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Episode Synopsis
This is a linkpost for https://nitter.net/ESYudkowsky/status/1718654143110512741Comp sci in 2017:Student: I get the feeling the compiler is just ignoring all my comments.Teaching assistant: You have failed to understand not just compilers but the concept of computation itself.Comp sci in 2027:Student: I get the feeling the compiler is just ignoring all my comments.TA: That's weird. Have you tried adding a comment at the start of the file asking the compiler to pay closer attention to the comments?Student: Yes.TA: Have you tried repeating the comments? Just copy and paste them, so they say the same thing twice? Sometimes the compiler listens the second time.Source:https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gQyphPbaLHBMJoghD/comp-sci-in-2027-short-story-by-eliezer-yudkowskyNarrated for LessWrong by TYPE III AUDIO.Share feedback on this narration.[125+ Karma Post] ✓
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