From: Dale Johnstone (DaleJohnstone@email.com)
Date: Mon Jan 01 2001 - 09:45:43 MST
Ok, try this one:
There are two locked boxes, an old and younger brother;
The keys to each, are inside the other;
To cheer up the ozzy, I leave a copy of 'The Spike';
Of which you're free to use, in any way you like;
To keep him smiling, I promise no meta-tricks;
No Eliezer Yudkowsky's, xgl's, or tooth picks;
Now all that remains, is for me to ask;
How do I open each box, and complete the task?
It's actually quite an easy one. I request that Eliezer and xgl sit this one
out to give others a shot at it. You're both free to respond privately
though.
Cheers,
Dale Johnstone.
AI Researcher.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Damien Broderick" <d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: Riddles (was: Lateral Thinking)
> At 10:33 PM 31/12/00 -0500, Eliezer S. Yudkowsky claimed implausibly:
>
> >The riddle itself is a Hofstadterian self-answering riddle.
>
> How... disappointingly... inadequate. So much build up, so little pay off.
>
> I need to see this alleged lateral wonder unpacked.
>
> Damien Broderick
>
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