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CronoDAS comments on Newcomb versus dust specks - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: ike 12 May 2016 03:02AM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 14 May 2016 04:04:24PM 0 points [-]

Doesn't matter - I'll still end up doing it, regardless of what algorithm I try to implement!

Comment author: entirelyuseless 14 May 2016 09:42:40PM 0 points [-]

It is true in general that you will end up implementing the algorithm that you actually are. That doesn't mean you don't have to make a decision.