Scott Aaronson Quotations

The negotiations are not finalized, but it's in the Downtown Master Plan, but in draft form.

There will be parking for the general public, but I'm not sure if there will be a parking fee.

If you always win, then you're probably doing something wrong.

If poor people can vote, one of the main things they vote for is to redistribute money to themselves.

Again and again, I've undergone the humbling experience of first lamenting how badly something sucks, then only much later having the crucial insight that its not sucking wouldn't have been a Nash equilibrium.

If P=NP, then the world would be a profoundly different place than we usually assume it to be. There would be no special value in “creative leaps,” no fundamental gap between solving a problem and recognizing the solution once it's found. Everyone who could appreciate a symphony would be Mozart; everyone who could follow a step-by-step argument would be Gauss; everyone who could recognize a good investment strategy would be Warren Buffett.

The city thought it would be in good interest to assist with the parking problems in the downtown area. Historically, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays are busier times.

During events, it's considerably higher, but we're confident utilization will increase.