TheOtherDave comments on Backward Reasoning Over Decision Trees - Less Wrong

60 Post author: Yvain 30 June 2012 03:17AM

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 28 June 2012 07:02:59PM 16 points [-]

In Wisconsin, the veto was apparently letter by letter - so a patient governor (or staffer) could totally change a provision by hunting for the appropriate letters.

I...
But that --
You mean....
* whimpers and hides *

Comment author: TimS 28 June 2012 08:24:56PM 30 points [-]

Example

Law, as an area of practice, is made of Hidden Complexity of Wishes issues.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 28 June 2012 08:53:06PM 17 points [-]

"I try to be cynical, but it's hard to keep up."

Comment author: Swimmer963 29 June 2012 04:28:57AM 8 points [-]

I read the example and my first instinct was to check whether it was actually an article on The Onion. But apparently it is not. (Cries.)

Comment author: [deleted] 29 June 2012 09:29:30AM 2 points [-]

Holy crap... This must be the most shocking thing I've seen in a while.

Comment author: Kawoomba 29 June 2012 10:06:57AM 10 points [-]

Holy crap... This must be the most shocking thing I've seen in a while.

opus bestiae.

How poetic. Well said.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 28 June 2012 11:56:05PM 11 points [-]

I was wondering how someone managed to end up as God-Emperor of Wisconsin.