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Open Thread: December 2009

CannibalSmith1 Dec 2009 16:25 UTC

5 points

275 comments1 min readLW link

Why do aphorisms and cynicism go together?

KatjaGrace1 Dec 2009 7:45 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Call for new SIAI Visiting Fellows, on a rolling basis

AnnaSalamon1 Dec 2009 1:42 UTC

36 points

272 comments2 min readLW link

The Moral Status of Independent Identical Copies

Wei Dai30 Nov 2009 23:41 UTC

63 points

80 comments2 min readLW link

Action vs. inaction

PhilGoetz30 Nov 2009 18:10 UTC

11 points

42 comments2 min readLW link

Morality and International Humanitarian Law

David_J_Balan30 Nov 2009 3:27 UTC

3 points

101 comments2 min readLW link

Rationality Quotes November 2009

Eliezer Yudkowsky29 Nov 2009 23:36 UTC

9 points

281 comments1 min readLW link

A Nightmare for Eliezer

Madbadger29 Nov 2009 0:50 UTC

1 point

75 comments1 min readLW link

Extremes of reliability and zealotry

KatjaGrace28 Nov 2009 22:53 UTC

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

Rooting Hard for Overpriced M&Ms

David_J_Balan28 Nov 2009 19:10 UTC

6 points

35 comments1 min readLW link

Getting Feedback by Restricting Content

billswift27 Nov 2009 22:50 UTC

3 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Why evaluate everything ASAP?

KatjaGrace27 Nov 2009 2:48 UTC

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

Contrarianism and reference class forecasting

taw25 Nov 2009 19:41 UTC

29 points

94 comments2 min readLW link

Do what your parents say?

KatjaGrace25 Nov 2009 11:16 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Agree, Retort, or Ignore? A Post From the Future

Wei Dai24 Nov 2009 22:29 UTC

39 points

87 comments2 min readLW link

How to test your mental performance at the moment?

taw23 Nov 2009 18:35 UTC

24 points

74 comments1 min readLW link

In conclusion: in the land beyond money pumps lie extreme events

Stuart_Armstrong23 Nov 2009 15:03 UTC

7 points

22 comments2 min readLW link

Rational lies

Alex Flint23 Nov 2009 3:32 UTC

6 points

10 comments4 min readLW link

Friedman on Utility

billswift22 Nov 2009 14:22 UTC

3 points

32 comments1 min readLW link

Calibration for continuous quantities

Cyan21 Nov 2009 4:53 UTC

30 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

The One That Isn’t There

Annoyance20 Nov 2009 20:10 UTC

18 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

Request For Article: Many-Worlds Quantum Computing

pre19 Nov 2009 23:31 UTC

6 points

57 comments1 min readLW link

Why is poor communication popular?

KatjaGrace18 Nov 2009 1:08 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

A Less Wrong singularity article?

Kaj_Sotala17 Nov 2009 14:15 UTC

31 points

215 comments1 min readLW link

Efficient prestige hypothesis

taw16 Nov 2009 22:25 UTC

21 points

37 comments1 min readLW link

Why (and why not) Bayesian Updating?

Wei Dai16 Nov 2009 21:27 UTC

35 points

26 comments2 min readLW link

BHTV: Yudkowsky / Robert Greene

Eliezer Yudkowsky16 Nov 2009 20:26 UTC

16 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

Why you should listen to your heart

KatjaGrace16 Nov 2009 3:12 UTC

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

The Academic Epistemology Cross Section: Who Cares More About Status?

Matt_Simpson15 Nov 2009 19:37 UTC

16 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Respond to flying like dying?

KatjaGrace15 Nov 2009 8:08 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Auckland meet up Saturday Nov 28th

AndrewH15 Nov 2009 5:29 UTC

3 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Consequences of arbitrage: expected cash

Stuart_Armstrong13 Nov 2009 10:32 UTC

17 points

28 comments3 min readLW link

Boston meetup Nov 15 (and others)

MichaelVassar13 Nov 2009 7:05 UTC

6 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Anti-Akrasia Technique: Structured Procrastination

patrissimo12 Nov 2009 19:35 UTC

63 points

52 comments3 min readLW link

Test Your Calibration!

alyssavance11 Nov 2009 22:03 UTC

25 points

33 comments2 min readLW link

Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer Yudkowsky: Ask Your Questions

MichaelGR11 Nov 2009 3:00 UTC

19 points

701 comments1 min readLW link

What makes you YOU? For non-deists only.

cleonid10 Nov 2009 19:59 UTC

2 points

93 comments1 min readLW link

Restraint Bias

Vladimir_Nesov10 Nov 2009 17:23 UTC

21 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Rationality advice from Terry Tao

Kaj_Sotala10 Nov 2009 17:17 UTC

22 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

Reflections on Pre-Rationality

Wei Dai9 Nov 2009 21:42 UTC

28 points

30 comments3 min readLW link

Unpromising promise?

KatjaGrace9 Nov 2009 19:36 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Practical rationality in surveys

taw8 Nov 2009 14:27 UTC

−3 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Protect the seemingly useless

KatjaGrace8 Nov 2009 12:18 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

The Danger of Stories

Matt_Simpson8 Nov 2009 2:53 UTC

12 points

105 comments1 min readLW link

Externalizing between conformers

KatjaGrace7 Nov 2009 12:54 UTC

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

Determinism is not blame-free

KatjaGrace6 Nov 2009 23:28 UTC

1 point

0 comments3 min readLW link

Hamster in Tutu Shuts Down Large Hadron Collider

Eliezer Yudkowsky6 Nov 2009 16:29 UTC

49 points

73 comments2 min readLW link

All hail the Lisbon Treaty! Or is that “hate”? Or just “huh”?

Stuart_Armstrong6 Nov 2009 10:42 UTC

−3 points

39 comments1 min readLW link

Bay area LW meet-up

AnnaSalamon6 Nov 2009 7:49 UTC

9 points

70 comments1 min readLW link

News: Improbable Coincidence Slows LHC Repairs

Zack_M_Davis6 Nov 2009 7:24 UTC

9 points

28 comments1 min readLW link