This is nerd sniping targeted at Lesswrongians.
"What does this cryptic note mean?"
"Hmm... Not much information... But an idealized Bayesian reasoner would definitely form a preferred hypothesis, or a set of equally preferred hypotheses... Let's see what it might be--"
and then FOOM, they're hit by a passing Singularity.
Blogging? My problem is that I always end up posting late in the evening, when all the reasonable people are asleep. But I still want instant feedback, so I stay up even later waiting for people to comment. Maybe I'd do better to blog earlier, when people might actually read it that day?
You shouldn't automatically assume that it's a time span. Maybe it was shorthand for: one dash to (some place with initials p m). So get running :)
The dentist is not yet completely exhausted, and you've eaten lunch. Traffic isn't too bad yet, either. A shining moment.
I went to the dentist today between 1-2 pm. I had just eaten lunch. Traffic was irrelevant - it was within walking distance.
Everyone ignore this comment.
It's here to remind me to make an appointment with the dentist. Or maybe I should do something else. Any suggestions?
I left myself a cryptic note for trying some lifestyle habit a few weeks ago, and can no longer recall its meaning. Here's the note in its entirety:
> 1-2pm
Any suggestions for what's best done at 1-2pm? I feel like (70%) it has something to do with diet or exercise (but not napping). I'm half hoping to hear a more useful idea than the one I forgot, which wasn't spectacular enough for me to remember. I already searched web, mail, and my RSS.