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More Dakka

TagLast edit: Feb 4, 2021, 5:21 AM by Yoav Ravid

More Dakka is the technique of throwing more resources at a problem to see if you get better results.

Originally, More Dakka is the trope of solving problems by unloading as many rounds of ammunition at them as possible. In the rationalist community it was popularized by Zvi to have the above meaning.

More Dakka

ZviDec 2, 2017, 1:10 PM
214 points
29 comments13 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Sin­gu­lar­ity Mindset

alkjashJan 19, 2018, 12:32 AM
52 points
16 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

A Dozen Ways to Get More Dakka

DavidmanheimApr 8, 2024, 4:45 AM
132 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

In­creas­ing IQ is trivial

George3d6Mar 1, 2024, 10:43 PM
37 points
61 comments6 min readLW link
(epistemink.substack.com)

Per­son­al­ized Medicine For Real

sarahconstantinMar 4, 2019, 10:40 PM
214 points
16 comments5 min readLW link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

More Dakka for Coron­avirus: We need im­me­di­ate hu­man tri­als of many vac­cine-can­di­dates and si­mul­ta­neous man­u­fac­tur­ing of all of them

avturchinMar 13, 2020, 1:35 PM
54 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Work dumber not smarter

lemonhopeJun 1, 2023, 12:40 PM
100 points
17 comments3 min readLW link

Dual Wielding

ZviAug 27, 2019, 2:10 PM
60 points
23 comments2 min readLW link3 reviews
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

In­creas­ing IQ by 10 Points is Possible

George3d6Mar 19, 2024, 8:48 PM
23 points
51 comments5 min readLW link
(morelucid.substack.com)

One Day Sooner

ScrewtapeNov 2, 2023, 7:00 PM
114 points
8 comments8 min readLW link1 review

How to Build a Lumenator

RaemonAug 12, 2018, 5:11 AM
82 points
27 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Why aren’t we all us­ing Taf­fix?

ChristianKlFeb 26, 2021, 11:09 PM
63 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Use the Try Harder, Luke

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 2, 2008, 10:52 AM
281 points
45 comments2 min readLW link

The Thing and the Sym­bolic Rep­re­sen­ta­tion of The Thing

ZviJun 30, 2015, 12:15 AM
16 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

It Takes Two Parac­eta­mol?

Eli_Dec 13, 2022, 4:29 PM
33 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Ham­mers and Nails

alkjashJan 23, 2018, 1:19 AM
98 points
35 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Less Anti-Dakka

Mateusz BagińskiMay 31, 2024, 9:07 AM
23 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Ra­tional Utopia, Mul­tiver­sal AI Align­ment, Steer­able ASI, Ul­ti­mate Hu­man Free­dom (V. 3: Mul­tiver­sal Ethics, Place ASI)

ankFeb 11, 2025, 3:21 AM
13 points
7 comments29 min readLW link

Be­ing good at the basics

dominicqNov 4, 2023, 2:18 PM
32 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

eHeaven 1st, eGod 2nd: Mul­tiver­sal AI Align­ment & Ra­tional Utopia

ankFeb 13, 2025, 10:35 PM
0 points
0 comments11 min readLW link

For God’s sake, Google it.

Aaron BergmanAug 10, 2021, 11:52 PM
19 points
16 comments4 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Eight Short Stud­ies On Excuses

Scott AlexanderApr 20, 2010, 11:01 PM
844 points
253 comments10 min readLW link

Se­cu­rity Mind­set: Les­sons from 20+ years of Soft­ware Se­cu­rity Failures Rele­vant to AGI Alignment

elspoodJun 21, 2022, 11:55 PM
362 points
42 comments7 min readLW link1 review

What failure looks like

paulfchristianoMar 17, 2019, 8:18 PM
429 points
54 comments8 min readLW link2 reviews

Anti-so­cial Punishment

Martin SustrikSep 27, 2018, 7:08 AM
311 points
66 comments6 min readLW link3 reviews

So­cial be­hav­ior curves, equil­ibria, and radicalism

Eric NeymanJun 5, 2021, 1:39 AM
187 points
18 comments20 min readLW link1 review
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)
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