atorm comments on Yehweh and the Methods of Rationality - Less Wrong

-20 Post author: DanielLC 28 September 2011 03:06AM

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Comment author: atorm 30 September 2011 12:56:29AM 1 point [-]

Should I be upvoting this just because it made me laugh? I feel like that probably isn't really the purpose of the karma system, but "You're a bad human" really tickled me.

Comment author: pedanterrific 30 September 2011 01:33:21AM 4 points [-]

Far be it from me to suggest humor value is not a sufficient voting criterion, but if you want to reward the coiner of that particular turn of phrase, may I suggest purchasing a few hundred paperclips and storing them in a safe place?

(I stole it from Clippy.)

Comment author: atorm 02 October 2011 07:55:06PM 0 points [-]

Ah, but I want to reward the spreader of humor, not the originator of the phrase. Does Clippy really say "You're a bad human."? I find this difficult to believe.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 02 October 2011 08:13:28PM 3 points [-]

Example uses here, and here.

Comment author: atorm 02 October 2011 08:50:50PM 4 points [-]

I totally was thinking you were attributing the quote to Microsoft Word's irritating assistant. Things make more sense.

Comment author: pedanterrific 02 October 2011 10:49:19PM 3 points [-]

"It looks like you're trying to write a suicide note! Would you like some help?"

Comment author: pedanterrific 02 October 2011 08:20:49PM 2 points [-]

Did you just... happen to have those on hand, or...?

Comment author: JoshuaZ 02 October 2011 08:21:31PM 2 points [-]

The magic of Google.

Comment author: pedanterrific 02 October 2011 10:42:12PM 2 points [-]

Ah, ok.

For what it's worth, what actually brought it to mind was this exchange. Yes, I know. Burn.