paper-machine comments on [LINK] XKCD Comic #1236, Seashells and Bayes' Theorem - Less Wrong

-7 Post author: Petruchio 10 July 2013 11:05AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 10 July 2013 01:23:37PM 4 points [-]

Most of the time, imo, recent comments moves too quickly to keep track of actual new comments, particularly when HPMoR updates.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 10 July 2013 01:54:22PM 3 points [-]

Making Light has a "see last 1000 comments" link which I find very useful. Granted, it's more useful there (relatively few active threads at the same time) than here, but it would still help.

Comment author: fractalman 10 July 2013 01:45:36PM 0 points [-]

actually, I think the HPMoR comments don't show up in recent comments unless you're already looking at an HPMoR thread... Is it just some setting I randomly edited on my profile and don't remember editing?

Comment author: [deleted] 10 July 2013 03:15:42PM 3 points [-]

Go home, fractalman; you're drunk.

Comment author: fractalman 10 July 2013 08:09:03PM 1 point [-]

I wasn't drunk, I was sleep deprived. I DO admit that my mental capacity while sleep deprived looks a lot like the mental capacity of a drunk...but I happen to get dizzy and nauseous at the mere smell of alchohol, so the chance for me to be drunk is pretty slim, if not negligible.

Comment author: gjm 13 July 2013 02:04:52PM 1 point [-]

In case you're unaware of it, "Go home, X, you're drunk" is something of an internet meme; paper-machine wasn't making a serious accusation.

(One instance of this trope that's attached to stuff that might amuse a fair fraction of LW readers: Go home, evolution, you are drunk. (Actual title "WTF, Evolution?" but the GHYAD meme is in the "About" section at the right.)

Comment author: [deleted] 13 July 2013 02:16:18PM 0 points [-]

It isn't generally used with sentients, though.

Comment author: [deleted] 13 July 2013 04:43:38PM 0 points [-]

“Recent comments” shows recent comments on Main if you're on Main and recent comments on Discussion if you're on discussion.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 10 July 2013 01:24:11PM 0 points [-]

Ah, that makes sense.