[AN #135]: Five prop­er­ties of goal-di­rected systems

Rohin ShahJan 27, 2021, 6:10 PM
33 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Don’t Use Your Fa­vorite Weapon

Aaron BergmanJan 3, 2021, 4:01 AM
33 points
7 comments6 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

#4.2: Cry­on­ics-friendly life in­surance carriers

mingyuanJan 27, 2021, 9:05 PM
33 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Op­ti­mal play in hu­man-judged De­bate usu­ally won’t an­swer your question

Joe CollmanJan 27, 2021, 7:34 AM
33 points
12 comments12 min readLW link

[Question] Poll: Which vari­ables are most strate­gi­cally rele­vant?

Jan 22, 2021, 5:17 PM
32 points
34 comments1 min readLW link

The Ecolog­i­cal Perspective

Chris_LeongJan 18, 2021, 1:19 AM
32 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Ap­pen­dices to cry­on­ics signup sequence

mingyuanJan 22, 2021, 6:40 AM
32 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

Re­view: The Div­ing Bell and the Butterfly

KatjaGraceJan 2, 2021, 1:30 AM
32 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Why the out­side view sug­gests that longevity es­cape ve­loc­ity is a long time away and cry­on­ics is a much more fea­si­ble op­tion for those al­ive to­day: sig­nal-boost­ing a com­ment by Calm-Meet9916 on Reddit

SynapticJan 8, 2021, 5:20 PM
32 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Notes on Attention

David GrossJan 3, 2021, 9:52 PM
32 points
2 comments18 min readLW link

On fun­da­men­tal solitude

KatjaGraceJan 20, 2021, 10:10 AM
31 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Med­i­ta­tions on faith

Richard_NgoJan 15, 2021, 10:20 PM
31 points
9 comments6 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

AI Align­ment, Philo­soph­i­cal Plu­ral­ism, and the Rele­vance of Non-Western Philosophy

xuanJan 1, 2021, 12:08 AM
31 points
21 comments20 min readLW link

New Empty Units

jefftkJan 26, 2021, 3:00 AM
31 points
27 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Thoughts on Mustachianism

Adam ZernerJan 9, 2021, 9:27 AM
31 points
20 comments11 min readLW link

The de­spair of nor­ma­tive re­al­ism bot

Joe CarlsmithJan 3, 2021, 11:07 PM
30 points
1 comment18 min readLW link

A dozen habits that work for me

mike_hawkeJan 6, 2021, 10:52 PM
30 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

De­cem­ber 2020 gw­ern.net links

gwernJan 10, 2021, 5:21 PM
30 points
0 commentsLW link
(www.gwern.net)

[Question] How can I find trust­wor­thy dietary ad­vice?

Daniel KokotajloJan 17, 2021, 1:11 PM
30 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

The Na­tional Defense Autho­riza­tion Act Con­tains AI Provisions

ryan_bJan 5, 2021, 3:51 PM
30 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Rec­og­niz­ing Numbers

johnswentworthJan 20, 2021, 7:50 PM
29 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

#4.4: The in­surance un­der­writ­ing process

mingyuanJan 28, 2021, 2:33 AM
29 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

On the na­ture of pur­pose

Nora_AmmannJan 22, 2021, 8:30 AM
29 points
15 comments9 min readLW link

2020: Fore­cast­ing in Re­view.

NunoSempereJan 10, 2021, 4:06 PM
28 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Would most peo­ple benefit from be­ing less co­er­cive to them­selves?

Matt GoldenbergJan 21, 2021, 2:24 PM
28 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

Sunzi’s《Meth­ods of War》- The Army’s Form

lsusrJan 23, 2021, 6:47 AM
28 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

AISU 2021

Linda LinseforsJan 30, 2021, 5:40 PM
28 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Why do stocks go up?

tryactionsJan 17, 2021, 4:36 PM
28 points
46 comments2 min readLW link

Ex­tract­ing Money from Causal De­ci­sion Theorists

Caspar OesterheldJan 28, 2021, 5:58 PM
27 points
34 comments1 min readLW link
(doi.org)

Deutsch and Yud­kowsky on sci­en­tific explanation

Richard_NgoJan 20, 2021, 1:00 AM
27 points
19 comments6 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

Where num­bers come from

Eigil RischelJan 28, 2021, 9:33 PM
27 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Overconfidence

lsusrJan 10, 2021, 10:36 AM
27 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Ways to be more agenty?

Nicholas KrossJan 5, 2021, 8:06 AM
27 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Dumb Di­chotomies in Ethics, Part 1: In­ten­tions vs Consequences

Aaron BergmanJan 29, 2021, 3:49 AM
26 points
11 comments3 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Short sum­mary of mAIry’s room

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 18, 2021, 6:11 PM
26 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Data about the new coro­n­avirus var­i­ant (B.1.1.7) from Denmark

Oskar MathiasenJan 2, 2021, 11:38 AM
26 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

The Fu­ture of Biolog­i­cal Warfare

lsusrJan 15, 2021, 9:47 PM
26 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

Covid Canada Jan25: low & slow

MalcolmOceanJan 26, 2021, 11:48 AM
26 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

Med­i­ta­tive thinking

KatjaGraceJan 16, 2021, 2:30 AM
25 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Fight Akra­sia and De­ci­sion Fa­tigue with DIY Pro­duc­tivity Software

DanBJan 30, 2021, 6:38 PM
25 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Non-Co­er­cive Perfectionism

Matt GoldenbergJan 26, 2021, 4:53 PM
25 points
25 comments3 min readLW link

Con­tra StatNews: How Long to Herd Im­mu­nity?

AppliedDivinityStudiesJan 20, 2021, 10:06 PM
24 points
0 comments11 min readLW link

[Book Re­view] The Chrysan­the­mum and the Sword

lsusrJan 22, 2021, 6:29 AM
24 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

On writ­ing like a butterfly

KatjaGraceJan 3, 2021, 7:30 AM
24 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Thoughts on per­sonal identity

Joe CarlsmithJan 8, 2021, 4:19 AM
24 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Fea­ture re­quest: per­sonal notes about other users

CheerfulWarriorJan 2, 2021, 2:54 PM
23 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

The time I got re­ally into poker

KatjaGraceJan 11, 2021, 1:00 PM
23 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

AMA on EA Fo­rum: Ajeya Co­tra, re­searcher at Open Phil

Ajeya CotraJan 29, 2021, 11:05 PM
23 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

[Question] What’s the big deal about Bayes’ The­o­rem?

AVoropaevJan 26, 2021, 6:08 AM
22 points
17 comments3 min readLW link

Wuwei

lsusrJan 17, 2021, 8:28 AM
22 points
3 comments1 min readLW link