03
Dec
Interesting Stuff 03/12/2017
Eliezer Yudkowsky on whether objects travelling away from you at the speed of light disappear:
"Suppose I transmit a
5 min read
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20
Nov
Interesting Stuff 20/11/3017
Marginal Revolution: "suppose a private firm and the federal government both value a worker’s output at $100k/yr
4 min read
16
Nov
Interesting Stuff: 14/07/2017
Do elephants have souls. It seems obvios that some animals qualify as people.
"One of the major clues that
4 min read
11
Nov
Where there is a will, there is a way
There's a story that's been playing in my head.
A girl. Stupid. Retarded. The blows rain
1 min read
07
Nov
Interesting Stuff 07/11/2017
Judge Alex Kozinski’s Dissenting Opinion (line 569): "All too many of the other great tragedies of history— Stalin’
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28
Oct
Evolution as an existential threat
SSC on evolution as the ultimate existential threat:
"Suppose you are one of the first rats introduced onto a
3 min read
21
Oct
Interesting Stuff: October 21st 2017
//Contains descriptions of domestic violence.
Compass Rose on Integrity: "Kant famously considers the case of someone who comes to
3 min read
16
Oct
Interesting Stuff: October 16th 2017
Beware Isolated Demands for Rigour. SSC on Intellectual Dishonesty
A Vet Remembers: To many of us there, the war was
2 min read
14
Oct
Interesting Stuff: October 14th
Privacy offers free virtual credit cards, letting you mask your purchases. Useful for protecting your purchasing history and preferences. Probably
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25
Jul
Potential People
Potential people have moral worth. Their lives should be allowed to exist.
Practically, those who exist carry more weight. Some
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