diff --git a/content/references/videos.mkd b/content/references/videos.mkd index fbdc434..727b1d2 100644 --- a/content/references/videos.mkd +++ b/content/references/videos.mkd @@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ [God talks back]: http://vimeo.com/20204758 [synchronization]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1TMZASCR-I [tacoma]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=j-zczJXSxnw#t=183s +[w40k librarian]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf_3ZTp4eG4 diff --git a/content_daily/log/43.mkd b/content_daily/log/43.mkd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a05c314 --- /dev/null +++ b/content_daily/log/43.mkd @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +title: Before Abraham observed, I know. +date: 2012-05-13 +techne: :done +episteme: :log +--- + +Worked on the first version of my self-experimentation protocols and tools. Basically, I'm going all professional, and I'm developing *precise* (as in, numerical answer and specific algorithm, not "that feels about right") methods to do self-experiments. Mostly because I'm extremely ashamed and disgusted that I don't have those *already*[^elimination]. + +[^elimination]: Through the elimination of hypotheses do we earn our enlightenment. + +I'm writing all of this up, of course, and I'll publish drafts as soon as possible. This is literally top priority for me. The only reason I don't have a draft out already is because I want to do one complete run so I see that I'm not missing anything, to demonstrate to myself that I'm not doing any handwaving. Then I'll iterate to victory. + +The idea is to do meta-empiricism: test empiricism, see if it works. Once I have some meta-data, some actual "look what awesome results that brought me", beyond "that's like that thing Eliezer was talking about", I'll actually advocate people do that, and shame[^shame] those who don't. If it doesn't, I'll drop the "rationalist" bit from my identity and become a bitter troll. + +[^shame]: A moment of imprecision spawns a lifetime of confusion. + +(Also, [the Librarian][w40k librarian] is a true rationalist. Learn from him, and beware the alien, the mutant, the heretic.)