paper-machine comments on Prediction market sequence requested - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 02 November 2012 04:52:38PM 2 points [-]
  • It's really hard to write introductory mathematics.
Comment author: DaFranker 02 November 2012 05:00:44PM *  1 point [-]

Erratum:

  • It's really hard to write good introductory mathematics.

(writing normal or poor introductory mathematics is only mildly strenuous; tons of writers do it regularly)

Comment author: gwern 02 November 2012 05:00:21PM 0 points [-]

It's also not necessarily a good idea. There are tons of introductory materials like the OLI Statistics course I just finished. Why succumb to NIH?

Comment author: DanArmak 02 November 2012 05:05:49PM 1 point [-]

In the open thread comment I'm preparing, I wrote this:

Many subjects already have excellent material elsewhere on the Web, though, so posts would need to take advantage of LW common knowledge or special interests to add new value.