"Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" wrote:
>
> I once thought about the possibility of a gestural language for
> probability that would go along with spoken language. For example,
> holding your hands at a certain height depending on whether you were
> unsure, sure, or very sure of something. Or holding up a certain number
> of fingers to indicate how many minutes of explanation you were skipping
> over in a given statement, with this tactic possibly being useful when
> forced to give oversimplified statements in a realtime debate or on
> television.
Nice! How about icon signs on sticks--Wile E. Coyote crossed with international
roadsigns?
> I have to go along with Michael M. Butler's take on this, though, in all
> hats.
Yeah, it really sucks to be right sometimes. :|
M
-- My moronic mnemonic for smart behavior: "DICKS" == diplomacy, integrity, courage, kindness, skepticism.
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