Information Theory vs Harry Potter [LINK]

post by Academian · 2012-04-25T17:40:46.342Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 4 comments

http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/itila/Potter.html

Somebody hasn't heard of HPMOR...

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comment by gwern · 2012-04-25T17:59:32.870Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I clicked, and was very disappointed. What might a version of my Death Note essay for Harry Potter have looked like? I had no idea but dearly wanted to find out.

comment by Normal_Anomaly · 2012-04-26T19:49:46.965Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

To explain my downvote: both the title and the description of this post are misleading, and the link itself is not particularly interesting. A better title and description might reduce the number of downvotes you get.

comment by gjm · 2012-04-26T00:00:44.521Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I wouldn't be terribly surprised if David MacKay has heard of HPMOR, actually. Also, the textbook pitted against Harry Potter there is very good indeed.

(Also: although I can see why this post got downvoted, I really don't think it deserves to be at -8.)

comment by Douglas_Knight · 2012-04-26T02:24:08.050Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I have the paperback edition of MacKay's book. A lot cheaper than thirty pounds.