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Comment author: bogus 28 September 2012 12:41:53AM 2 points [-]

It was originally said of certain things where failure could be offset by success, and for some reason we had heuristics that prioritized safety over average success.

Yes. The usual quote is, "If you never miss a plane, you're spending too much time at the airport." (Attributed to George Stigler.)

Comment author: ciphergoth 28 September 2012 06:43:17AM 3 points [-]

I had been attributing it to Umesh Vazirani all this time. Thanks!

Comment author: shokwave 29 September 2012 12:39:39AM 4 points [-]

If you never find yourself wrongly attributing quotes, you're spending too much time checking sources? Gwern is excluded from this heuristic.

Comment author: [deleted] 29 September 2012 02:57:19AM 1 point [-]

Attribute everything to "Internet saying"

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