Sig­nal­ling fal­la­cies: Im­pli­ca­tion vs. Inference

hankx7787Nov 14, 2012, 9:15 PM
−12 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Cinc­in­nati/​Colum­bus: Me­mori­sa­tion ex­er­cise (NB, time changed)

RolfAndreassenNov 14, 2012, 8:38 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Durham HPMoR Dis­cus­sion, chap­ters 15-17

evandNov 14, 2012, 5:52 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[LINK] Steven Lands­burg “Ac­count­ing for Num­bers”—re­sponse to EY’s “Log­i­cal Pin­point­ing”

David_GerardNov 14, 2012, 12:55 PM
15 points
47 comments1 min readLW link

In­stru­men­tal ra­tio­nal­ity for over­com­ing dis­abil­ity and lifestyle failure (a spe­cific case)

CAE_JonesNov 14, 2012, 8:46 AM
13 points
25 comments5 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Brain Emu­la­tion and Hard Takeoff

MinibearRexNov 14, 2012, 6:47 AM
4 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Univer­sal agents and util­ity functions

AnjaNov 14, 2012, 4:05 AM
43 points
38 comments6 min readLW link

[Link] “An OKCupid Pro­file of a Ra­tion­al­ist”

AthrelonNov 14, 2012, 1:48 AM
−39 points
32 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : Chicago Or­ga­ni­za­tional Meet­ing and Open Discussion

Nic_SmithNov 14, 2012, 1:45 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Berkeley meetup: De­liber­ate performance

NisanNov 13, 2012, 11:58 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

How can I re­duce ex­is­ten­tial risk from AI?

lukeprogNov 13, 2012, 9:56 PM
63 points
92 comments8 min readLW link

Group ra­tio­nal­ity di­ary, 11/​13/​12

cataNov 13, 2012, 6:39 PM
4 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

CFAR and SI MOOCs: a Great Opportunity

WrongnesslessnessNov 13, 2012, 10:30 AM
19 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Emu­la­tions Go Foom

MinibearRexNov 13, 2012, 5:44 AM
4 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Short in­tro­duc­tory ma­te­ri­als for a ra­tio­nal­ity meetup

Dolores1984Nov 13, 2012, 5:10 AM
4 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Si­mu­la­tion­ist sym­pa­thetic magic

DataPacRatNov 13, 2012, 3:45 AM
21 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Coursera course on crit­i­cal thinking

daenerysNov 13, 2012, 2:13 AM
9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist subreddit

nerfhammerNov 13, 2012, 1:17 AM
4 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

A hy­poth­e­sis con­cern­ing dis­count­ing.

abramdemskiNov 12, 2012, 9:51 PM
4 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Gap in un­der­stand­ing of Log­i­cal Pinpointing

IncorrectNov 12, 2012, 5:33 PM
11 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

SIA, con­di­tional prob­a­bil­ity and Jaan Tal­linn’s simu­la­tion tree

Stuart_ArmstrongNov 12, 2012, 5:24 PM
18 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

SIA fears (ex­pected) infinity

Stuart_ArmstrongNov 12, 2012, 5:23 PM
22 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Dig­ging the Bull’s Horn

Gordon Seidoh WorleyNov 12, 2012, 4:03 PM
−10 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Life’s Story Continues

MinibearRexNov 12, 2012, 3:08 AM
4 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Meetup : Pitts­burgh: Value of Information

KatjaGraceNov 11, 2012, 9:09 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ques­tions from po­ten­tial donors to Giv­ing What We Can, 80,000 Hours and EAA

GilesNov 11, 2012, 6:54 PM
17 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup : Pader­born Meetup, Novem­ber 22th

Just_existingNov 11, 2012, 10:43 AM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Ob­serv­ing Optimization

MinibearRexNov 11, 2012, 6:50 AM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Struck with a be­lief in Alien presence

[deleted]Nov 11, 2012, 1:20 AM
−13 points
113 comments1 min readLW link

De­tect­ing Web baloney with your nose?

uzaludNov 10, 2012, 3:50 PM
−4 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Cry­on­ics as Charity

jefftkNov 10, 2012, 2:21 PM
6 points
40 comments1 min readLW link

NKCDT: The Big Bang Theory

[deleted]Nov 10, 2012, 1:15 PM
−18 points
207 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Eliezer’s Meta-Level Determinism

MinibearRexNov 10, 2012, 6:01 AM
4 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Op­ti­miza­tion and the Singularity

MinibearRexNov 10, 2012, 5:50 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

How many of you do­ing Khan Academy?

hackerkibaNov 10, 2012, 5:39 AM
5 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

If MWI is cor­rect, should we ex­pect to ex­pe­rience Quan­tum Tor­ment?

FurcasNov 10, 2012, 4:32 AM
5 points
74 comments1 min readLW link

Bug: The “Load all com­ments” link doesn’t work

Eugine_NierNov 10, 2012, 3:23 AM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Toronto THINK

GilesNov 10, 2012, 12:24 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : (Seat­tle) Conscientiousness

jsalvatierNov 9, 2012, 10:10 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Mee­tups: Austin, Ber­lin, Cam­bridge UK, Cham­paign IL, Durham NC (2), Wash­ing­ton DC

FrankAdamekNov 9, 2012, 4:12 PM
2 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] AI Go Foom

MinibearRexNov 9, 2012, 5:37 AM
6 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

XKCD—Fre­quen­tist vs. Bayesians

brileeNov 9, 2012, 5:25 AM
24 points
91 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Ber­lin Meetup

blobNov 9, 2012, 4:59 AM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

On count­ing and addition

Anatoly_VorobeyNov 9, 2012, 3:26 AM
47 points
23 comments4 min readLW link

Meetup : Rio de Janeiro Meetup

rolandNov 9, 2012, 12:24 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Nov 16-18: Ra­tion­al­ity for Entrepreneurs

AnnaSalamonNov 8, 2012, 6:15 PM
44 points
58 comments6 min readLW link

FAI, FIA, and sin­gu­lar­ity politics

Mitchell_PorterNov 8, 2012, 5:11 PM
17 points
11 comments6 min readLW link

SI is com­ing to Oxford, look­ing for hosts, try­ing to keep costs down

MaloNov 8, 2012, 3:40 PM
8 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Whence Your Ab­strac­tions?

MinibearRexNov 8, 2012, 3:28 PM
4 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[LINK] Was In­trade be­ing ma­nipu­lated?

DanielVargaNov 8, 2012, 8:30 AM
9 points
18 comments1 min readLW link