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Hi! Semi-new lurker here. What is the current etiquette on necroing? I didn't find any official ettiquette guide.
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Open thread, Oct. 12 - Oct. 18, 2015
Feel free to comment -- since only the user you're replying to (and anyone that has chosen to subscribe to updates for that specific post) is notified, you don't need to fear being a distraction to masses of people who might no longer care.
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A few misconceptions surrounding Roko's basilisk
At the end of the day, I hope this will have been a cowpox situation and lead people to be better informed at avoiding actual dangerous information hazard situations in the future.
I seem to remember reading a FAQ for "what to do if you think you have an idea that may be dangerous" in the past. If you know what I'm talking about, maybe link it at the end of the article?
Perhaps the article you read was Yvain's The Virtue of Silence?
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Why is Lesswrong in comic sans?
Explanation here: http://lesswrong.com/lw/mo0/open_thread_aug_24_aug_30/couo
OK, here's my next attempt with a well-drawn owl that looks scary instead of cute. What do you think?
I strongly dislike this. The head seems too ornate and the outline reminds me of so-called "tribal" tattoos, which seems low status. The body being subtly asymmetrical is a slight annoyance as well and with the owl now being centered in the image I think the subtitle should be too.
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Crazy Ideas Thread, Aug. 2015
Murder is basically a victimless crime, because when you murder someone, there is no one left to be a victim. Murderers should be punished only for inconveniences that murder caused to other people who are still living.
Causing extinction of humanity would be a perfect victimless crime.
An additional reason to punish defection is to disincentivize would-be defectors in the future since they know they too would be risking such punishment.
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We really need a "cryonics sales pitch" article.
Seeing as how you're potentially willing to put money toward this, have you considering running a contest?
Sometimes I will be talking to a student, and be perfectly happy to talk with her until a minute before my next class starts, but I'm uncertain of the time. If I make any visible effort to look at the time, however, she will take it as a sign that I want to immediately end our conversation, so I could use your described device.
While I'm sure you've thought of setting silent alarms on your phone, a slightly less obvious idea would be to get a watch that has a vibrating alarm capability.
I hope so too. We're up to day 11 now. -_-
How did they get the cat back?
On the last night while searching at the end of the road she lives on, my cousin noticed some movement by a mostly empty lot and when she approached she saw Lily (the cat) run into some weeds there. I wish I could say there was "one weird trick" that definitely helped, but it was actually more like a flurry of facebooking -- as much for getting emotional support as for finding leads -- and being vigilant enough to be in a position to get lucky.
Looks like we chased the same set of links....I have most of those open in tabs right now. Thank you, though. We're still searching. Supposedly, frightened indoor cats can spend 10-12 days in hiding before hunger drives them out. We're at day eight now. It feels about five times as long as that.
Did your cousin's cat make it home?
She did, yes. It took 9 days and predictably she lost some weight, but she's otherwise ok. Anyway, I hope you can report similarly good news yourself soon.
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Why Blocking Roads Can Speed Up Traffic
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The onward march of the new young fogey
FYI, this is the original source of that top line you're quoting: http://asofterworld.com/index.php?id=740
(the alt-text might[n't] also be noteworthy to you, which reads "Understanding is for terrorists.")