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Compiling my writings for Lesswrong and others.
Aoi00

I think that one is not Diego's. I was confused too, but the author's Wikipedia page) shows no sign of them being the same person[1], and Diego said:

There are also writings I wish I had written

I agree it's a great post though!

[1] Also, not to be confused with David Wong the philosopher).

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0diegocaleiro
Yes, at the moment there are only a few writing I wish I had written but I would like to put more of those there in the next iteration of link-insertion. Nothing by Paul Graham or AJ Jacobs is there yet, and I find many of their writings amazing. Not to mention Nick (Bostrom).
Open thread, July 21-27, 2014
Aoi00

You need to give me a reason to trust you even for that one thing, or I will just go elsewhere.

I'm afraid I don't have anything to show in that regard (also, I want to remain anonymous), and I'm not gonna wait until this changes to publish the site (Actually, I'm not comfortable publishing the site in its current state, but I figured I should follow my own advice). I hope to get some endorsements from other people at some point, which should help a little.

I doubt this will be an issue though. I mean, if the content itself is really good, it will attract... (read more)

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Open thread, July 21-27, 2014
Aoi00

For flat discussion I've been looking at Discourse.

The problem is that most of these software are a pain to get running. Originally I wanted to do everything myself and learn everything in the process, but it has been terribly unproductive and it took way too long to get where I am. That's why I'm asking for some technical assistance.

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Open thread, July 21-27, 2014
Aoi00

I think this is inevitable. If I want people to read something, I have to tell them that it is good. They can check for themselves if they like what they find and want to keep reading.

Was it so off-putting that it made you avoid the site? If yes, then what do you suggest? The site is designed to grab people's interest. If I start acting all humble, I think it would be worse at doing that.

Note that while I'm posting here first, the site is not specifically aimed at your average LWer. I want to capture a broader audience (and possibly make them LWers).

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1ShardPhoenix
You need to give me a reason to trust you even for that one thing, or I will just go elsewhere. For example, when I was getting into anime I used Gwern's MAL for suggestions (among other sources) because his posting here and on gwern.net convinced me that he was intelligent and reasonably similar to myself. And that worked out well. But for some random guy, I'm not going to place much weight on what he thinks until I have a reason to. Well one thing that put me off a bit is that the Gwern essay you excerpted is actually one of his that I don't agree with - but that presumably wont' affect the average reader. Also all the "Linux is the most important thing ever " stuff comes across as very, for lack of a better term, neck-beardy. Which is an issue if you're going for a broad audience. Like, just having "Linux: Why it's so important" as a top-level heading alongside stuff like "Books" is a really terrible signal to send unless you only want to appeal to people who really like Richard Stallman. I have to Ctrl-+ several times on LW to make it comfortable for me.
July 2014 Media Thread
Aoi10

There's a decent Maria Holic AMV with this song.

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Open thread, July 21-27, 2014
Aoi00

Yeah, I'll see if I write something there. The problem is that I hate writing, so I tend to put quotes everywhere instead.

it might be a better idea to shift away from the first person personal in your writing.

I will. The portions I've written more recently already make use of the editorial We. I'll fix the rest as I find them.

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Open thread, July 21-27, 2014
Aoi20

I understand what you're saying, but there are several reasons why I still think a community would be a good thing. The first is that it will help with my job of selecting content. Currently the process involve myself spending way too much time on sites like Hacker News and Reddit, and having a discussion board where people can post content specifically for the inclusion on the main site would help immensely.

Secondly, one of the defining features of the community (hopefully) will be a high signal/noise ratio. The tentative name for it is "Silence"... (read more)

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1Viliam_Bur
I completely agree with this. For example, before I was spending my time reading LW, I was spending my time reading something else. So while it is true that I use LW mostly to procrastinate, it does not mean that LW made my time use somehow less efficient. (Depending on whether my translation of Sequences can be considered a useful work, LW probably made me a bit more efficient. However, I would prefer to see some increased efficiency also in LW-unrelated stuff.) If I'm going to spend my time reading the web instead of doing something else, I can at least read higher-quality stuff. As a discussion board, I would probably recommend using PHPBB. It is easy to install, and it has a lot of configuration options: using an admin menu you can create new subforums in seconds, make them read-only, or only for members, etc. (It does not have the voting mechanism like Reddit / LessWrong. However, with Reddit / LessWrong software even trivial changes are extremely costly.) Just try PHPBB, and in worst case, you will later delete it and try something else.
Open thread, July 21-27, 2014
Aoi00

I have a website I plan to launch soon, and I'd like to get some early feedback before I start spreading it around. It's basically a collection of my favorite stuff from around the web.

It's currently accessible from http://chuuni.org. I'm taking suggestions for a better name/domain.

I also want to build a community around it, sort of like how LW is a community built around the Sequences. If anyone can help me with the software side, it would be appreciated.

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0[anonymous]
I've read a few articles on your site, and I figured it might be interesting to you: Privacy is Dead (YouTube)
2ShardPhoenix
This comes across as off-puttingly pretentious to me. How are you going to prove that people should care what you recommend? Also, I find the combination of a tiny default font and off-black text to be hard to read.
Viliam_Bur180

I like the site. Although I suspect that the goal of the site (saving precious time by not consuming anything but the best) is contradictory to building a community around it.

Look at all the "social networks", they are procrastination maximizers. Rationally people want to save time, but emotionally your heart is where you spend a lot of time. So if someone is saving your time, you will thank them, and then you'll forget them. If someone takes all your free time in a way that is not completely repulsive, they will become your tribe.

Something simil... (read more)

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1[anonymous]
It looks interesting, I saved it to my evernote for future reading. Good luck with that project.
0TylerJay
I like the quote on the main page, but it might be worth adding your explanation from the top of the LIbrary page to better explain what the site is about. For example, LW has its slogan/description on the main page that clearly explains what its purpose is. Also, if you intend to try to create a community around it, it might be a better idea to shift away from the first person personal in your writing.
0Emily
I saw a potentially off-putting typo on the books page. "Pick" -> "Pique".