14
Dec
Misc Links December 2025
Don’t get cross with NIMBYs. Make deals with them argues that we should try to co-opt NIMBY's
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09
Dec
Thoughts the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Maths
Half a year or so ago I stumbled across Eugene Wigner's 1960's article "The Unreasonable
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02
Dec
The Smoking Lesion Doesn't Really Distinguish EDT from CDT
Context:
Causal Decision Theory (CDT) = Choose the action that cause the best expected outcome
Evidential Decision Theory (EDT) = Choose the
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01
Dec
Does dissolving newcomb's paradox matter?
Context: Newcomb's Paradox is a problem in decision theory. Omega swoops in and places two boxes in front
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29
Nov
Unstated Cruxes in Migration Debates
Migration is a fairly big issue. Let's say you have a fairly simple questions. "Are migrants net
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20
Oct
Recollection of a Dinner Party
It’s early. 0100. I’ve just come home from walking a guest at my latest party to her bus
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21
Jul
Ethics can still be valuable if you're a moral anti-realist
I had a conversation at a party a few days ago. I was talking about ethics to a guy. He
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14
Jul
Citizen Sleeper Review
I spent a while playing citizen sleeper. Finished it. I wasn’t too impressed. It’s basically a very simple
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12
Apr
Misc Thoughts on Preference Falsification, AI 2027 and Council Spending
I’m not too sure what to write about this week. I think instead of trying to find a single
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24
Mar
Growth is Morally Good
Many people place a low value on further economic growth. I think this is largely a result of status-qou bias
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