My name is Zachary Vance. I’m an undergraduate student at the University of Cincinnati, double majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science—I like math better.
I am interested in games, especially board and card games. One of my favorite games is Go.
I’ve been reading Less Wrong for 2-3 months now, and I posted once or twice under another name which I dropped because I couldn’t figure out how to change names without changing accounts. I got linked here via Scott Aaronson’s blog Shtetl-Optimized after seeing a debate between him and Eliezer. I got annoyed at Eliezer for being rude, forgot about it for a month, and followed the actual link on Scott’s site over here. (In case you read this Eliezer, you both listen to people more than I thought (update, in Bayesian) and write more interesting things than I heard in the debate.)
I like paradoxes and puzzles, and am currently trying to understand the counterfactual mugging. I’ve enjoyed Less Wrong because everybody here seems to read everything and usually carefully think about it before they post, which means not only articles but also comments are simply amazing compared to other sites. It also means I try not to post too much so Less Wrong remains quality.
I am currently applying to work at the Singularity Institute.
Hello, Less Wrong.
My name is Zachary Vance. I’m an undergraduate student at the University of Cincinnati, double majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science—I like math better. I am interested in games, especially board and card games. One of my favorite games is Go.
I’ve been reading Less Wrong for 2-3 months now, and I posted once or twice under another name which I dropped because I couldn’t figure out how to change names without changing accounts. I got linked here via Scott Aaronson’s blog Shtetl-Optimized after seeing a debate between him and Eliezer. I got annoyed at Eliezer for being rude, forgot about it for a month, and followed the actual link on Scott’s site over here. (In case you read this Eliezer, you both listen to people more than I thought (update, in Bayesian) and write more interesting things than I heard in the debate.) I like paradoxes and puzzles, and am currently trying to understand the counterfactual mugging. I’ve enjoyed Less Wrong because everybody here seems to read everything and usually carefully think about it before they post, which means not only articles but also comments are simply amazing compared to other sites. It also means I try not to post too much so Less Wrong remains quality.
I am currently applying to work at the Singularity Institute.
Hi, welcome to Less Wrong and thanks for posting an introduction!