orthonormal comments on A model of UDT with a halting oracle - Less Wrong

41 Post author: cousin_it 18 December 2011 02:18PM

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Comment author: orthonormal 18 December 2011 07:19:34PM 5 points [-]

Congratulations! This is a key step forward. And also, congrats to the SIAI for getting both you and Vladimir Nesov as official researchers.

Comment author: cousin_it 18 December 2011 08:08:46PM *  4 points [-]

Thanks!

In case anyone's interested: I'm not a paid researcher and don't want to become one, as long as I can support myself by programming.

Comment author: DanielVarga 18 December 2011 08:21:39PM 3 points [-]

Congratulations! Do you mind an off-topic question? I see you work at Google. What's Google's attitude toward such extracurricular activities? Obviously, I am not asking about specific negotiations, but about written and unwritten company rules. For example, can you dedicate Google company time to SingInst work? (I am thinking of the famous Google 20% rule here.)

Comment author: cousin_it 18 December 2011 08:27:44PM 6 points [-]

The answer is refreshingly boring: I can do this stuff, but not on company time. 20% time is supposed to be used for Google projects.

Comment author: SilasBarta 19 December 2011 10:02:59PM *  11 points [-]

Sorry, I just had this image:

cousin_it: I want to use my 20% time to prevent the extermination of humanity.
Google overlord: Okay, and this would help Google ... how, exactly?

(I know, I know, oversimplification.)

Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 21 December 2011 12:36:49AM -2 points [-]

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Comment author: Nisan 17 January 2012 05:56:27AM 0 points [-]

Heh.