Analogy to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle for Powerful AI? 2012-05-28T13:07:03.247Z

Comment by demented on Free research help, editing and article downloads for LessWrong · 2012-04-10T12:15:46.491Z · LW · GW

password2password dot eamped dot com also offers the same feature as well as a subforum specifically for article requests. It makes sense to have an account there. 55face dot blogspot dot com too posts occasional passwords to library sites. It makes sense to bookmark it too. Of course, the best option would be to use your local library itself..

Comment by demented on Welcome to LessWrong (For highschoolers) · 2011-11-26T16:25:15.286Z · LW · GW

1. I'm a high school senior.
2. I read extensively outside my school curriculum-mostly books recommended by rationalists/atheists here and on other similar sites. I've also read a few "soft" science books such as those by Hawking, Ridley and so on.
3. Less than five in my grade. My school is fairly competitive and mostly composed of top students from other schools so there are intellectually curious people here.
4. I'm considering economics or engineering as a career. I like physics too but have been lagging behind lately- so maybe I'm not career material in that field.
5. Never heard of it before today, probably because it is a US-centric thing and I'm from outside the States. Visited the site and feel it doesn't apply to me.

Comment by demented on Rational Romantic Relationships, Part 1: Relationship Styles and Attraction Basics · 2011-11-13T14:45:59.663Z · LW · GW

It should be, but compared to women, most men are relatively less offended at the slur. Double standards; go figure.

Comment by demented on 2011 Less Wrong Census / Survey · 2011-11-12T12:19:42.693Z · LW · GW

I'm in high school(12th year) and I put the major I'm expecting to take in college. Good to see that there are other high school students here! And you're a far lot more active than me too.

Comment by demented on Concepts Don't Work That Way · 2011-09-27T10:54:09.329Z · LW · GW

I feel the same way. In my case, I believe it's because I've been more exposed to eagles and chickens(in my country) than robins(What are those?) so that the former falls within my definition of a typical bird.

Comment by demented on Welcome to Less Wrong! (2010-2011) · 2011-09-24T13:06:48.827Z · LW · GW

I would like to second his request. I too would love some reading material, besides the Sequences which are pretty awesome by themselves, on cognitive science and rationality.

Comment by demented on Knowledge is Worth Paying For · 2011-09-24T12:34:47.132Z · LW · GW

Yes Austin Library has a quite extensive research center. And unfortunately some sites are exploiting their openness and, can you believe it, posting their logins on blogs like http://ezproxy.free-webmaster-resources.org/2010/12/page/2/ . Oh, the audacity!

Of course I don't support such sites in the least.