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A data-driven analysis of the ACX/SSC comment section quality over time reveals historical peaks and valleys, with recent signs of improvement after previous declines in 2016 and 2021.
Scott announces a new subscriber-only AMA session, setting clear boundaries about which questions he will and won't answer.
Scott shares various interesting links and news items from January 2025, covering topics from AI development and politics to historical curiosities and economic trends.
Scott Alexander answers reader questions on various topics, including his projects, views, and personal preferences in a mailbag format.
Scott Alexander evaluates his 2021 predictions, analyzing his performance across various confidence levels and comparing his results to other forecasters and prediction markets.
Scott Alexander is finalizing preparations for a Reader Survey, asking participants to confirm their inclusion and make necessary adjustments before the Friday start date.
Scott Alexander announces the launch of his new blog, Astral Codex Ten, and provides the URL.
Scott Alexander updates readers on his situation post-blog deletion, discussing job transitions, potential move to Substack, and future plans while maintaining anonymity.
Scott Alexander announces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency.
Scott Alexander asks readers to participate in the 2019 Slate Star Codex Survey, which helps him gather data about his audience and conduct informal research for future blog posts.
Scott announces an upcoming SSC survey and invites reader suggestions, while warning that most won't be implemented.
Scott introduces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency.
Scott Alexander discusses how his blog contributes to developing rationality skills through analysis of complex issues and community discussion, despite not focusing directly on core rationality techniques.
Scott announces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency.
Scott announces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency.
Scott Alexander announces the 2017 SSC survey and requests readers to provide simple, machine-readable answers for easier processing.
Scott Alexander evaluates his 2016 predictions, finding good overall calibration with slight underconfidence at 70% probability, consistent with previous years.