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How long will Alcor be around?
Froolow
17 Apr 2014 15:28 UTC
45
points
52
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Urbana-Champaign: Planning and Re-planning
Manfred
17 Apr 2014 5:56 UTC
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
The usefulness of forecasts and the rationality of forecasters
VipulNaik
17 Apr 2014 3:49 UTC
1
point
9
comments
6
min read
LW
link
LINK-Cryonics Institute documentary
polymathwannabe
16 Apr 2014 22:44 UTC
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Ugh Fields
evand
16 Apr 2014 16:32 UTC
2
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Stories for exponential growth
VipulNaik
16 Apr 2014 15:15 UTC
4
points
5
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Open Thread April 16 - April 22, 2014
Tenoke
16 Apr 2014 7:05 UTC
8
points
192
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Different time horizons for forecasting
VipulNaik
16 Apr 2014 3:30 UTC
3
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Group Rationality Diary, April 16-30
therufs
16 Apr 2014 3:04 UTC
7
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Using the logarithmic timeline to understand the future
VipulNaik
16 Apr 2014 2:00 UTC
18
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
The Cowpox of Doubt
Scott Alexander
16 Apr 2014 1:04 UTC
63
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
The effect of effectiveness information on charitable giving
Unnamed
15 Apr 2014 16:43 UTC
23
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Boston—Two Parables on Language and Philosophy
Vika
15 Apr 2014 12:10 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
My Heartbleed learning experience and alternative to poor quality Heartbleed instructions.
aisarka
15 Apr 2014 8:15 UTC
21
points
32
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Moscow meet up
Yuu
15 Apr 2014 5:12 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Unfriendly Natural Intelligence
Gunnar_Zarncke
15 Apr 2014 5:05 UTC
9
points
21
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Earnings of economics majors: general considerations
JonahS
14 Apr 2014 22:23 UTC
9
points
30
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup (Note: change of location!)
Maelin
14 Apr 2014 13:52 UTC
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Requesting advice] Problems with optimizing my life as a high school student
Optimal
14 Apr 2014 13:07 UTC
21
points
34
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Canberra: Life Hacks Part 2
DanielFilan
14 Apr 2014 1:11 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
European Community Weekend in Berlin Impressions Thread
Gunnar_Zarncke
13 Apr 2014 20:33 UTC
14
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Beware technological wonderland, or, why text will dominate the future of communication and the Internet
VipulNaik
13 Apr 2014 17:34 UTC
20
points
24
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Meetup : LW Australia Mega-Meetup
Ruby
13 Apr 2014 11:23 UTC
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bayesianism and Fallibilism
DeeElf
13 Apr 2014 8:05 UTC
−15
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Fallibilism and Bayesianism
DeeElf
13 Apr 2014 7:06 UTC
0
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Buffalo LW—Thursday Meetup
StonesOnCanvas
13 Apr 2014 0:21 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Evaluating GiveWell as a startup idea based on Paul Graham’s philosophy
VipulNaik
12 Apr 2014 14:04 UTC
25
points
4
comments
18
min read
LW
link
How relevant are the lessons from Megamistakes to forecasting today?
VipulNaik
12 Apr 2014 4:53 UTC
13
points
3
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Quote dump for “megamistakes”
VipulNaik
12 Apr 2014 4:53 UTC
2
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Christchurch, NZ Inaugural Meetup
free_rip
12 Apr 2014 2:37 UTC
5
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Botworld: a cellular automaton for studying self-modifying agents embedded in their environment
So8res
12 Apr 2014 0:56 UTC
80
points
54
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Supply, demand, and technological progress: how might the future unfold? Should we believe in runaway exponential growth?
VipulNaik
11 Apr 2014 19:07 UTC
22
points
57
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups
FrankAdamek
11 Apr 2014 16:09 UTC
4
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup: Philadelphia, April 12, 1PM
NancyLebovitz
11 Apr 2014 8:24 UTC
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Phoenix/ASU Less Wrong
Danny_Hintze
10 Apr 2014 5:39 UTC
3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Urbana-Champaign Scantily Attended Meetups Rerun
Mestroyer
10 Apr 2014 5:06 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington DC Games meetup
rocurley
10 Apr 2014 4:35 UTC
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : LW Ottawa meetup
amacfie
10 Apr 2014 1:25 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bleg: Read and learn, or become an activist?
VipulNaik
9 Apr 2014 21:39 UTC
7
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The value of the online hive mind
VipulNaik
9 Apr 2014 16:52 UTC
6
points
21
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Socialising in the Sun, London 13/04
Tenoke
9 Apr 2014 16:22 UTC
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How much does where you go to college affect earnings?
JonahS
9 Apr 2014 7:50 UTC
7
points
45
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Schelling Day 2.0
Ben_LandauTaylor
9 Apr 2014 6:58 UTC
20
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Recommendations for donating to an anti-death cause
fowlertm
9 Apr 2014 2:56 UTC
26
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The failed simulation effect and its implications for the optimization of extracurricular activities
VipulNaik
8 Apr 2014 19:27 UTC
18
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Google vs Wikipedia, for-profit vs not-for-profit
Schmoo
8 Apr 2014 14:42 UTC
−3
points
42
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Open Thread April 8 - April 14 2014
Tenoke
8 Apr 2014 11:11 UTC
6
points
245
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Be comfortable with hypocrisy
The_Duck
8 Apr 2014 10:03 UTC
67
points
79
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Solomonoff induction on a random string
christopherj
8 Apr 2014 5:30 UTC
2
points
43
comments
1
min read
LW
link
HPMOR hypothesis: Harry will use Timeless Decision Theory to resolve some of the time-turner paradoxes
Punoxysm
8 Apr 2014 3:38 UTC
−13
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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