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Montreal Solstice Celebration 2024 - Dec 21 @6:30PM 2024-12-17T23:21:01.634Z
2024-05-05 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal 2024-04-28T22:00:07.190Z
2024-04-07 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal 2024-04-02T16:37:38.997Z
2024-03-03 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal 2024-02-27T01:14:54.368Z
2024-02-04 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal 2024-01-29T20:19:00.631Z
[location-changed] 2024-01-07 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal 2024-01-02T00:36:18.531Z
Why is lesswrong blocking wget and curl (scrape)? 2023-11-08T19:42:52.070Z
Is there a lesswrong archive of all public posts? 2023-11-08T19:26:45.030Z
2023-12-03 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal 2023-11-06T19:59:24.492Z
Montreal cryonics and longevity hangout 2023-11-05 2023-10-01T21:36:08.748Z
Montreal cryonics and longevity hangout 2023-10-01 2023-09-21T22:52:01.254Z
How long does it takes to read the sequences? 2020-09-07T17:19:23.898Z
Can I archive content from lesswrong.com on the wayback machine (internet archive, archive.org) ? 2020-06-24T18:15:21.866Z

Comments

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Why is lesswrong blocking wget and curl (scrape)? · 2025-01-30T04:10:47.771Z · LW · GW

greaterwrong is a website with the same content as lesswrong but different look, it gets its content from the lesswrong website. it's basically just a different way to access the same posts.

lesswrong has a graphql api, which is probably the best way to read and dump posts on, if you rate limit conservatively. but that means some programming involved.

to just have a quick dump of everything it's probably best to use wget on greaterwrong with rate limiting. email admin@greaterwrong.com before doing so to make sure you do it in a way they approve of.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on (The Right to) Sex · 2025-01-09T00:30:15.813Z · LW · GW

Coda numbers [...]

what are coda numbers?

[...] featuring our hometown hero Robin Hanson [...]

wait, is hanson from kw?

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on "Starry Night" Solstice Cookies · 2024-12-23T04:46:11.882Z · LW · GW

thanks a lot for this recipe! people loved the cookies in montreal's 2024 solstice :) and they were person-who-doesnt-really-cook friendly :P

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on "Starry Night" Solstice Cookies · 2024-12-21T02:43:29.558Z · LW · GW

i followed the recipe and made ~12 cookies. some of them were pretty big so the recipe calls for ~15 cookies id say.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on "Starry Night" Solstice Cookies · 2024-12-21T02:43:10.390Z · LW · GW
Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on "Starry Night" Solstice Cookies · 2024-12-20T20:09:50.174Z · LW · GW

@maia : how many cookies does that make? (this info should probably be in the post)

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on "Starry Night" Solstice Cookies · 2024-12-20T16:56:26.727Z · LW · GW

@dspeyer : we were talking about food invented specifically for rationalist rituals at the megameetup, does this count?

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Secular Solstice Round Up 2024 · 2024-12-19T01:36:51.434Z · LW · GW

Montreal, QC, Canada

Time: 2024-12-21T18:30-05:00 (18:30 eastern time, 6:30PM)
Location: 4243 Rue Clark, Montréal, QC H2W 1X2, Canada

lw event link: https://www.lesswrong.com/events/usPNbbEp3FvJoyCgT/montreal-solstice-celebration-2024-dec-21-6-30pm

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Montreal Solstice Celebration 2024 - Dec 21 @6:30PM · 2024-12-18T00:28:56.845Z · LW · GW

@BionicD0LPH1N : there will be ~8 candles :)

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on 2024 Unofficial LessWrong Census/Survey · 2024-12-08T16:45:03.145Z · LW · GW

to the person that downvoted me: the following is part of the post:

Ancient tradition is that if you take the survey you can comment here saying you took the survey, and people upvote you for karma.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on 2024 Unofficial LessWrong Census/Survey · 2024-12-03T23:38:57.467Z · LW · GW

filled out the survey :)

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on On The Rationalist Megameetup · 2024-11-24T03:38:42.506Z · LW · GW

[...] is anyone I met at LO looking for roommates?

there's a channel in the megameetup discord to discuss shared rooming. I think the discord might only be available to registered participants though (you could ask Screwtape in case I'm wrong)

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Secular Solstice Round Up 2024 · 2024-11-23T03:38:26.947Z · LW · GW

(TIL LessWrong Events are a thing)

:O they have been here for years, i would have expected you to know ahah

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Proposal to increase fertility: University parent clubs · 2024-11-18T20:49:53.725Z · LW · GW

you should post the summary of your ideas inside the comment instead of just linking to it

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on [Completed] The 2024 Petrov Day Scenario · 2024-09-26T19:48:39.455Z · LW · GW

right now Ben Pace commented it here. but I assume it will be added to the post.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on [Completed] The 2024 Petrov Day Scenario · 2024-09-26T19:40:11.401Z · LW · GW

will we see them on mobile?

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on [Completed] The 2024 Petrov Day Scenario · 2024-09-26T18:31:27.905Z · LW · GW

I know who created it. will let them know they shouldn't have imo

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Yoav Ravid's Shortform · 2024-09-26T17:05:50.255Z · LW · GW

for people that didn't see it yet, the following post explains today's petrov day game: The 2024 Petrov Day Scenario

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on [Completed] The 2024 Petrov Day Scenario · 2024-09-26T16:53:07.479Z · LW · GW

What about the Citizens? [...] You can comment here where your Generals can read, you can send them DMs, [...]

how can the citizens dm their general? will there be link to their lw profiles posted somewhere?

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on [Completed] The 2024 Petrov Day Scenario · 2024-09-26T16:42:51.964Z · LW · GW

I'm a citizen. is there a way I can know which side I'm on? (EastWrong vs WestWrong)

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Yoav Ravid's Shortform · 2024-09-25T21:54:17.557Z · LW · GW

the only change i can see is the button ui (see screenshot). i assume that it only signs me up for a game which is going to happen tomorrow on petrov day.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Yoav Ravid's Shortform · 2024-09-25T16:38:32.750Z · LW · GW

that's a good point. i decided to press so that I can test myself. hopefully testing myself not to end the world on lower stakes means I improve at doing it if ever the stakes are larger.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on whestler's Shortform · 2024-09-25T16:28:31.708Z · LW · GW

I feel like this should be a lw question post. and maybe an lw admin should be tagged?

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on whestler's Shortform · 2024-09-25T16:25:34.614Z · LW · GW

I'm also wondering the same question.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on ACX Meetups Everywhere Spring 2024, Montreal, QC · 2024-05-11T18:27:50.412Z · LW · GW

we are outside in front of the entrance

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on 2024-05-05 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal · 2024-05-05T18:09:59.800Z · LW · GW

i put up a small makeshift sign saying "cryonics" on the table in front of my laptop.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on 2024-04-07 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal · 2024-04-07T17:51:33.278Z · LW · GW

i arrived early, i put up a small makeshift sign saying "cryonics" on the table in front of my laptop.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on 2024-03-03 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal · 2024-03-03T19:01:58.798Z · LW · GW

i am sitting down at a table near the entrance. i put up a small makeshift sign saying "cryonics" on the table. (like last time)

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on 2024-02-04 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal · 2024-02-04T19:11:22.697Z · LW · GW

i am sitting down at a table near the entrance. i put up a small makeshift sign saying "cryonics" on the table

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Reward is not the optimization target · 2024-01-27T16:39:22.024Z · LW · GW

this post made me understand something i did not understand before that seems very important. important enough that it made me reconsider a bunch of related beliefs about ai.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on [location-changed] 2024-01-07 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal · 2024-01-07T19:06:08.011Z · LW · GW

to help you find me: i have a long beard, am wearing a black t-shirt, and using my laptop.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on 2023 Unofficial LessWrong Census/Survey · 2023-12-14T05:59:25.725Z · LW · GW

i filled out 80% of the survey

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on 2023-12-03 hangout, cryonics and longevity montreal · 2023-12-03T18:47:38.935Z · LW · GW

the meetup will be on the 2nd floor, on the north side of the working area, close to "Balcon Montigny". i am wearing a grey t-shirt with jeans, and am sitting on the grey sofa.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on ACX Montreal Meetup November 25th 2023 · 2023-11-21T05:34:02.049Z · LW · GW

@BionicD0LPH1N : i guess we are still in good old "October 28th" :P

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Why is lesswrong blocking wget and curl (scrape)? · 2023-11-15T02:26:36.709Z · LW · GW

thanks for offering! right now i am thinking ill just use wget to create an archive of gw and/or lw since that would likely be faster than using the api for my use case.

but i am still interested to write code that would generate a lw archive from the lw api. if i end up doing that and if i remember this discussion then ill likely contact you and show you where i put the code so that we could both work on the same codebase if you want.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Is there a lesswrong archive of all public posts? · 2023-11-11T02:23:14.151Z · LW · GW

does greaterwrong.com have archive files that i can download? or do it need to archive it myself (ex: wget -mk) ?

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Is there a lesswrong archive of all public posts? · 2023-11-11T02:13:09.967Z · LW · GW

thanks for answering. who/what is "saturn2" ?

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Why is lesswrong blocking wget and curl (scrape)? · 2023-11-10T01:08:19.247Z · LW · GW

probably some form of web browser: yes.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Why is lesswrong blocking wget and curl (scrape)? · 2023-11-09T16:21:22.687Z · LW · GW

i'll most likely read it when i have no internet access on a laptop.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Why is lesswrong blocking wget and curl (scrape)? · 2023-11-09T01:53:43.082Z · LW · GW

thanks a lot for the answer!

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Why is lesswrong blocking wget and curl (scrape)? · 2023-11-08T21:20:07.130Z · LW · GW

according to this comment it looks like a member of the lw site devs is ok with lw being scraped by gpt.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Is there a lesswrong archive of all public posts? · 2023-11-08T20:11:02.560Z · LW · GW

@gwern : is this something you'd be interested in having?

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Montreal cryonics and longevity hangout 2023-11-05 · 2023-11-05T18:44:06.100Z · LW · GW

the event is going to be on the bottom floor

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on ACX Montreal Meetup November 11th 2023 · 2023-11-05T16:37:40.001Z · LW · GW

you should change the title of this event which states "ACX Montreal Meetup October 28th 2023" we are not in october

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on ACX Montreal Meetup October 28th 2023 · 2023-10-25T19:25:58.847Z · LW · GW

i think that a nice subject of conversation. unfortunately i already booked myself for the day, forgetting there would be an acx event.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Montreal cryonics and longevity hangout 2023-10-01 · 2023-10-23T20:29:04.573Z · LW · GW

4 people attended including me. i'd say it went well but i don't know the opinion of the other people.

it was very informal: we discussed at which level we were of signing up or not, and what was our next step or cryonics projects we want to work on.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Omicron Post #7 · 2021-12-17T00:01:42.727Z · LW · GW

also: how much funding do you think it would take? i'd be interested in sending more money if i knew it would have a marginal impact

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Jimrandomh's Shortform · 2021-07-22T14:31:17.203Z · LW · GW

someone found this: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/nutrient-deficiencies-cravings https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190524-food-cravings-are-they-a-sign-of-nutritional-deficit

From the first article:

Weight loss studies provide additional arguments against the “nutrient deficiency” theory.

In one weight loss study, participants following a low-carb diet for two years reported much lower cravings for carb-rich foods than those following a low-fat diet.

Similarly, participants put on low-fat diets during the same period reported fewer cravings for high-fat foods (18).

In another study, very low-calorie liquid diets decreased the frequency of cravings overall (19).

If cravings were truly caused by a low intake of certain nutrients, the opposite effect would be expected.

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on Jimrandomh's Shortform · 2021-07-21T12:35:10.675Z · LW · GW

iirc there was at least one study that showed that people don't crave to eat what nutrients they are missing (I am guessing apart from drinking when you are dehydrated but that's not really a nutrient)

Comment by nick lacombe (nicolas-lacombe) on What are some real life Inadequate Equilibria? · 2021-02-08T17:25:35.296Z · LW · GW

dating on dating apps (I think) men sends messages or tries to match with as many people as possible to increase their chances of talking to someone. women receives a lot of messages/potential matches so they get more selective. which in turns creates less matches per message sent for men, which reacts by sending more messages

this is from what I read and from my experience and experience of people I talked to. also, it looks like there is still a big heterosexual dynamics in this case (this might not apply to all dating apps but I guess it must apply to the big ones). I stayed a big vague in the description since I have seen different reasons for every of those points (that are not necessarily contradicting each other though: they could be additive)