matt2000

• matt2000 3 Jun 2015 15:08 UTC

  −7 points

  in reply to: IlyaShpitser’s comment on: So­cial class amongst the in­tel­lec­tu­ally gifted

  For every person convinced to stop killing by religion, there are 2 who justified their killing with religion.

• matt2000 24 Dec 2014 22:14 UTC

  3 points

  on: Po­modoro for Programmers

  I like to have a 25 minute reminder to stop and think about what I’m doing, but assuming I am, I often blaze through the “break” and only rest after a couple consecutive pomodoros. The 25 minute mark is more a safety net. I.e., if I’ve gotten distracted or gone down an unproductive path, at least I’ve only wasted no more than 25 minutes.

• matt2000 24 Dec 2014 4:59 UTC

  2 points

  in reply to: PhilipKolbo’s comment on: Wel­come to Less Wrong! (7th thread, De­cem­ber 2014)

  I can relate to having musicians in my list of intellectual inspirations. Greg Graffin of Bad Religion was certainly an influence in mmy developing aspirations to rationality.

• matt2000 24 Dec 2014 4:55 UTC

  10 points

  on: Wel­come to Less Wrong! (7th thread, De­cem­ber 2014)

  I’m Matt, 32, Living in Los Angeles. I first read Less Wrong sometime in 2012, and attended the CFAR Workshop in February 2014, and finally now am getting around to signing up an account, because while i am not as wrong as I used to be, I’m still mostly wrong much of the time, but I’m working on fixing that. Sometimes I make overly complicated jokes that misuse mathmatical language, because I’m a programmer, not a mathematician. Sometimes I host rationalist rap battles, which in practice are a bit more like ratioanlist group hugs than the thing you saw in 8 mile. I’m an atheist who will gladly debate educated theists. I like board games and short walks on the beach. I’m @matt2000 on twitter.

• matt2000 24 Dec 2014 4:50 UTC

  1 point

  in reply to: Gondolinian’s comment on: Wel­come to Less Wrong! (6th thread, July 2013)

  Thanks! Since you seem to be in the know, maybe you know who can update the page that sent me here: http://​​lesswrong.com/​​about/​​

• matt2000 24 Dec 2014 1:06 UTC

  1 point

  on: Wel­come to Less Wrong! (6th thread, July 2013)

  I’m Matt, 32, Living in Los Angeles. I first read Less Wrong sometime in 2012, and attended the CFAR Workshop in February 2014, and finally now am getting around to signing up an account, because while i am not as wrong as I used to be, I’m still mostly wrong much of the time, but I’m working on fixing that.