Comment by epwripi on Oxford (UK) Rationality & AI Risks Discussion Group · 2010-11-12T15:59:20.571Z · LW · GW

Are you folks meeting tomorrow again?

Comment by epwripi on Oxford (UK) Rationality & AI Risks Discussion Group · 2010-11-02T20:23:14.475Z · LW · GW

I'm currently in Cambridge, so I'd like to try attending this on Saturday if things work out

Comment by epwripi on Rationality Case Study - Ad-36 · 2010-09-23T05:52:30.248Z · LW · GW

This is similar to the notion of polymath projects (apparently quite successful): http://polymathprojects.org/general-polymath-rules/

Comment by epwripi on Self-Improvement or Shiny Distraction: Why Less Wrong is anti-Instrumental Rationality · 2010-09-15T03:08:12.201Z · LW · GW

I think the distinction between a "remembering self" and an "experiencing self" might be relevant here: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory.html

Comment by epwripi on Self-Improvement or Shiny Distraction: Why Less Wrong is anti-Instrumental Rationality · 2010-09-14T17:56:17.509Z · LW · GW

I had a similar thought on the distinction between "shiny/fun" versus "hard", but I still support the basic premise of the article. As it stands, I find LW valuable in a dual role... i.e. both for developing the right attitude towards self help and also as a "fun/shiny" thing. At the same time, I suppose there is a lot of scope for improvement with its role pertaining to the self help goals.

Comment by epwripi on Attention Lurkers: Please say hi · 2010-04-16T21:26:56.707Z · LW · GW

hi