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being annoying by speculating about betting uncomputable reals on items in my auction theory exam; “Who says I can't value this item at Chaitin's Ω?”"
being annoying by speculating about betting uncomputable reals on items in my auction theory exam; “Who says I can't value this item at Chaitin's Ω?”"
who decided to call it “slut” and not “dick jockey”?
who decided to call it “slut” and not “dick jockey”?
i'm finally starting to get an inkling of how thoughts relate to/arise in the mind.
i'm finally starting to get an inkling of how thoughts relate to/arise in the mind.
condition number for tiling agents
condition number for tiling agents
generic answer to any threat: “if the grease doesn't get me first”
generic answer to any threat: “if the grease doesn't get me first”
when trying to learn a formula using flashcards, prefix the formula with a natural-language explanation. makes it easier to remember.
when trying to learn a formula using flashcards, prefix the formula with a natural-language explanation. makes it easier to remember.
submissive strategies in normal-form games
submissive strategies in normal-form games
noticing that i should go to sleep because the guitar opening on Robot Rock seems awfully fast
noticing that i should go to sleep because the guitar opening on Robot Rock seems awfully fast
i just realized russell was a bigger chad than nietzsche. poor guy
i just realized russell was a bigger chad than nietzsche. poor guy
someday i will descend upon the unicode consortium and add sub/superscript version of the whole latin alphabet
someday i will descend upon the unicode consortium and add sub/superscript version of the whole latin alphabet
millenial woman who did a degree in *-studies and uses the word “communities” a lot*
millenial woman who did a degree in *-studies and uses the word “communities” a lot*
some people, when they hear the word “technocracy”, think of “rule by technocrats”, others think of “rule by legible mechanisms”, which is a slight difference
some people, when they hear the word “technocracy”, think of “rule by technocrats”, others think of “rule by legible mechanisms”, which is a slight difference
someone should write an Upwing Manifesto
someone should write an Upwing Manifesto
»In an apparently non-political case of imitation of Quảng Đức, the young son of an American officer based at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire. He was seriously burned before the fire was extinguished and later could only offer the explanation that “I wanted to see what it was like.”« lmao
»In an apparently non-political case of imitation of Quảng Đức, the young son of an American officer based at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire. He was seriously burned before the fire was extinguished and later could only offer the explanation that “I wanted to see what it was like.”« lmao
actually, scratch the “pi-” prefix, why not make “ĉit-” the prefix?
actually, scratch the “pi-” prefix, why not make “ĉit-” the prefix?
why not a an esperanto prefix for thisness? similar to how one has ĉiam (ĉial for “for every reason”) for “always”, and neniam for “never” (nenial for “for no reason”), one could have e.g. “piam” for “now”, “pie” for “here”, “pial” for “for this (one) reason”, etc. one could argue that this purpose could also be fulfilled by “ĉi tie”, “ĉi tiam”, “ĉi tial”, but why not put it into one word?
why not a an esperanto prefix for thisness? similar to how one has ĉiam (ĉial for “for every reason”) for “always”, and neniam for “never” (nenial for “for no reason”), one could have e.g. “piam” for “now”, “pie” for “here”, “pial” for “for this (one) reason”, etc. one could argue that this purpose could also be fulfilled by “ĉi tie”, “ĉi tiam”, “ĉi tial”, but why not put it into one word?
blood from the bloodstone
blood from the bloodstone
(that's probably not due to meditation, but to exercising 3½ hours a week\n2022-02-13T17:54:38.000000Z\tthe luminous fractal tendrils of physical agony\n2022-02-13T18:01:28.000000Z\tsince so many people are shilling psychedelics so much right now, i have a personal *partially* negative experience with it; I'm like ~20% sure it gave me erectile dysfunction* (two tildes because it's not quite that, but in ED-space). this stuff is seriously profound, and you're able to change your bodymind in profound ways that mightn't be obvious at first*~
(that's probably not due to meditation, but to exercising 3½ hours a week
also, *wow* i have a lot of physical energy. it's making it hard to concentrate on intellectual work—my body wants to move constantly.
also, *wow* i have a lot of physical energy. it's making it hard to concentrate on intellectual work—my body wants to move constantly.
having small “this feels like mdma” type moments during listening to techno & dancing. who knew that ~1000 hours of meditation could have an effect?~
having small “this feels like mdma” type moments during listening to techno & dancing. who knew that ~1000 hours of meditation could have an effect?~
the last twt was brought to you by me listening to a podcast from two old german hackers talking about blockchain
the last twt was brought to you by me listening to a podcast from two old german hackers talking about blockchain
i hope that after i've aged, I will approach technology with the mindset of either “how can i use this to make cool shit” or “how can i make this technology safer”.
i hope that after i've aged, I will approach technology with the mindset of either “how can i use this to make cool shit” or “how can i make this technology safer”.
niplav attempting to get cancelled by the physics community: attempt 1
niplav attempting to get cancelled by the physics community: attempt 1
it's actually the case that dark matter is just consciousness. think about it: both are unobservable, clearly extant in large amonuts, and clearly influence this universe.
it's actually the case that dark matter is just consciousness. think about it: both are unobservable, clearly extant in large amonuts, and clearly influence this universe.
might have found the way to tune into the state where you let the tension/horniness/anxiety/pain/frustration do its thing down/in/over there in the body/space around me
might have found the way to tune into the state where you let the tension/horniness/anxiety/pain/frustration do its thing down/in/over there in the body/space around me
of course I try to be hot, but within reason — I don't want the playing field to be the Kronecker delta
of course I try to be hot, but within reason — I don't want the playing field to be the Kronecker delta
strong lol at the Raëlian symbol
strong lol at the Raëlian symbol
deep taylor decomposition ;-)
deep taylor decomposition ;-)
Wikipedia article on Banach spaces: “Maurice René Fréchet was the first to use the term »Banach space« and Banach in turn then coined the term »Fréchet space.«” that is very cute.
Wikipedia article on Banach spaces: “Maurice René Fréchet was the first to use the term »Banach space« and Banach in turn then coined the term »Fréchet space.«” that is very cute.
there are two types of panpsychism, and they can be distinguished by asking “if i shatter this glass, will it feel pain?”. one answers "yes", the other answers "no clue, but probably not"
there are two types of panpsychism, and they can be distinguished by asking “if i shatter this glass, will it feel pain?”. one answers "yes", the other answers "no clue, but probably not"
i think if wikipedia says that the chinese buddhist canon is 52,382,960 characters long, that would be around 50,000,000 words. mental
apparently the tibetan canon is *checks* 73 million words long. which would be 173,000 pages. yea
i think india is actually the source of written religions. seriously, the tripitaka is so gigantic (50 volumes) that it hasn't been completely translated *until this day* (acessintoinsight.org summarizing it with the words “if you want to read the whole tripitaka, you'll have to learn pali”), and i can't find a description of how long the vedas are (except the 20379 mantras figure on wikipedia, which would be ~10,000 pages judging from the length of a mantra in the incomplete pdfs i've found online). a shelf copy of the mahabharata takes up 10 volumes~
the adiabatic sutra, the inframeasure sutra, the acausal sutra
the adiabatic sutra, the inframeasure sutra, the acausal sutra
melting face is great too
melting face is great too
everybody being mad about pregnant man emoji, but im just happy emojis became horny with the biting lip one
everybody being mad about pregnant man emoji, but im just happy emojis became horny with the biting lip one
Niplav Yushtun™: Paratechnē straight from the source
Niplav Yushtun™: Paratechnē straight from the source
listening to the last 80k podcast i realize that there's a lot of α left in dvcs.
listening to the last 80k podcast i realize that there's a lot of α left in dvcs.
a mind too fast for meaning
the silence prickles, a mind too fast for meaning, unwrapping my thoughts
the silence prickles, a mind too fast for meaning, unwrapping my thoughts
Your model of Eliezer Yudkowsky is faster than you at precommitting to not swerving.
Your model of Eliezer Yudkowsky is faster than you at precommitting to not swerving.
Eliezer Yudkowsky wins every Dollar Auction.