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Stuart_Armstrong comments on Breakdown of existential risks - Less Wrong Discussion

16 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 23 November 2012 02:12PM

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 23 November 2012 07:57:50PM 0 points [-]

You may be correct for super-volcanoes; I'm not sure about that.

Obsolete probably means that all data we have on past global computer failures is already out of date as far as predicting future ones is concerned.

Comment author: prase 24 November 2012 01:26:55AM 2 points [-]

And deterministic dynamics?

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 26 November 2012 10:30:07AM 0 points [-]

Do they obey known deterministic laws?