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RichardKennaway comments on Open thread, 3-8 June 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 04 June 2014 06:24:05AM 0 points [-]

If the sequences were being repackaged as a self-help book targeted towards the widest possible audience, what would they look like?

The book that Eliezer is writing? (What's the state of play on that, btw?)

Comment author: Punoxysm 04 June 2014 06:59:53AM *  0 points [-]

Link for info?

But is he actually planning to change his style? He's more or less explicitly targeted the bay-area/software-programmer/secular/transhumanist, and he's openly stated that he's content with that focus.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 04 June 2014 07:59:25AM 0 points [-]

I don't have any more information. The book has been mentioned a few times on LW, but I don't know what stage it's at, and I haven't seen any of the text.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 04 June 2014 10:13:14AM *  4 points [-]

It is a selection of 345 articles, together over 2000 pages, mostly from the old Sequences from Overcoming Bias era, and a few long articles from Eliezer's homepage. The less imporant articles are removed, and the quantum physics part is heavily reduced.

(I have a draft because I am translating it to Slovak, but I am not allowed to share it. Maybe you could still volunteer as a proofreader, to get a copy.)