Preface

I show my discovery graph in (via …) blocks, those without (via …) usually come from my RSS reader, or the algorithm in the corresponding website
This is approximately a 1 in 20 filter of content
This is very disorganized, but hopefully still useful.
- Sometimes quotes are not in quote blocks, but should be obvious in context.
- Links in quotes are sometimes removed.
- The usual rule is that a link goes to the bottommost relevant heading, i.e. an engineering related article on LessWrong goes to engineering
Acronyms
- FT: Financial Times
- HN: Hacker News
- LW: LessWrong

How I would use my linkpost

Sometimes, the only thing worth reading is the title! Read it and move on.
For HackerNews entries, if you choose to read the article, also ask an LLM for things that are worth reading in the comments
Beware systematic selection biases:
- I mostly don't read AI policy stuff
- Very engineering centered

Everything Else

Shantell Sans (2023) (via HN): Looks pretty good

Aestheticswiki: a wiki of around 1,000 pages devoted to various strains of historical fashion, subcultures, interior design, and web design (via LW)

(NSFW) https://x.com/Aella_Girl/status/2055700685099090410

I asked people to rate, on a 1-10 scale, the attractiveness of various naked people. Women got much higher scores than men did. The 6/10 bin was full of normal-cute ladies and absolute ripped godlike chads.
So you recreated the okcupid results.

Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

Also known as the “Double Slip Knot”, this is a secure shoelace knot with a simple, symmetrical method of tying. Cross two loops and pass them both through the “hole” in the middle. This is a shoelace knot that won't come undone on its own!

https://aella.substack.com/p/do-hot-people-fuck-more

I’ve looked into self-ratings of attractiveness before. It’s hard to measure - the trope goes every woman thinks they’re a 7/10, right? How can you get good information on a survey?
I found that the best method I tested is to give people photos of faces and asking ‘are you more or less attractive than this person’.
So in the nudes survey, I tried the same thing - gave people photos of naked people (whose ratings I knew), and asked them to self-compare.
In my face-data, people’s self-attractiveness ratings still are mostly inflated, but people who are less attractive, inflate much more.

The Cost of Safetyism (via HN)
In England data shows that in 1971, 86% of primary-age chil...

Philipreal's Shortform

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Philipreal's Shortform

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