Are these life advice threads (like how to get a job in Australia, or how to be poly-amorous) appropriate for Less Wrong? Because if they are, there’s a few procedural knowledge gaps I’d like to fill.
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Yeah, if we could use these posts to learn about women’s experiences instead of constantly doubting everything they say...that would be great.
If you’re saving for your own retirement, you might want to consider the risk of dying before you can spend that money. A 25-year old male has an 18.6% chance of dying before he reaches 65, so he should discount his expected return accordingly.
I’ve never heard of this before but reading the article reminded me of an experience I had in a Pentecostal setting. I was praying for the Holy Spirit to make me speak in tongues. I was very concentrated and prayed a chant over and over. I was lying in my bed and my chest started tingling. It was sort of like how your leg feels when it falls asleep. I also felt physical warmth and muscle relaxation, and lot of pleasure. The tingling spread all over my body and I became paralyzed. But it felt good so I didn’t care.
I re-induced it lots of times until I saw a Darren Brown video and concluded that my effect came from a placebo and God wasn’t real.After I had been an atheist for a few months, I successfully re-induced it. But the novelty has worn-off and I don’t do it anymore.
I was going to do it for honor/karma.
Would it be inappropriate to host a Less Wrong March Madness bracket pool?
Edit: Not going to do it.
No, and Google is failing me. Is there somewhere I can read about it?
If computer hardware improvement slows down, will this hasten or delay AGI?
My naive hypothesis is that if hardware improvement slows, more work will be put into software improvement. Since AGI is a software problem, this will hasten AGI. But this is not an informed opinion.
Please delete this comment and don’t bring up the subject again. Or if you must, bring up the subject only in the Politics Open Thread.
General idea: On the follies of letting guilt motivate you.
Story idea: Once upon a time Kay (future superhero) and Pluto (future villain) were union busters. Together they crippled and broke up almost all the unions in the city, often through illegal and unethical means. One day they realized they do something Truly Horrific, and they realize what monsters they are. They quit busting unions, but the damage is done.
~10 years later, Kay is working as a repossession agent, while Pluto has become a community organizer. Pluto has managed to organize the workers at a factory that once had a union. Pluto convinces the workers to go on strike, and he appoints himself ringleader of the newly established (but not legally recognized) union. The factory owners start sweating, and the call Kay for assistance.
Kay refuses, saying that she still feels guilty for the atrocities she committed as a union buster. So the owners turn to Plan B: importing temporary labor from out of state. While this plan isn’t viable in the long-run, the factory owners figure it will scare their original workers into backing down. When the replacement labor arrives, Pluto panics. He fears that his plan to re-establish a union (and cleanse himself of his union-busting sins) is about to go down the drain. That night, he and a few other armed accomplices storm the motel where the out-of-state laborers are staying, and declares them hostages.
The rest of the story is about Kay trying to free the hostages, and Pluto becoming increasingly corrupted by his desire to undo the horrible things he did in the past. Kay becomes a hero not just for rescuing hostages, but because she can resist the temptation for closure.
What’s the problem with the “compound interest will make you rich” meme? Is it inflation?
What’s the probability of a major war between Japan and China in the next decade?
Any ideas why this is blocked by Trend Micro?
Maybe you should instead donate any leftover money to CFAR, so as to avoid the donor illusion.
He could start a giving war by setting up a fund for AMF and a fund for CFAR. At the end of the year, he could donate a total of 30% of his income to both charities, splitting the fund in proportion to how much each charity raised in the giving war.
Or until he posts his next obviously influenced by transhumanism comic, which shouldn’t be too long.
Downvoted for being mean.
Are donations to the Singularity Institute tax deductible in Australia?
_ozymandias has moved to http://ozyfrantz.com/
Cal Newport and Scott H. Young are collobarating to form a start deliberate practice course by email. Here’s an excerpt from on Cal’s emails to inquiring people:
Does this sound like it’s worth $100?