Nisan comments on Rationality Quotes August 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nisan 03 August 2012 07:31:40AM 4 points [-]

Of course, one can argue that some kinds of knowledge -- like the kinds you and I know? -- are vastly more important than others, but such a claim is usually more snobbery than fact.

— Nick Szabo, quoted elsewhere in this post. Fight!

Comment author: faul_sname 03 August 2012 05:32:03PM 10 points [-]

Knowledge and information are different things. An audiobook takes up more hard disk space than an e-book, but they both convey the same knowledge.

Comment author: Never_Seen_Belgrade 19 August 2012 04:03:18PM 10 points [-]

"Comparing information and knowledge is like asking whether the fatness of a pig is more or less green than the designated hitter rule." -- David Guaspari

Comment author: faul_sname 20 August 2012 01:17:12AM 3 points [-]

I now have coffee on my monitor.

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