Scott:
Oberon Thread by Scott Alexander – Biweekly public open thread. ‘Comment of the week is John Schilling, explaining the good-cop bad-cop relationship between state courts and state legislators.’
AI:
Alignment Newsletter 33 by rohinmshah – Weekly AI newsletter. Includes a review of learning to play Atari by combining two ways of learning from humans: expert demonstrations and modeling human preferences.
Misc:
Maximizing Your Slut Impact by Aella – Camgirl Guide: ‘Picking a site, security, equipment, lighting/angles, business strategy, psychological tricks, types of camgirls and members, how to make sales, dealing with the emotional burden, taxes, networking, personal branding, marketing, and a few other things.’
Sacred Geometry by SudoNhim – A story about sacred geometry and getting owned by grandma about philosophy.
Podcast:
Thanks A Thousand by EconTalk – ‘Jacobs thanked a thousand different people who contributed to his morning cup of coffee. In this conversation, Jacobs talks about the power of gratitude and different ways we can express gratitude in everyday life. He and Roberts also explore the unintended web of cooperation that underlies almost every product we encounter in a modern economy.’