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drethelin comments on Open Thread, October 1-15, 2012 - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: David_Gerard 01 October 2012 05:54AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 01 October 2012 08:36:15PM *  34 points [-]

Gwern Facts Thread

Because we already have an Eliezer Yudkowsky one and this website is awesome.

Found in Yvain's blog post:

Doesn't this mean that I must be wrong about its excellent safety profile? No. See for example Gwern's research on the subject. About half the people reading this paragraph are going to say "Wait, don't the FDA and the entire decision-making apparatus of the United States government have more data and credibility than one guy with a website?" The other half of the people know Gwern.

Comment author: drethelin 04 October 2012 10:40:53PM *  59 points [-]

Unlike Odin, Gwern has plucked out both his eyes for wisdom, knowing the value of double blindness.

Comment author: gwern 06 October 2012 04:08:52AM 8 points [-]

I think we have a winner.