On Sud­denly Not Be­ing Able to Work

Jacob FalkovichAug 25, 2020, 10:14 PM
35 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

I Started a Sports and Gam­bling Substack

ZviAug 25, 2020, 9:30 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

A Re­fu­ta­tion of (Global) “Hap­piness Max­i­miza­tion”

fareAug 25, 2020, 8:33 PM
−1 points
5 comments15 min readLW link

Sun­day, 20/​8/​30, 12pm PDT – Tag­ging Cel­e­bra­tion: Habryka/​Crawford + Party

RubyAug 25, 2020, 8:21 PM
49 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Math­e­mat­i­cal In­con­sis­tency in Solomonoff In­duc­tion?

curiAug 25, 2020, 5:09 PM
7 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

The Best Toy In The Park

jefftkAug 25, 2020, 2:30 PM
27 points
15 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Why hasn’t there been re­search on the effec­tive­ness of zinc for Covid-19?

Rudi CAug 24, 2020, 8:58 PM
12 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

So­cially-dis­tanced out­door Petrov Day cer­e­mo­nial manual

jchanAug 24, 2020, 2:11 PM
8 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

When can Fic­tion Change the World?

Timothy UnderwoodAug 24, 2020, 1:47 PM
79 points
18 comments11 min readLW link

[Question] Do you vote based on what you think to­tal karma should be?

Rafael HarthAug 24, 2020, 1:37 PM
44 points
57 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is ‘sat­ific­ing’ op­ti­mi­sa­tion?

Riccardo VolpatoAug 24, 2020, 11:51 AM
5 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Learn­ing hu­man prefer­ences: black-box, white-box, and struc­tured white-box access

Stuart_ArmstrongAug 24, 2020, 11:42 AM
26 points
9 comments6 min readLW link

“Good judge­ment” and its components

owencbAug 24, 2020, 10:32 AM
27 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Split-a-Dol­lar Game

Martin SustrikAug 24, 2020, 4:54 AM
29 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] In­vest­ment is a use­ful so­cietal mechanism for get­ting new things made. Stock trad­ing shares some func­tion­al­ity with in­vest­ment, but seems very very in­effi­cient, at that?

mako yassAug 24, 2020, 1:18 AM
10 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Em­pa­thetic vs In­trin­sic Oof

Ronny FernandezAug 24, 2020, 12:12 AM
8 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Chart­ing Is Mostly Superstition

gilchAug 23, 2020, 8:26 PM
37 points
18 comments7 min readLW link

Pos­tel’s Prin­ci­ple as Mo­ral Aphorism

eapacheAug 23, 2020, 7:36 PM
15 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

How to set up foot pedals

jefftkAug 23, 2020, 4:40 PM
19 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

SlateS­tarCodex On­line Meetup: Dr David Man­heim on Co­op­er­a­tion for AI

JoshuaFoxAug 23, 2020, 10:00 AM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(forms.gle)

[Geo: Cal­ifor­nia/​Bay Area] Mini-Re­search of 2020 Fire Situation

RubyAug 23, 2020, 5:13 AM
71 points
13 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Cur­rent guidance for COVID-19 self-care?

kniteAug 23, 2020, 2:10 AM
20 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

A trick for Safer GPT-N

RaziedAug 23, 2020, 12:39 AM
7 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Maybe Ly­ing Can’t Ex­ist?!

Zack_M_DavisAug 23, 2020, 12:36 AM
58 points
16 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Why don’t coun­tries, like com­pa­nies, more of­ten merge?

Vishrut AryaAug 22, 2020, 11:56 PM
15 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Effi­cient Mar­ket Frontier

AlexeiAug 22, 2020, 11:52 PM
19 points
3 comments10 min readLW link

Tag­ging Progress at 100%! (Party & Cel­e­bra­tory Talk w/​ Ja­son Crawford, Habryka on Sun, Aug 30th, 12pm PDT)

RubyAug 22, 2020, 4:45 PM
54 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Ex­po­sure or Con­tacts?

jefftkAug 22, 2020, 1:00 PM
15 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Sun­day Au­gust 23rd, 12pm (PDT) – Dou­ble Crux with Buck Sh­legeris and Oliver Habryka on Slow vs. Fast AI Takeoff

Ben PaceAug 22, 2020, 6:37 AM
33 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What posts on fi­nance would your find helpful or in­ter­est­ing?

AlexeiAug 22, 2020, 4:31 AM
32 points
48 comments1 min readLW link

“The Holy Grail” of port­fo­lio management

AlexeiAug 22, 2020, 4:25 AM
51 points
7 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Fore­cast­ing Thread: AI Timelines

Aug 22, 2020, 2:33 AM
135 points
98 comments2 min readLW link

[Oops, there is ac­tu­ally an event] No­tice: No LW event this weekend

Ben PaceAug 22, 2020, 1:26 AM
11 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] What price would you pay for the RadVac Vac­cine and why?

Ben GoldhaberAug 22, 2020, 12:17 AM
30 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

The Ant Farm

JimBalerAug 21, 2020, 11:25 PM
3 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Thoughts on the Fea­si­bil­ity of Pro­saic AGI Align­ment?

iamthouthouartiAug 21, 2020, 11:25 PM
8 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What’s a De­com­pos­able Align­ment Topic?

Logan RiggsAug 21, 2020, 10:57 PM
26 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Epistemic Com­par­i­son: First Prin­ci­ples Land vs. Mime­sis Land

ozziegooenAug 21, 2020, 10:28 PM
33 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Live a life you feel ex­cited about

Neel NandaAug 21, 2020, 7:16 PM
20 points
3 comments8 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Univer­sal­ity Unwrapped

adamShimiAug 21, 2020, 6:53 PM
29 points
2 comments18 min readLW link

[Question] How much can sur­gi­cal masks help with wild­fire smoke?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyAug 21, 2020, 3:46 PM
9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What am I miss­ing? (quan­tum physics)

kithpendragonAug 21, 2020, 12:39 PM
10 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Coron­avirus and Rents II

jefftkAug 21, 2020, 2:30 AM
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

An­a­lyz­ing Black­mail Be­ing Ille­gal (Han­son and Mow­show­itz re­lated)

curiAug 20, 2020, 6:56 PM
0 points
4 comments8 min readLW link

July 2020 gw­ern.net newsletter

gwernAug 20, 2020, 4:39 PM
29 points
0 commentsLW link
(www.gwern.net)

How More Knowl­edge is Mak­ing Us Dumber

jdcampolargoAug 20, 2020, 3:08 PM
1 point
4 comments3 min readLW link

“Tech­nol­ogy and the Fu­ture of Per­sons”, by Lynne Rud­der Baker (2013)

CallmesalticidaeAug 20, 2020, 2:31 PM
5 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Covid 8/​20: A Lit­tle Progress

ZviAug 20, 2020, 2:30 PM
47 points
6 comments15 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Mar­ket Misconceptions

gilchAug 20, 2020, 4:46 AM
27 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

High­lights from the Black­mail De­bate (Robin Han­son vs Zvi Mow­show­itz)

Ben PaceAug 20, 2020, 12:49 AM
48 points
37 comments9 min readLW link