JamesArgo

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   by JamesArgo 13y ago

   Sadly, some people confuse their ignorance with knowledge and make all kinds of embarrassing claims. >There's no hint of evidence you = your brain. Sign up for a lobotomy we'll see much "you" is left afterwords. >
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   by JamesArgo 13y ago

   The introduction of universal literacy is but a terrible machination to deprive us hard-working scribes of our wages. These bright-eyed children (so eager to learn our trade) are weapons forged to deprive us of our pay. Let us stand against
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   by JamesArgo 13y ago

   Yeah, how awful it would be for America if the world's brightest become citizens.
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   by JamesArgo 13y ago

   I recall reading that unusually-timed melatonin supplementation worked for at least one person. From HPMOR notes: >Around a year ago, some friends of mine cofounded MetaMed, intended to provide high-grade analysis of the medical literatu
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   by JamesArgo 13y ago

   AI has always terrified me.
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   A Chinese company wants to let parents pick their smartest embryo(qz.com)

   2 points by JamesArgo 13y ago|1 comments
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   by JamesArgo 13y ago

   What I find even more Gibsonesque is the prospect of China investing in eugenic technology like iterated embryo selection. They've already invested in researching the large patchwork of genes that are correlated with high IQ. Combine t
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   by JamesArgo 13y ago

   You may find this interesting: http://lesswrong.com/lw/diz/kurzweils_predictions_good_accur...
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   by JamesArgo 13y ago

   The numbers don't work out for 1000x multiplication, at least without vast inflation of the dollar. You would need a very large percentage of the world using bitcoin daily to get that type of return. One small country isn't going
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    I suppose that depends on how many people one cares about.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    This reads like religious fiction and makes me seriously question the rationality of the bitcoin community.
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    We Are All MsScribe(slatestarcodex.com)

    2 points by JamesArgo 13y ago|0 comments
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    He showed his private key on live television, this is hardly a typical scenario.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    >My Kinect can barely follow my hand or consistently recognize what I'm saying with any accuracy. I'm really not concerned with it plotting my demise. My radium coated watch face can barely illuminate my timepiece, I'm not
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    A happy narrative, but an unlikely one. Our brains are not designed to be end-user modifiable. It's naive in the extreme to think we could keep pace (in terms of intellectual enhancement) with minds that are.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    This is the most intuitive description I've found: http://lesswrong.com/lw/2b0/bayes_theorem_illustrated_my_way...
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    Selection effects, the bane of almost all dreamers.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    You may learn things about the expectations of those that read romantic novels, some of whom you may want to date. Fiction is instrumentally useful insomuch as it teaches you the cultural context others are immersed in. It's probably w
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    Evolutionary Licenses(gwern.net)

    1 points by JamesArgo 13y ago|0 comments
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    I'm quite confident I would be unable to do so adequately.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    You're not supposed to tell him that. You'll only give him meta-imposter syndrome.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    It's far too early for I-told-you-sos.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    Let's suppose everyone is behaving relativity rationally. How could we explain this? One obvious suggestion: the average value of a "creative" idea is less than that of a inside-the-box idea. Though the peek value of a "
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    You can't extract intelligence from stupidity.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    One should avoid falling into the trap of thoughtlessly shunning quick, easy solutions.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    Search for it on your iPhone. It's no longer there.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    I tried to find an iOS bitcoin wallet. Turns out, Apple pulled them all from the store because they have mobile payment ambitions - and one doesn't let predators into ones own garden. The walled garden is beautiful, but innovation is r
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    I wish they had a branch here.
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    Now if xkcd needed a dev...
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    by JamesArgo 13y ago

    Michael Anissimov was quietly dismissed from MIRI - I imagine it had something to do with his political views, that or his complete lack of technical expertise.