David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 7 days agoy'all with the effective altruistsawful.systemsimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up157
arrow-up157imagey'all with the effective altruistsawful.systemsDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 7 days agoi was not previously aware of this year's rationalist solstice service, but this is the correct journalistic venue for coverageplus-squarewww.interfaithamerica.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up17
arrow-up17external-linki was not previously aware of this year's rationalist solstice service, but this is the correct journalistic venue for coverageplus-squarewww.interfaithamerica.orgDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
ivyastrix ( ivyastrix@awful.systems ) English · 23 days agoStudyOfUs: HotorNot But With More Numbersplus-squarestudyofus.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17
arrow-up17external-linkStudyOfUs: HotorNot But With More Numbersplus-squarestudyofus.comivyastrix ( ivyastrix@awful.systems ) English · 23 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · edit-223 days agoIrreplaceable.org is your new professional anti-AI org! oh, it's the Effective Altruists againplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118message-squareIrreplaceable.org is your new professional anti-AI org! oh, it's the Effective Altruists againplus-squareDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · edit-223 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
lurker ( lurker@awful.systems ) English · edit-226 days agoChecking in on AI 2027 a year laterplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up17
arrow-up17message-squareChecking in on AI 2027 a year laterplus-squarelurker ( lurker@awful.systems ) English · edit-226 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
CinnasVerses ( CinnasVerses@awful.systems ) English · edit-227 days agoMAPLE, the Buddhist Singularity Cult, is Having a Momentplus-squareawful.systemsimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118imageMAPLE, the Buddhist Singularity Cult, is Having a Momentplus-squareawful.systemsCinnasVerses ( CinnasVerses@awful.systems ) English · edit-227 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · edit-21 month agorationalist tries to get head around dealing with actual professionals in a professional context. Also, fuck them donkeys.plus-squarewww.lesswrong.comexternal-linkmessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118external-linkrationalist tries to get head around dealing with actual professionals in a professional context. Also, fuck them donkeys.plus-squarewww.lesswrong.comDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square53linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 1 month agobluesky is horrified to discover Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationalityplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up116
arrow-up116message-squarebluesky is horrified to discover Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationalityplus-squareDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square18linkfedilink
CinnasVerses ( CinnasVerses@awful.systems ) English · edit-23 hours agoLessWrong's Psychedelic Phase: Perigeeplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up18
arrow-up18message-squareLessWrong's Psychedelic Phase: Perigeeplus-squareCinnasVerses ( CinnasVerses@awful.systems ) English · edit-23 hours agomessage-square13linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 1 month agomy Rationalist Sense smells Effective Altruists all over thisplus-squaretally.soexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118external-linkmy Rationalist Sense smells Effective Altruists all over thisplus-squaretally.soDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square15linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 1 month agoUK gov org AISI is functionally an EA frontplus-squarewww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up19
arrow-up19external-linkUK gov org AISI is functionally an EA frontplus-squarewww.telegraph.co.ukDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5linkfedilink
lurker ( lurker@awful.systems ) English · edit-22 months agoOur friends have made a music video plus-squarewww.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up14
arrow-up14external-linkOur friends have made a music video plus-squarewww.reddit.comlurker ( lurker@awful.systems ) English · edit-22 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 2 months agoGwern: I am retiring from fulltime writing (& pseudonymity) to launch Guardian Angel Inc and bring GAs to life.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up110
arrow-up110message-squareGwern: I am retiring from fulltime writing (& pseudonymity) to launch Guardian Angel Inc and bring GAs to life.plus-squareDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
CinnasVerses ( CinnasVerses@awful.systems ) English · edit-22 months agoOur friends open brokerage accountsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up114
arrow-up114message-squareOur friends open brokerage accountsplus-squareCinnasVerses ( CinnasVerses@awful.systems ) English · edit-22 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
smiletolerantly ( smiletolerantly@awful.systems ) English · 2 months ago"Hey, I proved the Collatz Conjecture!", proompter says one day before severe bugs disclosed in theorem proversplus-squareinfosec.exchangeexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up113
arrow-up113external-link"Hey, I proved the Collatz Conjecture!", proompter says one day before severe bugs disclosed in theorem proversplus-squareinfosec.exchangesmiletolerantly ( smiletolerantly@awful.systems ) English · 2 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 2 months agohave you ever sent a promotional email to someone who thinks you all belong in jail?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up18
arrow-up18message-squarehave you ever sent a promotional email to someone who thinks you all belong in jail?plus-squareDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · edit-22 months agoÉmile Torres deep-sneers Nick Bostrom, the smartest man in Swedenplus-squarewww.realtimetechpocalypse.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up111
arrow-up111external-linkÉmile Torres deep-sneers Nick Bostrom, the smartest man in Swedenplus-squarewww.realtimetechpocalypse.comDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
CinnasVerses ( CinnasVerses@awful.systems ) English · edit-22 months agoLessWrong's Psychedelic Phase: Apogeeplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up111
arrow-up111message-squareLessWrong's Psychedelic Phase: Apogeeplus-squareCinnasVerses ( CinnasVerses@awful.systems ) English · edit-22 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
David Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 2 months ago“At Manifest, though, there is a certain existential loneliness, a specifically sexual strain of angst, that did not lift once in the three days of the conference.”plus-squarewww.thenewcritic.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118external-link“At Manifest, though, there is a certain existential loneliness, a specifically sexual strain of angst, that did not lift once in the three days of the conference.”plus-squarewww.thenewcritic.comDavid Gerard ( dgerard@awful.systems ) MEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
Architeuthis ( Architeuthis@awful.systems ) English · edit-23 months agoThe Oblivious Inside Story Of Leverage Research 1.0plus-squarelydialaurenson.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up120
arrow-up120external-linkThe Oblivious Inside Story Of Leverage Research 1.0plus-squarelydialaurenson.substack.comArchiteuthis ( Architeuthis@awful.systems ) English · edit-23 months agomessage-square51linkfedilink