That seems rather tedious for blog comments.
Why doesn't \ work as an escape character here?
This section in the FAQ about escapes and links just doesn't seem to work as advertised: http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/FAQ#How_do_I_make_a_comment.3F
Links: [link text](link URL)
Note that URLs with parentheses often come out wrong - type a backslash ("\") before each close-paren to fix these.
http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/\(86\).pdf
http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/(86\).pdf
[http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/(86\).pdf] ( http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/(86\).pdf)
Maybe if I put some text in between? The first one below is the same as the previous one above, where the text and url have a carriage return between them. The second removes the carriage return so it is all on one line. The third removes the backslash in the url portion.
[http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/(86\).pdf] ( http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/(86\).pdf)
Yes, that does seem to work for me. I think you must be typing it wrong somehow. Or it's some crazy bug.
Edit: I see, the problem is when it looks for links to automatically promote them if you don't use Markdown syntax. I guess escaping the parenthesis doesn't work there.
Should look like this:
[http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/(86\).pdf](http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/(86\).pdf)
http://thiqaruni.org/mathpdf9/(86).pdf.pdf)
You don't actually have to escape the close parenthesis in the "link text" park of the Markdown (in square brackets), only in the URL part (in parentheses).
I have started to put together a sort of curriculum for learning the subjects that lend themselves to rationality. It includes things like experimental methodology and cognitive psychology (obviously), along with "support disciplines" like computer science and economics. I think (though maybe I'm wrong) that mathematics is one of the most important things to understand.
Eliezer said in the simple math of everything:
I want to have access to outlook-changing insights. So, what math do I need to know? What are the generally applicable mathematical principles that are most worth learning? The above quote seems to indicate at least calculus, and everyone is a fan of Bayesian statistics (which I know little about).
Secondarily, what are some of the most important of that "drop-dead basic fundamental embarrassingly simple mathematics" from different fields? What fields are mathematically based, other than physics and evolutionary biology, and economics?
What is the most important math for an educated person to be familiar with?
As someone who took an honors calculus class in high school, liked it, and did alright in the class, but who has probably forgotten most of it by now and needs to relearn it, how should I go about learning that math?