second =)

This is an excellent question. There's been a lot of discussion of discount rates around here, and the general consensus seems to be that they're above student-loan rates, though I'd like to show this to Anna and Michael.

ETA: Just spoke with Michael Vassar. By any estimate, our discount rates are higher than student loan rates. If you can give now, please do.

I'm going to be terribly presumptuous and declare this closed for the time being =P

For this reason SIAI-house-inhabiting persons have continued to refer to me as Alicorn, to avoid leakage of their knowledge of my real name.

We have? I'd assumed it was just habit =)

These babies are soooo much cuter than your bunny.

might start chanting or something any moment

I don't necessarily see any reason we shouldn't start the day off with some pleasant chanting...

http://lesswrong.com/lw/sa/the_gift_we_give_to_tomorrow/

We cannot create new worries and feelings in the time it takes them to read a Facebook group name.

So...the thing that most needs to be done is hard. Gosh, reality isn't allowed to do that to us, is it?

Alicorn, if you're free after dinner tomorrow, I can probably explain this one.

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