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Scott Alexander

@slatestarcodex

I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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The Astral Codex Ten Prediction Contest is back with an expanded $10,000 prize pool: Test your forecasting skills across geopolitics, technology, economics, and more with questions curated by Scott Alexander (Scott Alexander). Whether you're a seasoned predictor or just

The Astral Codex Ten Prediction Contest is back with an expanded $10,000 prize pool: 
Test your forecasting skills across geopolitics, technology, economics, and more with questions curated by Scott Alexander (<a href="/slatestarcodex/">Scott Alexander</a>). 

Whether you're a seasoned predictor or just
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I went on a walk and saw a child drowning in the river. I was going to jump in and save him, when someone reminded me that I should care about family members more than strangers. So I continued on my way and let him drown.

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People had lots of questions about my drowning child tweet yesterday - eg do I believe in infinite moral obligation? Rather than try to answer piecemeal, I'll just give my whole theory of morality and charity here so you can criticize it or let me know if it has unexpected

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In the ordo amoris conversation earlier this week, I promised to write a blog post on why budgetary tradeoffs are less than they seem. It's at https:// www.astralcodexten. com/p/money-saved-by-canceling-programs

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You don't know the half of it - he grilled us for *eight hours* on every little detail, then published the highlights. By the end I felt like I had run a marathon (and he was still as chipper as always).

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ME, REPEATEDLY, OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS: Daniel! Publish already! Your predictions keep coming true before anyone even sees them! DANIEL: Oh, that one wasn't even a real prediction, everyone knew that would happen.

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Thanks to everyone who chimed in with criticism of my recent POSIWID post. If I understand you all correctly, you think that Stafford Beer had good intentions when he invented the phrase, and that's more important than how it gets misused in real life. Enlightening!

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The name Kseniia is the Russian version of Greek Xenia, meaning "hospitality to foreigners". According to the tradition of xenia, anyone who harmed a resident foreigner would be cursed by Zeus Xenios ("Zeus protector-of-foreigners") https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenia_(Greek)

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hi. yes, Unsong The Musical is real and being made by me and @mastertimblais. If you want progress updates / to know when it's ready: * sign up for emails here: subscribepage.io/EbgHOl * follow Unsong: The Musical on Twitter repost if you like unsong. thanks, Bashu.

hi. yes, Unsong The Musical is real and being made by me and @mastertimblais.

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repost if you like unsong. 

thanks, Bashu.