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The Ultraviolet
CuSithBell
May 22, 2011, 11:59 PM
6
points
42
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How To Be More Confident… That You’re Wrong
Wei Dai
May 22, 2011, 11:30 PM
38
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Less Wrong and The Ultraviolet
CuSithBell
May 22, 2011, 11:22 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Deconfusing Probability: What is probability anyway?
Oscar_Cunningham
May 22, 2011, 8:36 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A summary of Savage’s foundations for probability and utility.
Sniffnoy
May 22, 2011, 7:56 PM
84
points
92
comments
13
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] The Error of Crowds
badger
May 22, 2011, 2:21 PM
9
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationalist horoscopes: A low-hanging utility generator.
AdeleneDawner
May 22, 2011, 9:37 AM
79
points
80
comments
2
min read
LW
link
LINK: Ralph Merkle lecture, ‘Introduction to Molecular Nanotechnology’
lukeprog
May 22, 2011, 3:38 AM
10
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
ANKI flashcard deck: Cognitive Biases and Related Terms
Duke
May 22, 2011, 1:33 AM
11
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Social Proficiency of a Rationalist and a Scholar
Raw_Power
May 21, 2011, 11:55 PM
9
points
40
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Dirty old men and greedy young women
KatjaGrace
May 21, 2011, 10:14 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Not a Meetup May 22 in Cambridge, MA
paulfchristiano
May 21, 2011, 7:48 PM
6
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Biases to watch out for while job hunting?
malthrin
May 21, 2011, 7:28 PM
13
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Toronto Meetup, May 24th
Spencer_Sleep
May 21, 2011, 6:16 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Useful Statistical Biases
badger
May 21, 2011, 2:14 PM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Irish Less Wrong meetup Sunday 29 May?
Scott Alexander
May 21, 2011, 12:24 PM
7
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Auckland meetup, Thrusday May 26th
AndrewH
May 21, 2011, 5:22 AM
7
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Upcoming meet-ups: Auckland, Bangalore, Houston, Toronto, Minneapolis, Ottawa, DC, North Carolina, BC...
John_Maxwell
May 21, 2011, 5:06 AM
12
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Joys of Conjugate Priors
TCB
May 21, 2011, 2:41 AM
63
points
24
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Ontological Crises in Artificial Agents’ Value Systems by Peter de Blanc
jimrandomh
May 21, 2011, 1:05 AM
26
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[HPMoR Podcast] A Musical Help Request
Eneasz
May 20, 2011, 4:18 PM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Seeking suggestions: Less Wrong Biology 101
virtualAdept
May 20, 2011, 3:28 PM
46
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Statistical Bias
badger
May 20, 2011, 2:19 PM
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
General Bitcoin discussion thread (May 2011)
Kaj_Sotala
May 20, 2011, 2:03 PM
9
points
50
comments
1
min read
LW
link
I want to save myself
DanArmak
May 20, 2011, 10:27 AM
29
points
64
comments
1
min read
LW
link
List of literally false statements in the Bible
Academian
May 20, 2011, 8:10 AM
−17
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Official Less Wrong Redesign: Special pages
matt
May 20, 2011, 7:19 AM
21
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Metacontrarian Metaethics
Will_Newsome
May 20, 2011, 5:36 AM
1
point
75
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Lesswrongers from the German-speaking world, unite!
David Althaus
May 19, 2011, 8:32 PM
20
points
46
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rapture/Pet Insurance
Dan_Moore
May 19, 2011, 7:51 PM
6
points
67
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ottawa LW meetup, May 26, 7pm; Bayes study group, May 26, 9am
Cyan
May 19, 2011, 7:43 PM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
The Advantages of Being Technical
XiXiDu
May 19, 2011, 7:39 PM
24
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[LINKs] Bitcoin hits mainstream; intelligent technical critique
SilasBarta
May 19, 2011, 6:30 PM
12
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Aliens have Landed!
TimFreeman
May 19, 2011, 5:09 PM
46
points
158
comments
3
min read
LW
link
How to (un)become a crank
cousin_it
May 19, 2011, 5:03 PM
24
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On the Anthropic Trilemma
KatjaGrace
May 19, 2011, 3:57 PM
54
points
50
comments
9
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Tsuyoku vs. the Egalitarian Instinct
badger
May 19, 2011, 3:28 PM
10
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Example decision theory problem: “Agent simulates predictor”
cousin_it
May 19, 2011, 3:16 PM
45
points
76
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Greg Egan and the Incomprehensible
XiXiDu
May 19, 2011, 10:38 AM
23
points
24
comments
3
min read
LW
link
What bothers you about Less Wrong?
Will_Newsome
May 19, 2011, 10:23 AM
26
points
162
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Should I be afraid of GMOs?
Pavitra
May 19, 2011, 1:29 AM
14
points
60
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Homomorphic encryption and Bitcoin
jimrandomh
May 19, 2011, 1:07 AM
10
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Pixar works to make the future better
Eneasz
May 18, 2011, 10:51 PM
14
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Traveling to Europe
magfrump
May 18, 2011, 10:48 PM
4
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Human Brain Project aims to emulate brain by 2024
malthrin
May 18, 2011, 10:38 PM
3
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationalist Horoscopes: Low-hanging utility generator?
AdeleneDawner
May 18, 2011, 9:52 PM
37
points
81
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A Gameplay Exploration of Yudkowsky’s “Twelve Virtues”
ac3raven
May 18, 2011, 6:56 PM
59
points
28
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Tsuyoku Naritai! (I Want To Become Stronger)
badger
May 18, 2011, 4:11 PM
11
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Suffering as attention-allocational conflict
Kaj_Sotala
May 18, 2011, 3:12 PM
71
points
63
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Fiction] It’s a strange feeling, to be free
MrMind
May 18, 2011, 2:55 PM
−4
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
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