SaidAchmiz comments on Bridge Collapse: Reductionism as Engineering Problem - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SaidAchmiz 19 February 2014 05:44:50AM 3 points [-]

Well, Eliezer presumably is referencing something that appeared in fanfiction/Tumblr/etc. culture; where said culture got the notation has nothing to do with Eliezer.

Bang paths seem an unlikely candidate, as they don't actually make a good metaphor for what's being conveyed here.

Comment author: 9eB1 19 February 2014 09:46:33AM 0 points [-]

Interesting. I did not know that it was used prior to him, and I apparently have poor reading comprehension. I definitely agree that the Excel metaphor makes more sense.