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Knowing what you want is a prerequisite to getting what you want
nwthomas
Jul 12, 2011, 11:14 PM
2
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Less Wrong meets…
loup-vaillant
Jul 12, 2011, 11:08 PM
−11
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A funny argument for traditional morality
cousin_it
Jul 12, 2011, 9:25 PM
23
points
70
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Weekly Berkeley Meetup
FrankAdamek
Jul 12, 2011, 9:11 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Trivers on Self-Deception
Scott Alexander
Jul 12, 2011, 9:04 PM
68
points
27
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Follow-up on ESP study: “We don’t publish replications”
CarlShulman
Jul 12, 2011, 8:48 PM
112
points
50
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Diet Advice?
Vaniver
Jul 12, 2011, 6:16 PM
9
points
39
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Call for volunteers: clean up the LW issue tracker
matt
Jul 12, 2011, 6:15 PM
11
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Should rationalists put much thought into tipping and/or voting?
NancyLebovitz
Jul 12, 2011, 6:13 PM
6
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
ALCOR finances
gwern
Jul 12, 2011, 4:32 PM
14
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Defaulting to not noticing the meetup list
NancyLebovitz
Jul 12, 2011, 4:12 PM
4
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Desperate help required
Goobahman
Jul 12, 2011, 7:26 AM
0
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Discussion: Ideas for a Lesswrongian anticipation Sci-Fi set in 2060
Raw_Power
Jul 12, 2011, 6:35 AM
2
points
39
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Having Useful Conversations
paulfchristiano
Jul 12, 2011, 6:29 AM
24
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Should Rationalists Tip at Restaurants?
Mass_Driver
Jul 12, 2011, 5:28 AM
10
points
29
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Voluntary Behavior, Conscious Thoughts
Scott Alexander
Jul 11, 2011, 10:13 PM
47
points
21
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Voluntary Behavior, Conscious Thoughts
Scott Alexander
Jul 11, 2011, 10:13 PM
2
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Other Useful Sites LWers Read
atucker
Jul 11, 2011, 7:44 PM
15
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Signatures for posts
Oscar_Cunningham
Jul 11, 2011, 6:45 PM
10
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Things Man Was Not Meant To Know
Multiheaded
Jul 11, 2011, 6:01 PM
−2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Self-improving AGI: Is a confrontational or a secretive approach favorable?
Friendly-HI
Jul 11, 2011, 3:29 PM
6
points
80
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Motivation research presentation
jsalvatier
Jul 11, 2011, 2:20 PM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Community norm question: brief text ad signatures
Kaj_Sotala
Jul 11, 2011, 8:42 AM
13
points
35
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Looking for a quote
Document
Jul 10, 2011, 10:55 PM
1
point
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Physical and Mental Behavior
Scott Alexander
Jul 10, 2011, 8:20 PM
90
points
22
comments
3
min read
LW
link
too much consistency considered harmful
Dr_Manhattan
Jul 10, 2011, 6:24 PM
6
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Podcast with Robin Hanson
KatjaGrace
Jul 10, 2011, 6:14 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why don’t automobiles decelerate faster when necessary?
Will_Newsome
Jul 10, 2011, 2:18 PM
−1
points
41
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Google search for “rationality” has HP:MoR as the 2nd hit.
Wilka
Jul 10, 2011, 1:38 PM
2
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
First LW-Meetup in Germany
David Althaus
Jul 10, 2011, 8:13 AM
9
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Prospect Theory: A Framework for Understanding Cognitive Biases
Scott Alexander
Jul 10, 2011, 5:20 AM
98
points
50
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Meetup : San Francisco & Tortuga Go Surfing
Mass_Driver
Jul 10, 2011, 1:36 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Torchwood
MatthewBaker
Jul 10, 2011, 1:07 AM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Wanting vs. Liking Revisited
Scott Alexander
Jul 9, 2011, 8:54 PM
64
points
9
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Thinking without words?
PhilGoetz
Jul 9, 2011, 6:25 PM
13
points
54
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Guardian column on ugh fields, mentions LW
Kaj_Sotala
Jul 9, 2011, 12:34 PM
35
points
45
comments
2
min read
LW
link
2011 Buhl Lecture, Scott Aaronson on Quantum Complexity
[deleted]
Jul 9, 2011, 4:43 AM
13
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Can cryonically-frozen people *really* expect to be revived?
InquilineKea
Jul 8, 2011, 11:27 PM
−1
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Tortuga Rationalists Meetup
divia
Jul 8, 2011, 9:34 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Discussion: Counterintuitive ways of teaching knowledge
Raw_Power
Jul 8, 2011, 9:02 PM
−7
points
24
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Sequences in MP3 Format
r_claypool
Jul 8, 2011, 7:40 PM
17
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Seattle Regular Sunday Meetup
jsalvatier
Jul 8, 2011, 6:27 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What would a good article on Bayesian liberty look like?
DataPacRat
Jul 8, 2011, 3:01 PM
2
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
frozen synapse: interesting strategy game with futurist concepts.
Goobahman
Jul 8, 2011, 9:28 AM
−11
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI-Box Experiment—The Acausal Trade Argument
XiXiDu
Jul 8, 2011, 9:18 AM
14
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Experiment: Knox case debate with Rolf Nelson
komponisto
Jul 8, 2011, 8:22 AM
27
points
68
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Quantifying Liberty
DataPacRat
Jul 8, 2011, 3:50 AM
−9
points
12
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Do I have what it takes to work on FAI?
[deleted]
Jul 8, 2011, 3:38 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Suggested Reading Order for Less Wrong [2011]
jimrandomh
Jul 8, 2011, 1:40 AM
38
points
10
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Irvine Meetup Wednesday July 13
JGWeissman
Jul 8, 2011, 1:08 AM
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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