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As far as I can tell, the complaint is that you don’t like the questions he asks. Do you have an example of one of his dumb questions or statements?

by zepto 5y ago

x0054 5y ago
No, the complain is that he basically doesn't understand what his guests are telling him so rather than asking a followup question or transition smoothly he just jumps around from question to question. Just listen for your self, it's obvious.
- zepto 5y ago
  I don’t think it’s obvious. An alternative explanation is that he does understand and doesn’t feel the need to ask a follow up because he think the next question is more valuable to ask. My sense of him is that he is deliberately trying not to do a linear technical interview and is trying to get people out of the standard pattern so you get a feel for their humanity as well as their technical mastery. It would be easy to know what you are complaining about if you just provided an example. An episode number and time index would do.
  - x0054 5y ago
    The Jim Keller interview is a wonderful example, listen to the first one. I don't want to re-listen to pull out specific time codes. The first time I listened I was actually interested, I wasn't listening with intent to create time coded indictment of Lex. If you are regular listener and you like his show, I doubt you would ever agree with my take even if I offered you all the proof in the world, because ultimately it's subjective. I say he remains silent and switches topics because he is dumb, but clever enough to be a good bullshit artist. You want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
    - zepto 5y ago
      > I doubt you would ever agree with my take even if I offered you all the proof in the world You’ll never know if you don’t try. > I say he remains silent and switches topics because he is dumb Earlier you said this was obvious. Now it seems like you have no confidence that anyone but you can even tell. I will listen to some of the Jim Keller episode, but even some clue of where you got the impression from would help. Edit: I’m 30 minutes in. It’s a great podcast. Nothing obvious about what Lex is doing to make it worse.
      - x0054 5y ago
        This is far from the best example, but here is one: https://youtu.be/1CSeY10zbqo https://youtu.be/1CSeY10zbqo That's just what I had a moment to find right now and it was well labeled and I remembered that moment. As for your other comments, my only possible response would be insulting, and I have no desire to insult you.
        zepto 5y ago
        Yes - that piece came earlier in the episode than 30 mins, so I had already heard it. What is it that you think Fridman doesn’t understand?
        zepto 5y ago
        Also - at 44:50, they have a brief argument about what constitutes ‘search’ in a multidimensional space, and Jim ends up conceding to Lex.
        x0054 5y ago
        zepto, Thank you for highlighting that point in the interview. That's another excellent example of Lex being incompetent in the very Science he proclaims to have a PhD in. If you don't know that, you basically just proved why I chose not to get into this argument with you. And Jim didn't concede, he moved on from a really stupid conversation topic onto something else.
        5y ago

As far as I can tell, the complaint is that you don’t like the questions he asks. Do you have an example of one of his dumb questions or statements?

by zepto 5y ago

As far as I can tell, the complaint is that you don’t like the questions he asks. Do you have an example of one of his dumb questions or statements?

x0054 5y ago

No, the complain is that he basically doesn't understand what his guests are telling him so rather than asking a followup question or transition smoothly he just jumps around from question to question. Just listen for your self, it's obvious.

zepto 5y ago
I don’t think it’s obvious. An alternative explanation is that he does understand and doesn’t feel the need to ask a follow up because he think the next question is more valuable to ask. My sense of him is that he is deliberately trying not to do a linear technical interview and is trying to get people out of the standard pattern so you get a feel for their humanity as well as their technical mastery. It would be easy to know what you are complaining about if you just provided an example. An episode number and time index would do.
- x0054 5y ago
  The Jim Keller interview is a wonderful example, listen to the first one. I don't want to re-listen to pull out specific time codes. The first time I listened I was actually interested, I wasn't listening with intent to create time coded indictment of Lex. If you are regular listener and you like his show, I doubt you would ever agree with my take even if I offered you all the proof in the world, because ultimately it's subjective. I say he remains silent and switches topics because he is dumb, but clever enough to be a good bullshit artist. You want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
  - zepto 5y ago
    > I doubt you would ever agree with my take even if I offered you all the proof in the world You’ll never know if you don’t try. > I say he remains silent and switches topics because he is dumb Earlier you said this was obvious. Now it seems like you have no confidence that anyone but you can even tell. I will listen to some of the Jim Keller episode, but even some clue of where you got the impression from would help. Edit: I’m 30 minutes in. It’s a great podcast. Nothing obvious about what Lex is doing to make it worse.
    - x0054 5y ago
      This is far from the best example, but here is one: https://youtu.be/1CSeY10zbqo https://youtu.be/1CSeY10zbqo That's just what I had a moment to find right now and it was well labeled and I remembered that moment. As for your other comments, my only possible response would be insulting, and I have no desire to insult you.
      - zepto 5y ago
        Yes - that piece came earlier in the episode than 30 mins, so I had already heard it. What is it that you think Fridman doesn’t understand?
      - zepto 5y ago
        Also - at 44:50, they have a brief argument about what constitutes ‘search’ in a multidimensional space, and Jim ends up conceding to Lex.
        x0054 5y ago
        zepto, Thank you for highlighting that point in the interview. That's another excellent example of Lex being incompetent in the very Science he proclaims to have a PhD in. If you don't know that, you basically just proved why I chose not to get into this argument with you. And Jim didn't concede, he moved on from a really stupid conversation topic onto something else.
        5y ago