Comment by Ravi D'Elia (ravi-d-elia) on What Comes After Epistemic Spot Checks? · 2019-10-22T21:05:35.943Z · LW · GW

Excuse me for asking an off topic question, but forecasting tournament? That sounds like the incredibly nerdy kind of thing I'd enjoy.

Comment by Ravi D'Elia (ravi-d-elia) on Why Ranked Choice Voting Isn't Great · 2019-10-20T17:38:56.084Z · LW · GW

Am I correct in thinking that these problems are more obvious when using ranked-choice to elect a single candidate? When electing a number of people, it would be much better than just picking in order of number of votes.

Comment by Ravi D'Elia (ravi-d-elia) on Invisible Choices, Made by Default · 2019-10-20T17:35:49.485Z · LW · GW

Out of curiosity, how is Anki better than Duolingo? I used Duolingo to learn the basics, then learned from actually reading material in the language. Is Anki suited for anything other than vocabulary extension? I find Duolingo way better for getting a feel for grammar.

Comment by Ravi D'Elia (ravi-d-elia) on Give praise · 2019-09-24T21:29:32.324Z · LW · GW

I don't know if I am a satisficer when it comes to social needs.