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Comment by lemonfreshman on The Argument from Crisis and Pessimism Bias · 2014-11-17T04:22:24.328Z · LW · GW

http://www.significancemagazine.org/details/webexclusive/2518651/Crimes-of-the-century-Recorded-crime.html

It was like this.

Comment by lemonfreshman on The Argument from Crisis and Pessimism Bias · 2014-11-17T04:12:35.700Z · LW · GW

It was there though the original pdf link is broken now.

Comment by lemonfreshman on The Argument from Crisis and Pessimism Bias · 2014-11-14T01:44:17.634Z · LW · GW

I've seen Moldbug post of graph of assaults/stabbings etc... in England from 1900 to 2000. It went up by a factor of 30. You also have to consider that modern tech allows for the consequences of violence to be ameliorated. It's genuinely hard to compare today to the past because we don't live there and we have to rely on others accounts of it.

Comment by lemonfreshman on Podcasts? · 2014-10-26T11:40:34.416Z · LW · GW

James Altucher, the serial entrepreneur and chess champ, has a great podcast. Recently he interviewed Geoffrey Miller, the evolutionary psychologist who wrote the Mating Mind. The other episodes feature guests that dispense advice relating to business, life, entrepreneurship etc... Itunes link :https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-james-altucher-show/id794030859?mt=2

Roderick on the Line is an entertaining podcast, mainly because John Roderick is a quirky storyteller with a lot of stories to tell. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/roderick-on-the-line/id471418144?mt=2

Comment by lemonfreshman on What supplements do you take, if any? · 2014-10-23T21:57:34.573Z · LW · GW

I've recently been looking into nootropics and other brain supplements. I've come up with this "stack".

1 = one pill at standard dosage

2 fish oil caps / 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil 1 Uridine 1 Phosphatidylserine 1 B-complex 1 Alpha-GPC : choline source (optional) 1 Acetyl L-Carnitine : choline source and antioxidant 1 Alpha Lipoic Acid : antioxidant

NGF + BDNF increasers: 1 lion's mane 1 ashwaganda 1 bacopa 1 curcumin 95% (tumeric) 5% piperine (black pepper)

Comment by lemonfreshman on An attempt at a short no-prerequisite test for programming inclination · 2013-06-30T23:48:55.155Z · LW · GW

St. Rev on twitter believes that the test is likely a hoax due to the way to was formatted vs. other tests at the time. There was still likely some test that was aimed at disenfranchisement but given the lack of evidence that it was real I'd say he might be right about this particularly unbelievable one one being a fake.

Comment by lemonfreshman on Optimizing for attractiveness · 2013-05-31T16:28:39.072Z · LW · GW

For the girls you're probably interested in, i.e. intellectual curious, nerdy, nice girls, you don't need to be super fit, just not overweight. Most of the attraction comes from conversation, in which you engage in a mutual storytelling process. Have an interesting hobby, show off your humor and creativity. That's what worked for me.

Comment by lemonfreshman on Three more ways identity can be a curse · 2013-05-03T07:51:15.816Z · LW · GW
Comment by lemonfreshman on Rationality Quotes December 2011 · 2011-12-02T20:33:48.832Z · LW · GW

There are many people who want to die. There are few who are willing to commit suicide to do it.

Comment by lemonfreshman on Mostly silly alternatives to the word 'rationalist' · 2011-06-24T07:35:40.923Z · LW · GW

existential watchdog Bayesian Metaman Metamaximizer Super Rationalist Perfectioneer Supersatisficer intelligence guardian

Comment by lemonfreshman on Book Recommendations · 2010-08-11T03:07:14.427Z · LW · GW

A superb neuroscience popularization is Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind by V.S. Ramachandran. He is a different kind of neuroscientist that uses a "Sherlock Holmes" method of investigating brain disorders like phantom limbs with a simple yet inventive experiments that shed insight into the workings of the mind.

Comment by lemonfreshman on Attention Lurkers: Please say hi · 2010-04-19T05:37:25.837Z · LW · GW

Hi.