Pfft comments on Rationality Quotes August 2012 - Less Wrong

6 Post author: Alejandro1 03 August 2012 03:33PM

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 03 August 2012 01:00:07PM 1 point [-]

This is one of the obvious facts that made me recoil in horror while reading Neuromancer. Their currency is BITS? Bits of what?

Comment author: Pfft 03 August 2012 03:35:05PM 4 points [-]

Are you sure you are thinking of the right novel? Searching this for the word "bit" did not find anything.

Comment author: thomblake 03 August 2012 04:05:35PM 5 points [-]

He may have been thinking of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Comment author: thomblake 03 August 2012 06:23:30PM 7 points [-]

Was the parent upvoted because people thought it was funny, or because they thought I had provided the correct answer, or because I mentioned ponies, or some other reason?

Comment author: Armok_GoB 03 August 2012 08:21:15PM 12 points [-]

probably because you mentioned ponies.

Comment author: ChrisPine 05 August 2012 07:06:46PM 13 points [-]

Which got even more upvotes... [sigh]

Please don't become reddit!

Comment author: J_Taylor 03 August 2012 10:47:33PM 5 points [-]

Yes.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 06 August 2012 10:24:32AM 0 points [-]

Apparently so! Then, which book was it?? Shoot.