MichaelVassar comments on Tallinn-Evans $125,000 Singularity Challenge - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MichaelVassar 29 December 2010 05:12:06PM 1 point [-]

The slate article is correct, but its desirable to be polite as well as accurate if you actually want to communicate something. Also, if someone wants to donate to feel good, that feeling good is an actively good thing that they are purchasing and its undesirable to try to damage it.

Comment author: SilasBarta 19 January 2011 08:53:47PM 2 points [-]

What's the status on this? The picture on the page suggests the $125,000 matching maximum was met, but nothing says for sure.

What time on Thursday is the deadline?

Comment author: curiousepic 19 January 2011 09:31:51PM 1 point [-]

Mousing over the image gives the total $121,616.

Comment author: SilasBarta 19 January 2011 10:07:21PM 2 points [-]

Sweet, I can still be the one to push it over! [1]

[1] so long as you disregard the fungibility of money and therefore my contribution's indistinguishability from that of all the others.

Comment author: SilasBarta 19 January 2011 10:13:11PM *  1 point [-]

Wait, if I do an echeck through Paypal today, would it count toward the challenge? Paypal says it takes a few days to process :-/

EDIT: n/m, I guess I can just do it via credit card, though SIAI gets less that way.

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 19 January 2011 10:44:51PM 2 points [-]

Donations count toward the challenge if they're dated before the end, even if they aren't received until a few days later.

Comment author: SilasBarta 19 January 2011 11:07:02PM 0 points [-]

Thanks. How long until a donation is reflected in the picture? Is it possible the 125k goal is already met?

Comment author: MichaelAnissimov 20 January 2011 12:02:06AM 1 point [-]

I update it daily.

Comment author: SilasBarta 20 January 2011 08:36:35PM 0 points [-]

Victory! The $125k challenge has been met, according to the current site's picture! (mouse over the image)

Though of course it still encourages you to donate to help meet ... that same $125k goal.

Comment author: MichaelAnissimov 20 January 2011 11:18:30PM 5 points [-]

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate all your contributions. We've had a wonderful past year and the fulfillment of this matching challenge really capped it off.

http://singinst.org/blog/2011/01/20/tallinn-evans-challenge-grant-success/

Comment author: shokwave 29 December 2010 06:09:56PM 0 points [-]

The guy from GiveWell linked to this, which seems relevant to your point.

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