Aug 27, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/berkeley-meetup-this-saturday
When: Saturday, August 28, at 1 PM
Where: deflection.jump.puppy, aka the lawn where West Circle meets Free Speech Bikeway near the UC Berkeley parking lot.
Who: Anyone who wants. Please feel free to come even if you feel awkward about it, even if...
Aug 27, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/highlights-from-the-comments-on-missing
[Original article: Kids Can Recover From Missing Even A Lot Of School]
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Many commenters shared their own stories of missing lots of school and bouncing back from it. For example, Rachel E:
I was unschooled until I was 15, I'm pursuing...
Aug 27, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/if-youre-so-smart-why-arent-you-governor
Californians love long-shot bets. Actors trying to make it big in LA, tech founders chasing unicorns in San Francisco, cult leaders trying to found religions in Pasadena. In Silicon Valley, VCs turn the long-shot bet into an art: if some new...
Aug 26, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/carbon-costs-quantified
This post tries to quantify how much carbon is produced by various activities, lifestyle changes, and actors.
can’t stress enough how approximate and unreliable these numbers are. The reason I made this chart and other people didn’t isn’t...
Aug 25, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/meetups-everywhere-2021-times-and
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QFbM5B9KfsiwqO6DvJ4D05dQitBtZ6kYDwXZ3Hj6SEc/edit#gid=1585750313
Thanks to everyone who respond to my request for ACX outdoor meetup organizers. Volunteers have arranged meetups in 170 cities around the...