Sausage Vector Machine

The context for this post is primarily Only Law Can Prevent Extinction, but after first drafting a half-assed comment, I decided to get off my ass and write a whole-assed post. I agree with Eliezer's main thesis that individual violence against AI researchers is both morally wrong and strategically stupid....

I'm re-reading The Fun Theory Sequence and enjoying it. But my question is not about theory: What are some concrete, practical ways to spend $100,000 to generate a non-negligible amount of fun? Underlying assumptions: * "We're not nearly as unique as we think, at least when it comes to emotional...