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DanielVarga comments on SMBC comic: poorly programmed average-utility-maximizing AI - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanielVarga 06 April 2012 11:43:14PM 4 points [-]

Felix means happy (or lucky), and is the origin of the word felicity. It took me a while to realize this, so I thought I would note it. Is it obvious for all native English speakers?

Comment author: Desrtopa 08 April 2012 12:39:02PM 2 points [-]

Not obvious to me. I did know the meaning of Felix, but it's deep enough in the unused drawers of my memory that I might never have made the connection without someone pointing it out.

Comment author: [deleted] 07 April 2012 08:20:46AM 2 points [-]

It was obvious to me, I'm not a native English speaker. Anyone knowing a bit of Latin is probably going to catch it.

Comment author: [deleted] 07 April 2012 06:18:14PM 0 points [-]

I am a native English speaker, but, yeah, without the Latin I probably wouldn't have noticed.

Comment author: TimS 06 April 2012 11:47:53PM *  1 point [-]

Not obvious to me. I honestly would never have made the connection.

Comment author: PrometheanFaun 11 April 2013 05:03:47PM 0 points [-]

Obvious to me. Native speaker.