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- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@RokoMijic @CyberneticMelon @growing_daniel lol, seriously though do an Anki deck w serious game theory content framed in terms of dating
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · repostRT @thoughtcrime___: "back in my day, we needed a rubber duck to help with debugging" https://t.co/FFIDwdLvOF
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@deepfates @rob_mcstan @bio_bootloader of the internet or the blue mark of shame?
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@gfodor @growing_daniel fwiw Roko has recently committed to focusing on AI safety and not tweeting about his other favorite subjects...
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · quote@growing_daniel lol ... lmao https://x.com/ExiledInfoHaz/status/1478019623526281224
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@tasshinfogleman 😅😅😅 what will become of Twitter Discourse without NYC vs SF vs rural beauty ... whether or not ASI exists and if so will kill everyone ... Elon our king ... etc
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@tasshinfogleman villages, towns, cities, the countryside; women and heroes; the gossip of the street and the well; tales of the dead; tales of diversity [philosophical discussions of the past and future], the creation of the world and of the sea, and talk of whether things exist or not"
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@tasshinfogleman “Whereas some brahmans [..] are addicted to talking about lowly topics such as these — talking about kings, robbers, ministers of state; armies, alarms, and battles; food and drink; clothing, furniture, garlands, and scents; relatives; vehicles;
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · repostRT @SmokeAwayyy: Good morning. 1 day closer to AGI. https://t.co/8wHNglEEtb
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@meteor_cultist haha we need a tpot org
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · repostRT @billyhumblebrag: https://t.co/FAaR0FHAZF
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@bio_bootloader @deepfates @thoughtcrime___ lol fates we need the Fates simcluster chat to coordinate these things
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@benrayfield but if the law change results in lower taxes there's nothing extra to pay?
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@benrayfield I assume we're not talking jail time here but rather minimizing taxes by applying the new law in favorable ways to prev year? it is still annoying tho
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@RokoMijic lol cmon now! imo they'll just be blocking the worst of human destructive instincts... this could be a great quality of life!
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · repostRT @thoughtcrime___: @deepfates @mimi10v3 @bio_bootloader just found out that elon himself has to personally review every pfp or name chang…Archive text may be incomplete
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@Deepneuron @brickroad7 that tweet bothered me bec I kinda like that there's a lack of backroom collusion to push a consensus message!
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · postso apparently there's some new tax law in Virginia that goes into effect in July but is retroactive to prev year... and so accountant says I won't have my official K-1 till Aug and have to file an extension..? whyyyy?
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@charmide @deepfates @bio_bootloader ah thanks for confirmation!
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@goodside how do you feel about the claim that Balenciaga is the universal interface?
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@deepfates @bio_bootloader from what I've heard it only allows one change which goes into a review queue and you can't change again till it's been reviewed
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@bio_bootloader lol the problem is that the $8 comes w a net negative bucket of features imo- I like playing w my pfp & display name!
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · repostRT @Halsrethink: WH staff should all be required to read this, to learn there are never quick solutions to complex problems. For now, POTUS…Archive text may be incomplete
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · reply@RokoMijic so, when you assume ASI will immediately grab any resources it wants on the basis of intelligence alone.....? 🤔
- Apr 3, 2023Twitter · repostRT @ylecun: @ElieMesso We are building propeller airplanes, and you are asking for regulations of jet engines.
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@motusalt lol not unexpected https://t.co/MxuPB1jjIK
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · replyIf I know a song of Africa... of the giraffe... and the African new moon lying on her back... of the plows in the fields... and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers... does Africa know a song of me?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · replyWill the air over the plain quiver... with a color that I have had on? Or will the children invent a game... in which my name is? Or the full moon throw a shadow... over the gravel of the drive... that was like me? Or will the eagles of the Ngong Hills look out for me?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · quoteto which GeoCities neighborhood would you belong? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_GeoCities https://x.com/MasterTimBlais/status/1642717919044943873
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@goth600 lol yes! it's not cancer I promise!
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@goth600 hahah no not a crisis, I have felt like me all along... I do feel like I've grown from the experience and that Twitter does expose a different side of me though
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@goth600 what do you genuinely feel strongly about, beyond the memes?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · postsong that I've been listening to past months, associated w my granddad somehow... miss him so much https://open.spotify.com/track/6PmvNS601Mcd2H0UcqMWb0
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@tenshi_anna @lumpthought yeah.... it's both deeply *not ok* and also have to find a way to be at peace with painful past
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@lumpthought idk remembering some stories of ppl I've known... who both needed to hear that the abuse they suffered wasn't their fault but also idk they were doing terrible things out of repressed anger abt the abuse and idk
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@lumpthought yeah but like... idk it's a tricky balance... ppl suffering and perpetuating harm but also don't wanna hear it's all meaningless / forgiven when they were hurt to begin with and no justice
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · repostRT @primalpoly: @DanHendrycks @anthrupad @ylecun @RichardMCNgo Fascinating paper; thanks for sharing. I agree that whenever there's an evo…Archive text may be incomplete
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · posthow can we both give everyone forgiveness to stop clinging to shame and also have accountability for those who have been harmed by all the pain in the world manifesting in ongoing cycle of violence?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@loveofdoing self-made 🦾
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@GregoryHansell https://t.co/Py2MIA8Faq
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@ARLINGTONAF oh yeah my niece n nephew caught a lot of fish last year when they went to 4MR upstream a ways... my dad was tossing them back and rebaiting their hooks as fast as he could
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@ARLINGTONAF not myself currently no, but my parents have kept them
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@louis02x oo yeah riding bikes is a good one, I forget it isn't a universal experience
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@any_other_you yep, e/acc is effective accelerationists
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@BootsPlatypus haha yeah mathiness is interesting, most families don't ... my theory is that there's more variation than any of us tend to realize because we take what we were raised with for granted
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@BootsPlatypus haha no no, I mean these all at a pretty basic level... but my family do emphasize DIY skills I guess
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · replyalso - basic plant n wildlife identification & knowledge of edible berries - bible stories and christmas hymns and basic prayers - trivial pursuit, gin rummy - good navigation/ map skills - ability to ski and swim
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@BootsPlatypus idk, however you define it... do you have nothing in common with your cousins?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · repostRT @doomed_lidar: @oppa10570503 @BasedNorthmathr @perrymetzger All of the above is "AI safety" but you'll notice it has nothing to do with…Archive text may be incomplete
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · replyfor me: - small business bookkeeping n tax laws - hiring n managing employees - real estate development n zoning basics - camping skills- building a fire, steering a canoe through rapids, casting a rod - pop sci & tech books, biographies of inventors
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · postwhat skills / knowledge are passed down within your family?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · repostRT @Outsideness: ... "Friendly AI" talk is senseless babble, and will disappear. Not that I doubt AI will be friendly. Friendliness is pra…Archive text may be incomplete
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · repostRT @prerationalist: this part of twitter by Balenciaga https://t.co/JXmckXsaf2
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@chrisgardenuk mix of places not twitter tl tho
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@quantumVerd what changed your mind and what direction will your research now take?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@goodside oof 😅
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · repostRT @goth600: @terrorproforma 🫡🫡🫡 https://t.co/Achrd2IvCr
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@growing_daniel lol this would entirely work on me, I hate crowds n noise
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@Scobleizer lol, a mite underspecified? or are you thinking we get LawGPT deciding on sane contextual interpretations at a reasonable price?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@CustomWetware @Lan_Dao_ lol or just enjoy my life as it is and stop spending time w ppl who don't seem fully interested in spending time w me
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · posthave this weird pattern of sexual assault and CNC and etc repeatedly coming up as a topic of conversation in recent weeks... I have no sense of humor about it and would prefer to not think about it at all... why does it keep coming up?
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@CustomWetware @Lan_Dao_ aww haha I met up w Roko and he told me my vibe was wrong and that I needed to lose weight 🤷♀️ i think the solution is to embrace being alone
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@EagleOnMars awww I miss you too! 🫶
- Apr 2, 2023Twitter · reply@rob_mcstan @Lan_Dao_ also physical appearance != skill & enthusiasm lol
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · repostRT @Scobleizer: Do your friends answer you with a bunch of emojis and you have no idea what they mean? GPT translates emojis.
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@Scobleizer 😅🤭🤣🥲
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@dissproportion @rplevy @DomineurInc 🫶🫶🫶 impressive Like ratio!
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@izzyz lol now do e/acc..?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · replywho would you rather share a foxhole with? | which sides arguments do you currently find more convincing?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@exitpoint0x213 I was aiming for accuracy
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · postare the Rats particularly wise abt alignment bec of their overreliance on conscious reasoning or do they have some internal brain misalignment causing their anxiety? https://t.co/bmyFeFLmQq
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · posthttps://t.co/tyTVVjz59O https://t.co/wIg7mqd8ga
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@GregoryHansell @mondoshawani @gsspdev yeah but apparently there's a whole "follow back" thing where ppl follow piles of random accounts who will follow them back, despite having no interest in each other's tweets
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@teavangelize 🥂🫶
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · replyis the above statement true or false for you wrt me?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · quotehmmmmm https://x.com/strangestloop/status/1642361067308302342
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@tasshinfogleman @strangestloop 🥺 should I reconsider my own application?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@TurnerJoy the Algo is 🪄✨ imo ... introduced me to so many interesting ppl and ideas...
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@dwnblwthparapet in the foxhole with!
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@goodside happy 4-1 🖇️
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@foomagemindset haha I was confused by that tweet so unsure whether I should signal-boost or not
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@rplevy @DomineurInc to me it's a bit of a red flag if someone has given fewer Likes than they have tweets... ungenerous vibe
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@Lan_Dao_ haha yeah but like what are smart not gorgeous women supposed to do?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@DomineurInc haha I think of it as helping my friends increase their reach so more ppl can enjoy their tweets!
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@danielbrottman 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I mean I do understand thinking twice w the edgy jokes, since it boosts it on your friends TLs and shows up in your Likes tab, but for good wholesome content yeah!!!
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@lawaashley hahaha 🫶🫶🫶
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@gsspdev I thought I saw something abt this saying yes your follow:follower ratio matters, but also something abt a 2.5K follow threshold for it to matter?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@danielbrottman yeah definitely! I always wondered why ppl are stingy w their Likes, if there's some algo benefit,... but so far I've not heard of anything
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · repostRT @goth600: We should not be striving for a UBI system. We should be evolving jobs and work instead. https://t.co/oTiKr41v7n
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · postok my big question wrt Twitter algo- is there any penalty to someone who Likes with wild abandon?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@exotericjam 🫶🫶🫶 always a party in e/acc chat!
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@slanana_manana hahaha do you have any metrics or how did you come to this conclusion? I feel like it might be youthful vibes rather than actual chronological youth
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@BartlettChrisJ I do love spreading good cheer 🫶
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@GregAttilaKiss @eigenrobot haha would I do that?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · repostRT @gfodor: @JeffLadish It’s only misleading if you reject their premise that the solution to alignment comes by actually working the probl…Archive text may be incomplete
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@danielbrottman one of the reasons I don't do it is bec I figure I spend enough time sitting and I'm trying to avoid a repeat of back strain
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@danielbrottman wait, can I truly meditate while comfy-maxxed w pillows in bed?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@RandomSprint lol, annoying good use of long tweets
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@skooookum wait... you decided to start your twitter-irl merge w your granny?!?
- Apr 1, 2023Twitter · reply@mezaoptimizer @scanstone1 which category is hypothetical GPT-5 which would be subject to the 6 mo (?) pause? a bit smarter chatgpt or ASI?