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RichardKennaway comments on LW's image problem: "Rationality" is suspicious - Less Wrong Discussion

-2 Post author: Bongo 19 July 2011 06:16PM

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 19 July 2011 08:00:11PM *  5 points [-]

That's what I was saying. LW gets their money, they get a place in the masthead. I don't have a problem with that. In fact, I'm surprised not to see an explicit acknowledgement of the sponsorship anywhere.

ETA: The foot of the ABOUT page briefly mentions that LW is "associated with" these organisations and that the founder, EY, works at the SI.

Comment author: timtyler 19 July 2011 08:15:53PM 5 points [-]

I for one have no idea what the terms of the deals with the overlords are.

Comment author: Larks 19 July 2011 10:09:21PM 4 points [-]

IIRC, The guys at Tricycle wanted to donate to SIAI, but realised/were told that they could more usefully donate their skills by making/maintaining LW.

Comment author: timtyler 20 July 2011 08:10:19AM *  0 points [-]

Tricycle? Surely they are more "engineers" than "overlords".

Comment author: lessdazed 23 July 2011 06:25:08AM 0 points [-]

And Stalin was just a secretary. ;)