for Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality3/7 c106 Hidden Turnip
Oh my god he killed Fluffy! You bastard!
Oh my god he killed Fluffy! You bastard!
3/7 c105 Hidden Turnip
Crap, I remember that I called it in ch95, I said that Voldie could just shoot Harry with a gun or a trebuchet
Crap, I remember that I called it in ch95, I said that Voldie could just shoot Harry with a gun or a trebuchet
3/7 c104 Hidden Turnip
Oh shit
Voldemort with a gun
Oh shit
Voldemort with a gun
3/7 c104 Hidden Turnip
What time is it? It's just-buy o'clock!
What time is it? It's just-buy o'clock!
3/6 c102 Hidden Turnip
Matt humanity being recent doesn't say anything about its moral value, and your question about when did our ancestors become morally valuable is not only a continuity fallacy, but one that could be applied verbatim to the sentience criterion, so even if there was any hint of validity to it, it wouldn't distinguish the sentence criterion in any way from the sapience criterion.
Matt humanity being recent doesn't say anything about its moral value, and your question about when did our ancestors become morally valuable is not only a continuity fallacy, but one that could be applied verbatim to the sentience criterion, so even if there was any hint of validity to it, it wouldn't distinguish the sentence criterion in any way from the sapience criterion.
3/6 c13 Berd
"Well then, as a general rule, if you keep on turning left, you're bound to keep going down."
So, Hogwarts seems to have contact geometry / being a nilmanifold (only on the macro-scale, since big rooms and corridors do not look twisted). What is surprising for me here, is that Harry somehow managed to hear about this niche thing as an 11yo (if indeed that is the intended reference):
"That sounded strangely familiar but Harry couldn't recall where he'd heard it before"
"Well then, as a general rule, if you keep on turning left, you're bound to keep going down."
So, Hogwarts seems to have contact geometry / being a nilmanifold (only on the macro-scale, since big rooms and corridors do not look twisted). What is surprising for me here, is that Harry somehow managed to hear about this niche thing as an 11yo (if indeed that is the intended reference):
"That sounded strangely familiar but Harry couldn't recall where he'd heard it before"
3/5 c95 Hidden Turnip
“Quirrell” seems surprisingly reluctant to kill Harry. Even taking into account that his magic can't reach him, there has to be some physical and indirect way to do it, isn't there? Say, a gun or a carefully aimed trebuchet. He could be afraid of causing the prophecy by trying to prevent it, but trying to convince Harry against his project before offering him his help instead (supposedly so he can supervise him, or something like that) doesn't sound like a very good plan either. That said, I can understand why he would be afraid to try to murder him after his first attempt.
“Quirrell” seems surprisingly reluctant to kill Harry. Even taking into account that his magic can't reach him, there has to be some physical and indirect way to do it, isn't there? Say, a gun or a carefully aimed trebuchet. He could be afraid of causing the prophecy by trying to prevent it, but trying to convince Harry against his project before offering him his help instead (supposedly so he can supervise him, or something like that) doesn't sound like a very good plan either. That said, I can understand why he would be afraid to try to murder him after his first attempt.
3/5 c91 Hidden Turnip
Oh my god, that conversation between Minnie and Hermione's parents must be horrible for all parties involved
Oh my god, that conversation between Minnie and Hermione's parents must be horrible for all parties involved
3/4 c89 Hidden Turnip
Oh no
Harry turned something into sulfuric acid
He didn't follow the Transfiguration safety rules
Oh no
Harry turned something into sulfuric acid
He didn't follow the Transfiguration safety rules
3/4 c87 Hidden Turnip
no you say “I don't think anybody needs” and then you go on to admit that it was a minority of people who disagreed with roasting cats and burning witches. Your first sentence is your belief, the rest of your comment is the fact that contradicts it. It's a comfortable belief that people are just naturally good or evil so that you can put yourself in the “good people” group which, if we follow your premise, should be a minority. Do you think a majority of people still want to roast cats now? If you do, you should be able to explain why it stopped being socially acceptable (and honestly, I'd be concerned if I hanged around someone who has such views about people). If you don't, then how did that demographic shift occur?
no you say “I don't think anybody needs” and then you go on to admit that it was a minority of people who disagreed with roasting cats and burning witches. Your first sentence is your belief, the rest of your comment is the fact that contradicts it. It's a comfortable belief that people are just naturally good or evil so that you can put yourself in the “good people” group which, if we follow your premise, should be a minority. Do you think a majority of people still want to roast cats now? If you do, you should be able to explain why it stopped being socially acceptable (and honestly, I'd be concerned if I hanged around someone who has such views about people). If you don't, then how did that demographic shift occur?