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Comment author: Bound_up 23 November 2015 11:45:50AM 1 point [-]

I've heard the Beatles have some recorded song they never released because they were too low quality. I think it would be worthwhile to study their material in its full breadth, mediocrity included, to get a sense for the true nature of the minds behind some greatness.

I've saved writings and poetry and raw, potentially embarrassing past creations for the sake of a similar understanding. I wish I had recordings of my initial fumblings with the instruments I now play rather better.

So it is in this general context of seeking fuller understanding, that I ask if anyone knows where to find these legendary old writings from Eliezer Yudkowsky, reputed to be embarrassing in their hubris, etc..

Comment author: CellBioGuy 24 November 2015 05:40:35PM *  2 points [-]

These are so much fun to read!

(snapshot times chosen more or less at random, and specific pages are what I consider the highlights)

https://web.archive.org/web/20010204095400/http://sysopmind.com/beyond.html
(contains links to everything below and much more)

https://web.archive.org/web/20010213215810/http://sysopmind.com/sing/plan.html (his original founding plans for the singularity institute, extremely amusing)

https://web.archive.org/web/20010606183250/http://sysopmind.com/singularity.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20101227203946/http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/wiki/So_You_Want_To_Be_A_Seed_AI_Programmer (some... exceptional quotes in here and you can follow links)

https://web.archive.org/web/20010309014808/http://sysopmind.com/eliezer.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20010202171200/http://sysopmind.com/algernon.html

More can be found poking around on web archive and youtube and vimeo. Even more via PM.