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Scott Alexander
P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary. Click to read Astral Codex Ten, by Scott Alexander, a Substack publication.
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Still alive
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake
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Idol Words
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Does Georgism work? Is land a big deal?
A guest post on Georgism by Lars Doucet
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Flashing elements alienate users
Warning: This post might give vulnerable people new sensory sensitivities
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Fictional Cryptocurrencies
I said they were fictional! Stop trying to invest in them!
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Chilling Effects
In what sense do 10% of people die of the cold? Also, why are heat-related deaths most common in Greenland?
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Book Review: The Laws of Trading
Finalist #10 in the Book Review Contest
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Book Review: Fussell on Class
Summary and commentary on Paul Fussell's "Class: A Guide Through The American Status System"
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Trapped priors as a basic problem of rationality
P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary.
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Book Review: Double Fold
Finalist #6 of the book review contest
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Book Review: 1587, a Year of No Significance
Finalist #15 in the Book Review Contest
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Ontology of Psychiatric Conditions: Taxometrics
Is mental illness a thing? What kind of thing is it?
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We're not Platonists, we've just learned the bitter lesson
Machine Alignment Monday, 7/24/23
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