EndlessStrategy

• EndlessStrategy 5 Feb 2014 23:22 UTC

  0 points

  in reply to: David Althaus’s comment on: Ra­tion­al­ists Are Less Cre­d­u­lous But Bet­ter At Tak­ing Ideas Seriously

  No.

• EndlessStrategy 31 Jan 2014 22:56 UTC

  0 points

  in reply to: christopherj’s comment on: On sav­ing the world

  I think you underestimate the potential loss. Worst case scenario one of the people he PMs his ideas to puts them online and spreads links around this site.

• EndlessStrategy 14 Dec 2013 0:48 UTC

  1 point

  on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 28, chap­ter 99-101

  For what reason does Harry think Quirrell is applying false memory charms to everyone? What’s wrong with what they saw?

• EndlessStrategy 13 Dec 2013 16:13 UTC

  27 points

  in reply to: somervta’s comment on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 28, chap­ter 99-101

  I would say Eliezer. Introducing another event from the first year of school and subverting it utterly. Blatantly referencing Twilight AND My Little Pony (to the point of bending canon for its inclusion) AND a Methods or Rationality fanwork AND an obscure math program AND Several other cameos sprinkled throughout.

• EndlessStrategy 13 Dec 2013 4:14 UTC

  18 points

  on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 28, chap­ter 99-101

  This isn’t a particularly bad thing, but I must say, chapter 100 was perhaps the most self indulgent this story has had yet.

• EndlessStrategy 11 Dec 2013 0:16 UTC

  9 points

  on: Nor­mal End­ing: Last Tears (6/​8)

  25% of the population suicided? I’m sorry, but that just seems...extremely unrealistic. Like it was tacked on to cement this as the bad ending.

• EndlessStrategy 10 Dec 2013 23:56 UTC

  0 points

  on: In­ter­lude with the Con­fes­sor (4/​8)

  The Confessor’s speech...so beautiful...if only our history could progress in such a way...

• EndlessStrategy 30 Nov 2013 2:37 UTC

  0 points

  on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 27, chap­ter 98

  So, I recall coming across one of the fanfictions based off of Methods of Rationality, but I can’t seem to find it anymore. Perhaps someone here is familiar with it? I only remember two things. 1: it included a battle between the three armies. 2: The battle had something to do with fire (it was mentioned that this was to complete the elemental trend the battles had been following; the forest battles representing earth, the battles high up in Hogwarts being air, and the underwater battle naturally being water).

• EndlessStrategy 25 Nov 2013 3:43 UTC

  2 points

  in reply to: JoshuaZ’s comment on: What do we already have right?

  Well, ideally some of the ideas would be non-obvious. I think the scientific method would count.

What do we already have right?

• EndlessStrategy 18 Aug 2013 21:23 UTC

  4 points

  on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 26, chap­ter 97

  I don’t quite understand: why is Draco so upset in this chapter? Is it because he’s playing the role his father expects of him? It’s not like he obtained any new information about what Harry was trying to do since the Self Actualization chapters. He already knew that he was being manipulated to give up blood purity. So what’s the issue?

• EndlessStrategy 8 Jul 2013 6:48 UTC

  5 points

  on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 22, chap­ter 93

  Ch: 94 I’m confused. If no one directly attacked Hermione, why did the wards single out Quirrell?

  Also, here’s an interesting question: I wonder how Harry would react if Hermione left a ghost? Surely he would still want the real Hermione back, but how would he deal with the ghost, especially is she thought of him as the original Hermione did?

• EndlessStrategy 3 Jul 2013 9:01 UTC

  3 points

  on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 20, chap­ter 90

  The most obvious reason for Quirrel’s actions at the end of this chapter is to prevent the prophecy from coming true. The next most obvious, and what I think is correct, is that he’s taking those precautions because he wants to make sure Harry doesn’t die before he makes the prophecy come true.

• EndlessStrategy 30 Jun 2013 9:48 UTC

  0 points

  on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 19, chap­ter 88-89

  Hold on, Harry made Mcgonogall allow him 6 hour use of the time turner daily, but he didn’t make her undo the lock regarding what time it could be used? Isn’t that a huge, uncharacteristic oversight?

• EndlessStrategy 28 Feb 2013 16:17 UTC

  2 points

  on: Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread, part 18, chap­ter 87

  Forgive me if someone’s mentioned this before, but...

  The ritual to resurrect Voldemort requires three things. Willingly given flesh of his servant (the closer and stronger the better in this story). A bone from his father’s grave, taken without his father’s knowledge. And lastly, and I quote from “Goblet of Fire;” “B-blood of the enemy… forcibly taken… you will… resurrect your foe.”

  So, one would think that Quirrell has two of these three things, correct? Wrong. Recall chapter 26, when Professor Quirrell and Harry are discussing the ridiculous article Rita wrote. “Give me that,′ said Professor Quirrell, and the newspaper leaped out of Harry’s hand so fast that he got a paper cut.

  Harry automatically put the finger in his mouth to suck on, feeling rather shocked, and turned to remonstrate with Professor Quirrell -

  Professor Quirrell had stopped short in the middle of the street, and his eyes were flickering rapidly back and forth as an invisible force held the newspaper suspended before him.”

  Now, Quirrell hands Harry the paper back, but is it not also possible that, noticing that he had obtained a precious resource, took the blood on the paper without Harry’s notice?