Comment by pSinigaglia on The Cluster Structure of Thingspace · 2015-06-06T10:21:32.092Z · LW · GW

"Humans have ten fingers, Fred has nine fingers, therefore Fred is not a human" but the way we actually think is "Humans have ten fingers, Fred is a human, therefore Fred is a 'nine-fingered human'."

What I actually thought reading this was: "Frodo is a nine-fingered Hobbit"...

Comment by pSinigaglia on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 113 · 2015-03-03T13:24:40.646Z · LW · GW

In Azkaban is stated that Harry transfiguration of a thin cylindrical layer from the wall is fast because its volume is small. This seems to contradict your assumption.

Comment by pSinigaglia on Prices or Bindings? · 2011-07-07T18:59:47.803Z · LW · GW

I think this this is the quote you were looking for.