Squig­gle: Tech­ni­cal Overview

ozziegooenNov 25, 2020, 8:51 PM
18 points
3 comments9 min readLW link

Zen and Ra­tion­al­ity: Skil­lful Means

Gordon Seidoh WorleyNov 21, 2020, 2:38 AM
18 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Spe­cial­ized La­bor and Coun­ter­fac­tual Compensation

philhNov 14, 2020, 6:13 PM
18 points
2 comments19 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

The Mu­tant Game—Rounds 31 to 90

lsusrNov 27, 2020, 9:05 PM
18 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

SubOnlyStackFans

Jacob FalkovichNov 3, 2020, 2:33 AM
18 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Somerville Mask Usage II

jefftkNov 7, 2020, 5:00 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[AN #124]: Prov­ably safe ex­plo­ra­tion through shielding

Rohin ShahNov 4, 2020, 6:20 PM
17 points
0 comments9 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Univer­sity of Am­s­ter­dam (UvA), Master’s Ar­tifi­cial Intelligence

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:49 PM
17 points
5 comments21 min readLW link

[Question] Is cor­rup­tion a valuable an­ti­dote to over­reg­u­la­tion?

ChristianKlNov 8, 2020, 12:15 PM
17 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Straight-edge Warn­ing Against Phys­i­cal Intimacy

RaphaëllNov 23, 2020, 9:35 PM
17 points
42 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Any work on hon­ey­pots (to de­tect treach­er­ous turn at­tempts)?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Nov 12, 2020, 5:41 AM
17 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Loyalty

David GrossNov 15, 2020, 7:30 PM
17 points
2 comments8 min readLW link

Au­tomat­ing rea­son­ing about the fu­ture at Ought

jungofthewonNov 9, 2020, 9:51 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(ought.org)

Sun­day, Nov 8: Tun­ing Your Cog­ni­tive Algorithms

RaemonNov 6, 2020, 12:57 AM
16 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Michael Vas­sar at the SlateS­tarCodex On­line Meetup

JoshuaFoxNov 11, 2020, 7:03 AM
16 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Univer­sity of Tübin­gen, Master’s Ma­chine Learning

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:50 PM
16 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Cri­tiques of the Agent Foun­da­tions agenda?

JsevillamolNov 24, 2020, 4:11 PM
16 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Three more sto­ries about causation

cousin_itNov 3, 2020, 3:51 PM
15 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Share your per­sonal sto­ries of pre­dic­tion markets

Tim LiptrotNov 4, 2020, 4:09 PM
15 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Does BioNtech’s vac­cine re­sult of 90% dis­ease pre­ven­tion mean that 90% of the vac­ci­nated can’t pass the virus to other peo­ple?

ChristianKlNov 10, 2020, 3:27 PM
15 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Phronesis

David GrossNov 19, 2020, 4:14 PM
15 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Notes on Temperance

David GrossNov 9, 2020, 2:33 AM
15 points
2 comments9 min readLW link

Open & Wel­come Thread – Novem­ber 2020

habrykaNov 3, 2020, 8:46 PM
14 points
61 comments1 min readLW link

DIY Beater­less Drum Pedals

jefftkNov 29, 2020, 1:20 AM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What Belongs in my Glos­sary?

ZviNov 2, 2020, 7:52 PM
14 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Why are young, healthy peo­ple ea­ger to take the Covid-19 vac­cine?

CheerfulWarriorNov 22, 2020, 3:24 PM
14 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

Sun­day Novem­ber 15th, 12:00PM (PT) — talks by Abram Dem­ski, Daniel Koko­ta­jlo and (maybe) more!

habrykaNov 13, 2020, 12:53 AM
14 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Endurance

David GrossNov 26, 2020, 6:44 PM
13 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Thanks­giv­ing and Covid

jefftkNov 20, 2020, 4:30 AM
13 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Notes on Re­spect-for-Others

David GrossNov 12, 2020, 11:33 PM
13 points
1 comment10 min readLW link

Com­pet­i­tive Univer­sal Ba­sic Ser­vices?

GentzelNov 9, 2020, 3:20 AM
13 points
20 comments2 min readLW link
(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)

[Question] Read­ing/​listen­ing list for the US failing or other sig­nifi­cant shifts?

Nicole RossNov 13, 2020, 3:34 PM
13 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Over­com­ing Para­dox of Choice Through Ran­dom Selection

vernamcipherNov 28, 2020, 4:27 AM
13 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Notes on Industriousness

David GrossNov 3, 2020, 1:55 AM
12 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

Covid-19 IFR from a Bayesian point of view

mwacksenNov 4, 2020, 11:55 PM
12 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

The Power & Tragedy of Names

SocratesDissatisfiedNov 6, 2020, 10:50 PM
12 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

On­go­ing free money at PredictIt

kniteNov 11, 2020, 4:06 AM
12 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Non Polemic: How do you per­son­ally deal with “ir­ra­tional” peo­ple?

EmiyaNov 2, 2020, 1:44 PM
12 points
54 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ists from the UK—what are your thoughts on Do­minic Cum­mings?

Davis_KingsleyNov 21, 2020, 10:00 AM
11 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Fore­cast­ing Newslet­ter: Oc­to­ber 2020.

NunoSempereNov 1, 2020, 1:09 PM
11 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Two rea­sons to ex­pect a peace­ful change of power in the US

Tim LiptrotNov 8, 2020, 5:13 PM
11 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Did any­body calcu­late the Bri­ers score for per-state elec­tion fore­casts?

ChristianKlNov 10, 2020, 5:51 PM
11 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Build­ing AGI Us­ing Lan­guage Models

leogaoNov 9, 2020, 4:33 PM
11 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(leogao.dev)

Learn­ing from counterfactuals

GyrodiotNov 25, 2020, 11:07 PM
11 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

In­ter­est sur­vey: Form­ing an MIT Mys­tery Hunt team (Jan. 15-18, 2021)

jchanNov 13, 2020, 6:33 PM
11 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Costs and benefits of metaphysics

George3d6Nov 9, 2020, 2:31 PM
11 points
2 comments11 min readLW link

Stu­art Rus­sell at the SlateS­tarCodex On­line Meetup

JoshuaFoxNov 14, 2020, 6:42 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Sun­day 8th 2pm PT: Scott Garrabrant’s Office Hours /​ Carte­sian Frames

RaemonNov 8, 2020, 2:03 AM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

De­mys­tify­ing the Se­cond Law of Thermodynamics

Eigil RischelNov 22, 2020, 1:52 PM
10 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

Model­ing hu­mans: what’s the point?

Charlie SteinerNov 10, 2020, 1:30 AM
10 points
1 comment3 min readLW link