James L

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James L 5 Jan 2023 1:47 UTC
2 points
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on: When you plan according to your AI timelines, should you put more weight on the median future, or the median future | eventual AI alignment success? ⚖️
Why are you using your median timeline | success? Maybe I missed it, but I don’t see your reason explained in the post.

James L 10 Sep 2021 19:36 UTC
1 point
on: Honolulu, HI – ACX Meetups Everywhere 2021
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow (Saturday, 9/11 at 4pm) at the ACX meetup!
We have $250 of UberEats credit for the event thanks to a donation from a community funding organization, so we’ll order food at some point.

Location: Magic island, on the grass under a tree by this drop pin: https://goo.gl/maps/PJ7dJjgZusNsjVd7A. I’ll have a big “ACX” sign, so look around for that. We’ll be sitting on the grass, feel free to bring a blanket or chair if that’s more comfortable for you.

See y’all soon!

Honolulu, HI – ACX Meetups Everywhere 2021

James L23 Aug 2021 8:52 UTC

1 point

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James L 22 Jul 2018 23:34 UTC
13 points
on: Replace yourself first if you’re moving to the Bay
tl;dr: Never run events alone—always have a co-organizer.
One of the easiest (and most fun!) ways to make sure you’re replaceable is to never run a meetup alone. If you organize a meetup, find a co-organizer and split the responsibilities with them. This helps avoid burnout, plus it’s a great way to strengthen your friendship.
My friend Will and I organized the Austin Effective Altruism meetup together for a year. When one of us got busy with life, the other was able to keep things going. And when I moved to Berkeley, the meetup just automatically kept going—I didn’t even need to appoint a successor, there already was one.
I follow a similar model running Authentic Relating Games at REACH. I try to always have a co-facilitator—it’s way more fun, takes some of the pressure off, and it’s an easy way to train potential replacements for myself.

James L 22 Jul 2018 19:59 UTC
5 points
on: 12 Virtues of Rationality posters/icons
This is great, I will probably steal it for my apartment, except with empiricism as a scale instead of an eye.

James L 6 May 2018 23:51 UTC
3 points
on: LW Open Source Contributions
Good work on the guide! Are you planning on combining this with the readme or linking to it from there? There’s a bit of redundancy between the two.