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Where should I give spare computing power, as an aspiring rationalist/altruist?
Answer by 1point7point4Feb 16, 202110

Never mind, I don't plan on doing anything because charity is not about helping (and because it uses a lot of electricity). However, mlc@home seems promising, if someone really feels the need to help somehow.

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Zombies
1point7point45y30

Thanks for responding so quickly!
I agree with you now (and I'm going to agree with your minimalist policy for now too, just since I think you're better-informed than me).

Minor clarification that you might have already been aware of: I was thinking that posts tagged 'zombie' should also be tagged 'consciousness', if they didn't merge. Now I'm fairly sure they should be merged.

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Zombies
1point7point45y20

It seems like a separate 'zombie' tag might be useful if people are specifically looking to read people's thoughts on p-zombies, as opposed to just reading about consciousness in general. (There's probably some inferential step I'm not catching on to, though).

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Measure Theory
1point7point45y10

I don't know measure theory myself, if someone who knew it could improve this page, that would be much appreciated.

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Automation
1point7point45y00

Not sure how okay it is to use external sources - if anyone wants to write their own definition, please go ahead.

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Project Announcement
1point7point45y10

It seems like this tag is a subset of the other one. I've added (very tentative) descriptions for both tags, but don't know they should be merged or not.

edit made two minutes later: not a subset i guess, since individuals can start projects

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History Of Rationality
1point7point45y30

I'm not sure if we should make this tag apply to all posts of historical interest, or only posts with historical information. Thoughts, anyone?

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Cardiologists and Chinese Robbers
1point7point45y40

See also: https://www.gwern.net/Littlewood

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Recommended reading for new rationalists
1point7point45y10

That link is dead, but I found it on another site.

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