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Vote Strength - LessWrong

Mar 15, 2024 | lesswrong.com | Alex Vermillion

Speaking just for myself, and not suggesting this as a norm:Checking my vote history, stats based on my last 6 weeks of voting: I ~never strong-upvote my own comments (whereas one's own posts are strong-upvoted by default). I very rarely strong-vote comments (on the order of <1-2%) one way or another. I rarely agree-vote one way or another. I occasionally (5-25%) strong-upvote posts, with meanings like "more people should see this" or "I want to see more stuff like this".
The LessWrong 2022 Review — LessWrong

Dec 4, 2023 | lesswrong.com | Ben Pace |Alex Vermillion |Adam S. Jermyn |Vanessa Kosoy

The snow is falling, the carols are starting, and we all know it's time for our favorite winter holiday tradition. It's LessWrong review time!Each year we come together and review posts that are at least one year old. That means for the next two months we are reviewing all posts from 2022.
Sum-threshold attacks — LessWrong

Sep 8, 2023 | lesswrong.com | Alex Vermillion |Nathan Helm-Burger |Simon Holm |Jon KingRobert Rowlands

How do you affect something far away, a lot, without anyone noticing? (Note: you can safely skip sections. It is also safe to skip the essay entirely, or to read the whole thing backwards if you like.)The frog's lawsuitAttorney for the defendant: "So, Mr. Frog. You allege that my client caused you grievous bodily harm. How is it that you claim he harmed you?"Frog: "Ribbit RIBbit ribbit."Attorney: "Sir..."Frog: "Just kidding. Well, I've been living in a pan for the past two years.
Barbieheimer: Across the Dead Reckoning — LessWrong

Aug 1, 2023 | lesswrong.com | Alex Vermillion

SPOILER WARNING: This post, after a brief spoiler-free review section, will contain full spoilers for Oppenheimer, Barbie and Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, and some for Across the Spiderverse. Movies are so back. While they are having their Barbieheimer moment, it seems worthwhile to gather thoughts of myself and others on both movies, and also mention two other recent pictures. First, I’ll offer various levels of spoiler-free review of all four movies, then get into the weeds.