How can you tell if you live in "interesting" times?
Does anybody know where I can get or watch Mathieu Amalric's three part documentary on John Zorn?
Gwern argues that large AI models should only exist to create smaller AI models
A touching obituary for Max Chiswick, a longtime SSC reader and member of our community
in favour of prostate orgasms
local residents upset that restaurant mural may be AI generated (real life example of how humans actually think about AI art)
in defense of "souls" (for rationalists)
musings on death I find persuasive but unhelpful
One of the best book reviews I've read: Reentry, by Eric Berger (on the story of Spacex)
“Why are my best friends Jewish?” - Derek Sivers
On Miles Davis, talent, and innovation
intellectual discourse as emotional validation
aside from magic, what explains why Bob Dylan stopped writing great songs?
Why do so many in this community care so deeply about Mars exploration?
Every niche event should also be a meetup
Gwern on the diminishing returns to scaling and AI in China
Registrations Open for 2024 NYC Secular Solstice & Megameetup
Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess (Dynomight notices that LLMs except for one, suck at chess)
Dwarkesh Patel interviews GWERN!
Daily Question Thread for /r/churningcanada - November 07, 2024
Art is about exploration, not progress: a response to SBF
Question Thread - November 03, 2024
What small experiments or diagnostic tests have had big impacts for you?
most businesses don’t work that way - on the blurred lines between paying for a product and being the product
Weekly US Churning Discussion for /r/churningcanada - Week of October 22, 2024
