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Tag Archives: Harry Potter
Harry Potter Anime
It’s official! (Because I’m declaring it here.) If they ever chose to bring Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality to life, they need to do it in anime. I know this is not an educational post, but my nerd … Continue reading
A Short Story Ending in a Request
So, I was surfing Facebook earlier, looking at pics posted by other people of TAM 9, when I came across this picture from NECSS 2011 in the sidebar. (I assume it’s a public domain picture, since it was on Facebook, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Philosophy, Rationality, Science, Technology
Tagged Harry Potter, Methods of Rationality, Singularity, Singularity Institute, TAM
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Methods of Rationality: The Podcast
Since the middle of last April, Eneasz Brodski has been doing a podcast audiobook version for Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. Click the link above or find it on iTunes. I should have mentioned this in my pitch for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Rationality
Tagged Harry Potter, HP MoR, Methods of Rationity, Podcast
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality – Official Pitch!
“Petunia Evans married a biochemist, and Harry Potter grew up in a house filled to the brim with books, reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter, introducing strange new opportunities to exploit. And new friends, like Hermione … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Rationality
Tagged Harry Potter, HP MoR, Methods of Rationality, Rationality
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Midnight Madness!
This picture (found on Facebook, I do not take credit for it’s creation) can only be described as madness. Anyone who knows Star Wars, Harry Potter, and the Lord of the Rings – and is also a nerd – should … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged Dumbledore, Funny, Gandalf, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Yoda
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Preview!
The following passage is from Eliezer Yudkowsky’s Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. OMAKE FILES #1: 72 Hours to Victory (A.k.a. “What Happens If You Change Harry But Leave All Other Characters Constant”) Dumbledore peered over his desk at … Continue reading