In an alternate timeline there's a sect of neo-Fermians who base their epistemology on Fermi estimates.
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Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin I mean christ why are you guys not just eviscerating the news all the time? Look how far Nate Silver got with Bayes 101.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin I mean turn it outward. Make a site where you just fact-check news articles using all of that superior epistemology.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@drethelin it's not clear that lesswrong is capable of sufficient neutrality, and will stay so once more politically-focused2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@tipsfromkatee@drethelin Lots of applications (Bayes 101 to political type I vs II tradeoffs, e.g. airport screening; Fermi ubiquitously)..2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@tipsfromkatee@drethelin I like that idea a lot... But actually using Bayes is not nearly as fun as cheering for it...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@St_Rev@drethelin i think the site is averse to calculations about politics because it's averse to politics, not calculations9 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@tipsfromkatee @St_Rev @drethelin Banning politics from LW seems a very smart move.
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