"What does it mean to call for a “democratic” solution if you don’t have a conflict-resolution mechanism in mind?I think it means that you have said the word “democracy,” so the audience is supposed to..."
- Eliezer Yudkowsky
"Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them."
"Be careful... any time you find yourself defining the "winner" as someone other than the agent who is currently smiling from on top of a giant heap of utility."
"Be careful... any time you find yourself defining the "winner" as someone other than the agent who is currently smiling from on top of a giant heap of utility"
"You couldn't changed history. But you could get it right to start with. Do something differently the FIRST time around.This whole business with seeking Slytherin's secrets... seemed an awful lot like ..."
"Okay, so either (a) I just teleported somewhere else entirely (b) they can fold space like no one's business or (c) they are simply ignoring all the rules."
"World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation."
"Logic stays true, wherever you may go,So logic never tells you where you live."
"I'm lazy! I hate work! Hate hard work in all its forms! Clever shortcuts, that's all I'm about!"
"Only God can tell a truly plausible lie."