Education: BS in Computer Science, minors in Math and Philosophy
Occupation: Software engineer/programmer/whatever the current term is now
I found LW via OB via a Google search on AI topics. The first few OB posts I read were about Newcomb’s paradox and those encouraged me to stick it on my blogroll.
Personal interests in rationality stem from a desire to eliminate “mental waste”. I hold pragmatic principles to be of higher value than Truth for Truth’s sake. As it turns out, this means something similar to systemized winning.
Handle: MrHen
Name: Adam Babcock
Location: Tyler, TX
Age: 24
Education: BS in Computer Science, minors in Math and Philosophy
Occupation: Software engineer/programmer/whatever the current term is now
I found LW via OB via a Google search on AI topics. The first few OB posts I read were about Newcomb’s paradox and those encouraged me to stick it on my blogroll.
Personal interests in rationality stem from a desire to eliminate “mental waste”. I hold pragmatic principles to be of higher value than Truth for Truth’s sake. As it turns out, this means something similar to systemized winning.