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Post by Jordan Ω on Sept 16, 2013 22:02:50 GMT -5
Yudkowsky is a creep. Though he's right on that one I spose (though I read it in that great source of wisdom Cracked first, and with less pointless 20 dollar words) What about his stuff gave off the creepy vibe? And if you could link to the cracked article, I'd appreciate a more... erm... laconic definition of the Fundimental Attribution Error.
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Post by Chromeo on Sept 16, 2013 22:09:50 GMT -5
I couldn't remember the exact article, I read it ages ago, before I read HPMOR (which was fairly long ago anyway), and they didn't use the term 'fundamental attribution error' either but they were describing the same thing.
His cyrogenics obsession is creepy, not to mention how he preaches it to everyone in his little circlejerk, plus his douchebaggish way of interacting with people on his site, his insistence that his non-profit focussing on plot-of-terminator-based singularity research is the most important org that people should donate money to, mocking some animal shelter or other that was higher than his paycheck on a donation site (only one of those charities does real good in the world and it sure isn't yours buddy)
oh and not to mention his insistence that killing off like 70 billion people in his babyeater story was the good ending, fuck that
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Post by Jordan Ω on Sept 16, 2013 22:18:39 GMT -5
I couldn't remember the exact article, I read it ages ago, before I read HPMOR (which was fairly long ago anyway), and they didn't use the term 'fundamental attribution error' either but they were describing the same thing. His cyrogenics obsession is creepy, not to mention how he preaches it to everyone in his little circlejerk, plus his douchebaggish way of interacting with people on his site, his insistence that his non-profit focussing on plot-of-terminator-based singularity research is the most important org that people should donate money to, mocking some animal shelter or other that was higher than his paycheck on a donation site (only one of those charities does real good in the world and it sure isn't yours buddy) oh and not to mention his insistence that killing off like 70 billion people in his babyeater story was the good ending, fuck that I feel like a babyeating story wasn't his best idea in the first place... But I understand. I like his rationality, mostly. It's a refreshing change to my diet consisting mostly on Seinfeld and other brain-deadening shows.
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Post by Chromeo on Sept 16, 2013 22:23:02 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, I like rationality, but Yudkowsky has some twisted ideas/ideals. In my opinion anyway. I'm in a pretty bad mood right now so don't take me too serious.
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Post by Jordan Ω on Sept 16, 2013 22:30:25 GMT -5
Don't get me wrong, I like rationality, but Yudkowsky has some twisted ideas/ideals. In my opinion anyway. I'm in a pretty bad mood right now so don't take me too serious. You got TWO adverbs wrong in the last few posts and you think I'd deign to taking you seriously? Pf.
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Post by Tails82 on Sept 17, 2013 19:20:22 GMT -5
Shoot. I'd like that quote from Macaulay on history. I know where it's written down: at home.
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Post by Tails82 on Sept 18, 2013 0:47:49 GMT -5
There you go
"no man who is correctly informed as to the past, will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present." -Lord Macaulay
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Post by Chromeo on Sept 18, 2013 6:39:05 GMT -5
Because study of history doesn't identify worrying trends at all.
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Post by Jordan Ω on Sept 18, 2013 8:55:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I feel that's a bit of a silly quote, Tails. -1 point.
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Post by Jordan Ω on Sept 18, 2013 10:10:46 GMT -5
'[9/16/2013 9:48:48 AM] Daniel: i'm gonna get high, then i'm gonna put in the disc and then i'll go to the ingame weed store and get high ingame as well.'
My friend, regarding GTA 5.
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Post by Mastery on Sept 18, 2013 10:21:29 GMT -5
"Google has created what might be the most sophisticated information-gathering apparatus in the history of the Earth ... and the only people with information about them are the pizza delivery drivers." -Randal Munroe, xkcd
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Post by Tails82 on Sept 18, 2013 17:53:49 GMT -5
Because study of history doesn't identify worrying trends at all. It identifies worrying trends have always been around.
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Post by Mastery on Sept 18, 2013 18:56:51 GMT -5
"Tossing the valve in here automatically makes the machine steam up so we can get to the source of this problem in half the time. I do have a life, you know. And if you do have anything to counter the way I'm operating, let me just be the first to strike. This will not be a day of which I'll face defeat. We've got to work as a team to escape this icy fortress if we ever hope to see an episode 3." The Dark Id
It's an inspiration for us pun masters.
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Post by Chromeo on Sept 18, 2013 21:12:19 GMT -5
Because study of history doesn't identify worrying trends at all. It identifies worrying trends have always been around. I'm sure that's a great consolation to all their victims >_>
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Post by Tails82 on Sept 18, 2013 22:10:00 GMT -5
Can't deny we've made progress.
To put it another way, someone who's observed the seasons for one year doesn't have to be afraid next winter means the sun's going out.
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