shminux comments on The problem with too many rational memes - Less Wrong

80 Post author: Swimmer963 19 January 2012 12:56AM

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Comment author: shminux 19 January 2012 03:38:21AM 6 points [-]

I also have trouble imagining EY saying it with a straight face and in a non-threatening way.

Comment author: SurahAhriman 19 January 2012 07:17:29AM 2 points [-]

Having never met the man, my mental image is basically HJPEV. I imagine him swapping Hufflepuff into the driver's seat, and directing most of his actual concentration to telling Ravenclaw to cram it.

Comment author: Anubhav 20 January 2012 06:01:49AM *  4 points [-]

Having never met the man, my mental image is basically HJPEV.

Here, have a better mental image.

But for Sanity's sake don't look at the comments. (Apparently Eliezer joined the 'illluminaty' when we weren't looking.)

Comment author: Swimmer963 21 January 2012 06:00:50PM 5 points [-]

I watched the video up until the toy problem with blue circles and red diamonds, then paused it, got out a piece of paper, and worked through the problem using Bayes' theorem. So proud of myself right now...