lmm comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, January 2015, chapter 103 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: solipsist 29 January 2015 02:35:42AM 0 points [-]

The Pythagorean theorem hasn't been mentioned in HPMOR. Given this, would anyone bet me at 100-to-1 odds that future chapters will reveal that Harry rederived the Pythagorean theorem, in secret, while a student at Hogwarts, before April, and had fun?

Comment author: lmm 29 January 2015 09:53:52PM 0 points [-]

I take it you mean bet against you? In present circumstances I shouldn't, but I'd most likely be willing to before the 15th (probably only at a scale of something like your $5 vs my $500, which may not be worth the effort).

Comment author: solipsist 30 January 2015 05:25:49PM 0 points [-]

Meta information makes me even less confident than before. If it were true that Harry rederived the Pythagorean theorem, in secret, etc., EY would have upvoted my comment asking for a bet. My comment received zero upvotes.

Comment author: somervta 30 January 2015 11:48:48PM 2 points [-]

I think you overestimate the likelihood that EY even read your comment. I doubt he reads all comments on hpmor discussion anymore.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 February 2015 07:39:49PM 12 points [-]

cough

Comment author: solipsist 31 January 2015 12:32:06AM 1 point [-]

I'd still take a 250 to 1 bet.