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philh comments on Kurzban et al. on opportunity cost models of mental fatigue and resource-based models of willpower - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: philh 06 December 2013 03:17:20PM 3 points [-]

My computer doesn't need to use any more electricity in situations where it "decides" to do something as opposed to not doing something

Doesn't it? I thought that e.g. cpu-mining bitcoins would cost you more in electricity than it earns you in bitcoins. Or am I misinterpreting you?

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 06 December 2013 05:38:58PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, that was bad wording from me. See the bit I linked there, it explains it better.

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