I came into this world as the misunderstood hero of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. While some characters inside that story would call me a villain, the narrator's-eye view clearly shows that I saved that world from total destruction, inspired the next generation of leaders, and taught the...
On Dec. 24, 1957, a Mr. T. Grinch attempted to disrupt Christmas by stealing associated gifts and decorations. His plan failed, the occupants of Dr. Suess' narrative remained festive, and Mr. Grinch himself succumbed to cardiac hypertrophy. To help others avoid repeating his mistakes, I've written a brief guide to...
I would like to make a prediction, but I'm not ready to raise the subject of the prediction just yet. So to show that it was not just obvious in hindsight, and to strengthen my precommitment to write an article about it later, here is the sha1sum of my prediction:...