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kpreid comments on Solved Problems Repository - Less Wrong Discussion

25 Post author: Qiaochu_Yuan 27 March 2013 04:51AM

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Comment author: kpreid 28 March 2013 02:54:24PM 4 points [-]

I claim that you have a lot of background knowledge which gives your experimental actions a probability distribution much more like “unlikely to break anything” than hers.

Comment author: buybuydandavis 29 March 2013 12:21:57AM 0 points [-]

Not really, and particularly not with the new managed computing environments (Android/Ipad) that don't give you root. You can install programs they pre screen, and run them. And she's not likely to install anything I hadn't suggested. Just not a lot to break.

When in doubt, (<-back), (Home), or reboot, in that order.

Is there any kind of widespread problems with a google Nexus getting pwned?