ahartell comments on Rationality quotes January 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 05 January 2012 06:06:03PM 4 points [-]

I add quotes because it's a handy sort of quotes file (many people keep them) and because I like being able to reel off quotes or just have them handy in my memory for writing.

There's nothing fancy about them: the question is the quote, and the answer is all the sourcing and bibliographi information. I grade them based on whether I feel I could paraphrase them in a relevant context. ("Ah yes, good old Box's quote about how 'all models are wrong but some are useful'. Good to remember for statistical discussions. Mark that one a 4.")

Comment author: ahartell 06 January 2012 10:16:53PM 0 points [-]

Are the decks you personally use available anywhere?

Comment author: gwern 06 January 2012 10:52:17PM 2 points [-]
Comment author: ahartell 06 January 2012 11:41:17PM 0 points [-]

Thanks a bunch :)