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What am I fighting for?
Quinn
Apr 20, 2021, 11:27 PM
12
points
1
comment
13
min read
LW
link
Gradations of Inner Alignment Obstacles
abramdemski
Apr 20, 2021, 10:18 PM
84
points
22
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Thiel on secrets and indefiniteness
Rob Bensinger
Apr 20, 2021, 9:59 PM
60
points
7
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Why “put down your phone and go outside” is Bad Advice.
madilynHex
Apr 20, 2021, 7:05 PM
12
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Hard vs Soft in fields as attitudes towards model collision
J Bostock
Apr 20, 2021, 6:57 PM
13
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Young kids catching COVID: how much to worry?
Steven Byrnes
Apr 20, 2021, 6:03 PM
55
points
22
comments
6
min read
LW
link
SMBC about Eliezer
IrenicTruth
Apr 20, 2021, 5:28 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Crackpot Physics: Issues
ACrackedPot
Apr 20, 2021, 5:07 PM
−1
points
2
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Types of generalism
Nora_Ammann
Apr 20, 2021, 8:22 AM
24
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Does an app/group for personal forecasting exist?
DirectedEvolution
Apr 20, 2021, 5:04 AM
19
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Letter] Advice for High School #1
lsusr
Apr 20, 2021, 4:09 AM
93
points
28
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Iterated Trust Kickstarters
Raemon
Apr 20, 2021, 3:18 AM
74
points
19
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Quick examination of miles per micromort for US drivers, with adjustments for safety-increasing behavior
Josh Jacobson
Apr 19, 2021, 11:19 PM
44
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(docs.google.com)
How can we increase the frequency of rare insights?
MichaelDickens
Apr 19, 2021, 10:54 PM
19
points
10
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Wanted: Research Assistant for The Roots of Progress
jasoncrawford
Apr 19, 2021, 7:03 PM
31
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(rootsofprogress.org)
You Can Now Embed Flashcard Quizzes in Your LessWrong posts!
spencerg
Apr 19, 2021, 1:44 PM
58
points
25
comments
4
min read
LW
link
D&D.Sci April 2021 Evaluation and Ruleset
abstractapplic
Apr 19, 2021, 1:26 PM
48
points
8
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Parameter count of ML systems through time?
Jsevillamol
Apr 19, 2021, 12:54 PM
31
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Problems of evil
Joe Carlsmith
Apr 19, 2021, 8:06 AM
29
points
16
comments
17
min read
LW
link
the fat baker principle
faint reminder
Apr 19, 2021, 7:58 AM
−6
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bellman’s Curse on Advice
nibnalin
Apr 19, 2021, 2:30 AM
2
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there good classes (or just articles) on blog writing?
Brendan Long
Apr 19, 2021, 1:10 AM
14
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Updating the Lottery Ticket Hypothesis
johnswentworth
Apr 18, 2021, 9:45 PM
73
points
41
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Anger
lsusr
Apr 18, 2021, 4:14 PM
38
points
23
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Rising rents and appropriate responses
dominicq
Apr 18, 2021, 2:05 PM
10
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The hour I first alieved
matejsuchy
Apr 17, 2021, 5:02 PM
5
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(matejsuchy.substack.com)
Defining “optimizer”
Chantiel
Apr 17, 2021, 3:38 PM
9
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Book review and policy discussion: diversity and complexity
victorsintnicolaas
Apr 17, 2021, 11:36 AM
11
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How long should I delay my second shot?
purge
Apr 17, 2021, 8:51 AM
8
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Networks of Meaning
Erich_Grunewald
Apr 17, 2021, 7:30 AM
21
points
1
comment
10
min read
LW
link
(www.erichgrunewald.com)
[Question]
Are there any good ways to place a bet on RadicalXChange and/or related ideas/mechanisms taking off in a big way? e.g. is there something to invest $$$ in?
David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)
Apr 17, 2021, 6:58 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Alex Flint on “A software engineer’s perspective on logical induction”
Raemon
Apr 17, 2021, 6:56 AM
21
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
All is fair in love and war, on Zero-sum games in life
Ratios
Apr 17, 2021, 2:11 AM
−6
points
22
comments
4
min read
LW
link
On Sleep Procrastination: Going To Bed At A Reasonable Hour
emily.fan
Apr 17, 2021, 2:10 AM
22
points
22
comments
9
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What does vaccine effectiveness as a function of time look like?
David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)
Apr 17, 2021, 12:36 AM
18
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Could degoogling be a practice run for something more important?
Quinn
Apr 17, 2021, 12:03 AM
15
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Superrational Agents Kelly Bet Influence!
abramdemski
Apr 16, 2021, 10:08 PM
47
points
7
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Most Analogies Are Wrong
J Bostock
Apr 16, 2021, 7:53 PM
8
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Scout Mindset—read-along
weft
Apr 16, 2021, 7:43 PM
42
points
44
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why has nuclear power been a flop?
jasoncrawford
Apr 16, 2021, 4:49 PM
148
points
50
comments
15
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
(rootsofprogress.org)
Prophetic Hazard
onur
Apr 16, 2021, 10:09 AM
−1
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are some interesting examples of risks measured in micromorts?
skybrian
Apr 16, 2021, 5:25 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Does anyone know this webpage about Machine Learning?
mukashi
Apr 16, 2021, 1:03 AM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Place-Based Programming—Part 2 - Functions
lsusr
Apr 16, 2021, 12:25 AM
14
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[ACX Linkpost] Prospectus on Próspera
mike_hawke
Apr 15, 2021, 10:48 PM
39
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(astralcodexten.substack.com)
The National Dashboard and Human Progress
maxa
15 Apr 2021 19:21 UTC
6
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(max2c.com)
[Question]
Old post/writing on optimization daemons?
jbkjr
15 Apr 2021 18:00 UTC
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Computing Natural Abstractions: Linear Approximation
johnswentworth
15 Apr 2021 17:47 UTC
41
points
22
comments
7
min read
LW
link
How & when to write a business plan
bfinn
15 Apr 2021 15:45 UTC
13
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Andrés Gómez Emilsson at the AstralCodexTen Online Meetup
JoshuaFox
15 Apr 2021 15:36 UTC
8
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
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