SilasBarta comments on Shut up and do the impossible! - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 07 December 2011 08:06:00PM 2 points [-]

Yes, that has been covered. For those who don't want to read Foxy's reply, the tl;dr is:

"People can win games by realizing a new dimension they can exploit that the other side hadn't anticipated. [gratuitous culture and math references]"

Comment author: Foxy 07 December 2011 09:37:26PM 2 points [-]

Thank you Silas. It seems I was typing out of enjoyment rather than necessity. Odd hours do odd things to the human mind. Next time, I'll write into a word processor and sleep on it before barraging the community with my thoughts as they come to mind.

Comment author: SilasBarta 07 December 2011 10:19:04PM 2 points [-]

You're welcome! I'm always available for a flippant summary where needed :-)