Just wanted to say: Whoever updated the texts from the original web version to the version used in the book, they did a very good job. So far I have compared only one chapter, but I am impressed. The changes are typically rephrasing a part of a sentence, or reordering some paragraphs, but the new version feels better. I am happy to have a more polished version of the Sequences, in addition to just another format.
(I am not proofreading. I translated some of the original articles to Slovak, and now I am updating my translations using the version from the book, with the goal of making a translation of the whole book one day. This is why I automatically noticed the differences between the original and the new versions.)
MIRI is gathering a bunch of Eliezer’s writings into a nicely-edited ebook, currently titled The Hard Part is Actually Changing Your Mind. This book will ultimately be released in various digital formats (Kindle MOBI, EPUB, and PDF). Much of the initial work for this project is complete. What we need now are volunteers to review the book's chapters to:
This project has been added to Youtopia, MIRI’s volunteer system. (Click “Register as a Volunteer” here to sign up. Already signed up? Go here.)
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Points are awarded based on the amount of time spent proofreading the book. For example, an hour of work logged in Youtopia earns you 10 points, which will also get you 30 LW karma. Karma is awarded by admins in a publicly-accountable way: all manual karma additions are listed here.
Questions about this project can be directed to alexv@intelligence.org or in the comments.