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Fighting the evil influence of Facebook (but keeping the good bits): a manifesto and how-to guide
[deleted]
Oct 19, 2017, 11:43 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(thomas-sittler.github.io)
10/19/2017: Development Update (new vote backend, revamped user pages and advanced editor)
habryka
Oct 19, 2017, 9:09 AM
8
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Use concrete language to improve your communication in relationships
Elo
Oct 19, 2017, 3:46 AM
10
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Use concrete language to improve your communication in relationships
Elo
Oct 19, 2017, 3:46 AM
4
points
13
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Feature Request—Disable Voting on Main Page
Chris_Leong
Oct 19, 2017, 3:15 AM
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
LessWrong: West vs. East
Neuroff
Oct 19, 2017, 3:13 AM
11
points
15
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Alpha Go Zero comments
Kyre
Oct 19, 2017, 1:27 AM
9
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.nature.com)
Distinctions Between Natalism Positions
ozymandias
Oct 19, 2017, 1:06 AM
12
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
De-Centering Bias
Chris_Leong
Oct 18, 2017, 11:24 PM
14
points
10
comments
2
min read
LW
link
New program can beat Alpha Go, didn’t need input from human games
NancyLebovitz
Oct 18, 2017, 8:01 PM
8
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(deepmind.com)
Adjust for the middleman.
MaryCh
Oct 18, 2017, 2:40 PM
2
points
1
comment
4
min read
LW
link
Seeding a productive culture: a working hypothesis
Benquo
Oct 18, 2017, 9:10 AM
11
points
15
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
Instrumental Rationality 6: Attractor Theory
lifelonglearner
Oct 18, 2017, 3:54 AM
15
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Global Catastrophe Prevention Plan Comprehensive Working Outline (wip)
Sailor_Vulcan
Oct 18, 2017, 3:05 AM
3
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(docs.google.com)
Travel Journal: Mexico City
Jacob Falkovich
Oct 18, 2017, 2:30 AM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
Seek Fair Expectations of Others’ Models
Zvi
Oct 17, 2017, 2:30 PM
60
points
17
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Postmodernism for rationalists
Kaj_Sotala
Oct 17, 2017, 12:20 PM
3
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(palegreendot.net)
Anti-tribalism and positive mental health as high-value cause areas
Kaj_Sotala
Oct 17, 2017, 10:20 AM
12
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(kajsotala.fi)
Defense against discourse
Benquo
Oct 17, 2017, 9:10 AM
38
points
15
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
A Software Agent Illustrating Some Features of an Illusionist Account of Consciousness
ESRogs
Oct 17, 2017, 7:42 AM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)
The Balance Between Hard Work and Exhaustion
Rossin
Oct 17, 2017, 4:06 AM
15
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
That’s a Thing!
abramdemski
Oct 16, 2017, 10:25 PM
5
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Outside View as the Main Debiasing Technique
abramdemski
Oct 16, 2017, 9:53 PM
8
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open thread, October 16 - October 22, 2017
root
Oct 16, 2017, 6:53 PM
2
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On the construction of beacons
Benquo
Oct 16, 2017, 9:10 AM
21
points
9
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
Multidimensional signaling
KatjaGrace
Oct 16, 2017, 7:00 AM
24
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)
Against naming things, and so on
whales
Oct 15, 2017, 11:48 PM
24
points
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Why no total winner?
Paul Crowley
Oct 15, 2017, 10:01 PM
36
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Identities are [Subconscious] Strategies
Ruby
Oct 15, 2017, 6:10 PM
39
points
1
comment
4
min read
LW
link
Building an civilisation scale OODA loop for the problem of AGI
whpearson
Oct 15, 2017, 5:56 PM
3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Fish-Head Monk
Zvi
Oct 14, 2017, 12:10 PM
4
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Beginners’ Meditation
Zvi
Oct 14, 2017, 12:10 PM
2
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Welcome to the World
Zvi
Oct 14, 2017, 12:10 PM
9
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
You can never be universally inclusive
Kaj_Sotala
Oct 14, 2017, 11:30 AM
36
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(kajsotala.fi)
“Focusing,” for skeptics.
Conor Moreton
Oct 14, 2017, 7:00 AM
105
points
27
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
My Attempt to Justify The Principle of Insufficient Reason (PIR)
DragonGod
Oct 14, 2017, 6:12 AM
0
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(mathb.in)
Activated social login, temporarily deactivated normal signup
habryka
Oct 14, 2017, 3:59 AM
5
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Instrumental Rationality 5: Interlude II
lifelonglearner
Oct 14, 2017, 2:05 AM
7
points
1
comment
12
min read
LW
link
Offloading Executive Functioning to Morality
weft
Oct 14, 2017, 1:43 AM
13
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Oxford Prioritisation Project Review
[deleted]
Oct 13, 2017, 11:07 PM
11
points
6
comments
22
min read
LW
link
Rare Exception or Common Exception
weft
Oct 13, 2017, 10:02 PM
14
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
There’s No Fire Alarm for Artificial General Intelligence
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Oct 13, 2017, 9:38 PM
150
points
72
comments
25
min read
LW
link
Creating Space to Cultivate Skill
hamnox
Oct 13, 2017, 3:51 PM
9
points
8
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Humans can be assigned any values whatsoever...
Stuart_Armstrong
Oct 13, 2017, 11:32 AM
7
points
36
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Humans can be assigned any values whatsoever...
Stuart_Armstrong
Oct 13, 2017, 11:29 AM
16
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Johnathon Blow—Introspection techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression
nBrown
Oct 13, 2017, 7:21 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.youtube.com)
Universal Paperclips
Morendil
13 Oct 2017 6:16 UTC
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(decisionproblem.com)
SSC Meetup: Bay Area 10/14
Scott Alexander
13 Oct 2017 3:30 UTC
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(slatestarcodex.com)
LesserWrong is now de facto the main site
Chris_Leong
13 Oct 2017 1:19 UTC
15
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Instrumental Rationality 4.3: Breaking Habits and Conclusion
lifelonglearner
12 Oct 2017 23:11 UTC
6
points
7
comments
13
min read
LW
link
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