Leonhart

Replying toMeetup : LW London regular meetup

Apologies for no response; I vaguely assumed I would get a notification if anyone commented. I think we'll start in the Shakespeare's Head as it's a bit cloudy. There will be a sign up. Otherwise, climb the nerd gradient until you find us; we're usually in the back third past the bar.

Replying toOpen Thread, Jun. 15 - Jun. 21, 2015

Leonhart11y

Open Thread, Jun. 15 - Jun. 21, 2015

If you intend to try again in the current open thread, feel free to transfer the examples.

Trying to clarify my intuitions re. B:

Consider Paul Atreides undergoing the gom jabbar; he will die unless he keeps his hand in the box. Given that he knows this, I count his success as a freely willed action; if (counterfactually) the pain had been sufficient to overcome him, withdrawing his hand would not have been freely willed, because it is counter to his consciously endorsed values (and, in this case, not subtle or confused values).

However, if (also counterfactually) the threat of death had not been present or known to him, then withdrawing his hand may have been a freely willed act (if the pain built slowly enough to be noticed rather than just triggering a burn-reaction).

Replying toOpen Thread, Jun. 15 - Jun. 21, 2015

Leonhart11y

Open Thread, Jun. 15 - Jun. 21, 2015

Pretty sure I'm misparsing you somehow, but here are some things I might consider nonfree action :

A) an action is rewarded with a heroin fix; the actor is in withdrawal

B) an action will relieve extreme and urgent pain

C) an action is demanded by reflex (e.g. withdrawal from heat)

D) an action is demanded by an irresistably salient emotional appeal that the agent does not reflectively endorse (release the country-slaying neurotoxin, or I shall shoot your child)

Replying toOpen Thread, Jun. 15 - Jun. 21, 2015

Leonhart11y

Open Thread, Jun. 15 - Jun. 21, 2015

Are you asking for a procedure for identifying acts of free will (the doable kind of extensive definition) or a set of in-out exemplars (ostensive definition)?

Meetup : LW London regular meetup

Leonhart

11y

Discussion article for the meetup : LW London regular meetup

WHEN: 28 June 2015 09:39:43AM (+0100)

WHERE: Lincoln's Inn Fields, London

Edit: weather is a bit meh; will start off in the SH.

The next LW London meetup will be on June 28th. Join us from 2pm to talk about vote trading, Boltzmann chickens, and ethical Bitcoin fanfiction. Or something. If the weather is nice, we'll be in Lincoln's Inn Fields. If not, we'll be in our usual Shakespeare's Head, just around the corner. My number is 07860 466862, call it if you

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Meetup : LW London regular meetup

Leonhart

11y

Discussion article for the meetup : LW London regular meetup

WHEN: 14 June 2015 02:00:00PM (+0100)

WHERE: Lincoln's Inn Fields, London

The next LW London meetup will be on June 14th. Join us from 2pm to talk about vote trading, Boltzmann chickens, and ethical Bitcoin fanfiction. Or something.

If the weather is nice, we'll be in Lincoln's Inn Fields. If not, we'll be in our usual Shakespeare's Head, just around the corner. My number is 07860 466862, call it if you have difficulty finding us, and ideally not otherwise.

About London LessWrong:

We run

Leonhart11y

Why isn't the following decision theory optimal?

Confused. What's incoherent about caring equally about copies of myself, and less about everyone else?

Replying toApril 2015 Media Thread

Leonhart11y

April 2015 Media Thread

I've just finished marathoning the first 1.5 seasons (to the current cliffhanger/hiatus) of Gravity Falls, and strongly recommend it. Supernatural mystery/horror/comedy, significantly darker than Disney usually gets. High levels of continuity; very strong art direction; near-HPMOR levels of foreshadowing/conservation of detail (I advise not reading about it beforehand as there was a similar hivemind-predictive-success of the biggest twist). Secret codes, cryptic Reddit AMAs, trolling creators with hand puppets, all the good stuff.

Replying toHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 119

Leonhart11y

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 119

Don't follow. You see "making an actually binding promise" as equivalent to dying?

Replying toHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 118

Leonhart11y

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 118

This seems odd to me, though I'm not saying you're wrong. From the inside, my values seem far more akin to habits or reflexes than to time-indexed memories.

I imagine Obliviated!me still having a NO DON'T reaction when asked to support a purpose opposed to my previous goals, because verbalised goals flow from wordless moral habits; not the other way around. (assuming a possibly inconsistent scenario where I retain enough language for someone to expect to manipulate me)

Replying toHarry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 118

Leonhart11y

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 118

Quite a bit. I have a very bad memory for personal history anyway - I have a vague timeline of significant dates in my head, and a handful of random "vivid" memories, maybe one per year, that have been nailed down by neural happenstance. But if you asked me what I was doing yesterday evening, I think I would end up randomly selecting an evening from the last three or so - unless I painstakingly solved it in the manner of a logic puzzle ("I go to the gym on Wednesdays, and yesterday was Thursday, so I guess I was at the gym").

Replying toMarch 2015 Media Thread

Leonhart11y

March 2015 Media Thread

Rathanel's The Empty Cage (previously recommended on LW) and OmgImPwned's In Fire Forged. Can't remember if the first is finished, the second certainly isn't.

Waves Arisen is in a class by itself as regards sweet sweet ingroup jargon, however :)

Meetup : London Social Meetup (possibly) in the Sun

Leonhart

12y

Discussion article for the meetup : London Social Meetup (possibly) in the Sun

WHEN: 15 June 2014 02:00:00PM (+0100)

WHERE: Newman's Row, London WC2A 3TL

EDIT: Weather is not so hot so we'll be starting in the Shakespeare's Head, see below.

We are having another Social Meetup on Sunday at 2 PM. The meetup will take place at Lincoln's Inn Fields (near Holborn station) and more specifically around this spot in the northwest quadrant. Alternatively, if the weather is bad, we will be at our usual location, which is just around the corner

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Meetup : London social meetup

Leonhart

12y

Discussion article for the meetup : London social meetup

WHEN: 01 June 2014 02:00:00PM (+0100)

WHERE: Shakespeare's Head, Holborn, WC2B 6BG

Your regularly scheduled meetup. Join us from 2pm to talk about the sorts of things that your other friends will look funny at you for talking about.

The weather is unpredictable right now so start will be in the pub at 2pm. If it's sunny, late comers may find we have moved around the corner to Lincoln's Inn Fields, probably somewhere in the northwest quadrant. PhilH is sure he's going to be there (I may not) so he's the best option to call if confused, on 07792009646.

Discussion article for the meetup : London social meetup

Meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

Leonhart

13y

Discussion article for the meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

WHEN: 21 July 2013 11:54:28AM (+0100)

WHERE: St James Park, London, SW1H

The next London Social meetup will be taking place in St. James Park on Sunday July 21st from 2pm. Please join us all. Bring friends if you have made adequate backups.

For further details - including where to meet if the weather doesn't get my memo - please see the last social meetup entry here. I can be contacted on 07860 466862 that morning in case of confusion.

There is no agenda or topic; although the whereabouts of Hermione's brain will probably be discussed.

Discussion article for the meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

Meetup : London Practical - Sunday 7th July

Leonhart

13y

Discussion article for the meetup : London Practical - Sunday 7th July

WHEN: 07 July 2013 02:00:00PM (+0100)

WHERE: Shakespeare's Head, London WC2B 6BG

One of our fortnightly meetups. This is going to be a practical session (we are alternating practical/social), which means there will be at least one valiant attempt at a small-group exercise & guided discussion.

The intention for today is to practice doing Fermi Estimates.

Please be there for 2pm if you can. We can accommodate later arrivals, but we will be starting promptly.

The venue is the Shakespeare's Head by Holborn tube station. Turn left out of the station exit and it's <100m on your left.

We also have a Google Group.

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Meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

Meetup : London Practical - Sunday 7th July

Meetup : London Social Meetup (possibly) in the Sun

Meetup : LW London regular meetup

Leonhart

Meetup : LW London regular meetup

Meetup : LW London regular meetup

Meetup : London Social Meetup (possibly) in the Sun

Meetup : London social meetup

Meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

Meetup : London Practical - Sunday 7th July

Leonhart

Meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

Meetup : London Practical - Sunday 7th July

Meetup : London Social Meetup (possibly) in the Sun

Meetup : LW London regular meetup

Leonhart

Meetup : LW London regular meetup

Meetup : LW London regular meetup

Meetup : London Social Meetup (possibly) in the Sun

Meetup : London social meetup

Meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

Meetup : London Practical - Sunday 7th July

Discussion article for the meetup : LW London regular meetup

Discussion article for the meetup : LW London regular meetup

Discussion article for the meetup : London Social Meetup (possibly) in the Sun

Discussion article for the meetup : London social meetup

Discussion article for the meetup : London social meetup

Discussion article for the meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

Discussion article for the meetup : London Social - Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo - July 21st

Discussion article for the meetup : London Practical - Sunday 7th July

Discussion article for the meetup : London Practical - Sunday 7th July