutely love that Eliezer is teaching the math, because it's something I want to learn. But the basic idea of "drop apple, it falls" and even "falling objects fall faster over time" can be taught without resorting to calculus. I think that same level of abstraction could be applied to the QM sequence to make it MUCH more approachable. (Heck, if people were interested, I'd be game for writing it :))
You misunderstood the purpose -- these are my comments on the sequence, not a summary. I seriously doubt anyone could actually learn anything from my notes alone.
I absolutely love that Eliezer is teaching the math
What.
Recently reporters from two major national magazines contacted me in preparation for doing stories on Bitcoin. This reminded me that Wired magazine did a cover story on the Cypherpunks in its second issue. I think the LessWrong community is already larger and more active than Cypherpunks were back then, and potentially more influential, but there hasn't been much publicity on us. I'm tempted to suggest doing a story on LessWrong to one of the reporters. Is this a good idea, or bad?
More generally, do we want more publicity, and if so what's the best way to go about getting it?
ETA: Would it be bad etiquette to reveal the names of these magazines at this point, or even to say as much as I've said?