Kawoomba comments on Sorting Pebbles Into Correct Heaps - Less Wrong

75 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 August 2008 01:00AM

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 02 March 2013 12:59:39AM 3 points [-]

I'm startled by this comment.

I mean, I understand that it was the thing to do that Pebblesorters would endorse, that part isn't startling, but I didn't think you endorsed that "Pebblesorter::(should, right, moral, etc.)" way of speaking.

Does this reflect a change in your position, or have I misunderstood you on this all along?

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 March 2013 10:47:28AM 4 points [-]

Sorry, I usually do try to avoid that, but in this case I didn't see how to form that sentence without using the word "should" because it's traditional in "as well X should". Keep in mind that according to C++ namespacing conventions, something inside a namespace has literally nothing to do with its meaning in any other namespace.

Comment author: Kawoomba 02 March 2013 12:21:04PM 6 points [-]

I tried compiling your comment, but it didn't work. You should adhere to the C++ conventions more closely.