It would be even better, of course, if someone were to write a sequence explaining everything from a more specifically LessWrong perspective, drawing out the implications I mentioned above. Alas, I don’t have that much time to spend on writing (which is to say, I have other higher-value things to do, in my current estimation).
+1; generally in favor of people who have interesting ideas but too many other competing ideas to execute them to just share those ideas and see if anyone else wants to pick them up. This strikes me as a particularly good “homework assignment” for someone who just really, really wants to grok Bayes nets.
Idea: Google + Reddit for ideas. Suggest and find previously suggested ideas using the search bar, then vote on ideas and discuss them in the comments.
+1; generally in favor of people who have interesting ideas but too many other competing ideas to execute them to just share those ideas and see if anyone else wants to pick them up. This strikes me as a particularly good “homework assignment” for someone who just really, really wants to grok Bayes nets.
Idea: Google + Reddit for ideas. Suggest and find previously suggested ideas using the search bar, then vote on ideas and discuss them in the comments.