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Konkvistador comments on New censorship: against hypothetical violence against identifiable people - Less Wrong Discussion

22 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 23 December 2012 09:00PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 24 December 2012 02:24:07AM 5 points [-]

The Surgeon General recommends that you not discuss criminal activities, with respect to laws actually enforced, on any mailing list containing more than 5 people.

Comment author: [deleted] 24 December 2012 04:36:10PM 4 points [-]

Why 5?

Comment author: Waffle_Iron 25 December 2012 01:29:10AM 2 points [-]

Have you ever tried to get a group of more than 5 people to keep a secret?

Comment author: [deleted] 25 December 2012 10:39:09AM *  3 points [-]

Have you ever tried to get a group of 4 people to keep a secret?

I'm just wondering where the particular number comes from. Three people can keep a secret if two are dead and all that...