undefined | Better HN

0 pointsadiabatty1y ago0 comments

> Gwern's probably not a "wordcel" either, he can program, right? I've never seen any of his publications though.

He does Haskell stuff (he mentions it on his website), but he’s even better at words than he is as a mid-tier (I guess) Haskell programmer.

Whether this counts as a “wordcel” is an exercise left to the reader.

0 comments

Vecr1y ago

You're a "wordcel" if you can't program and you can't do math. E.g. Scott Alexander. I don't care what roon says.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsadiabatty1y ago0 comments

> Gwern's probably not a "wordcel" either, he can program, right? I've never seen any of his publications though.

He does Haskell stuff (he mentions it on his website), but he’s even better at words than he is as a mid-tier (I guess) Haskell programmer.

Whether this counts as a “wordcel” is an exercise left to the reader.

Vecr1y ago

You're a "wordcel" if you can't program and you can't do math. E.g. Scott Alexander. I don't care what roon says.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse