Tag Archives: Overcoming Bias

Should a blog run ads?

Robin Hanson’s web stats (the drop came following his ditching of his co-authors): He has asked whether his readers would allow him to have ads. I left a comment, there. Blog Herald: 3 Odd Reasons Why I Don’t Read Your … Continue reading

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A new glimpse into the revamped Overcoming Bias

Robin Hanson: Chris, Eliezer was not “purged.” He requested to have his old posts moved to Less Wrong. No one else has made any similar request. Eliezer was not “expelled”; he choose to move in order to build a community … Continue reading

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Are good blogs driven by author personalities or by well drilled topics?

Justin Wolfers has escaped the Overcoming Bias purge, it seems. Justin Wolfers’s 4 posts (published in 2007) remain archived on what is now Robin Hanson’s QUOTE personal blog UNQUOTE. By contrast, Eliezer Yudkowsky’s posts written for Overcoming Bias now redirect … Continue reading

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Robin Hanson wants to see only one emerging head —his.

First, Robin Hanson expelled all his co-bloggers (now encapsulated at Less Wrong). And, now, our Master Of All Universes puts that weird comment policy, which basically prevents anyone from stealing his show: Comments: Anyone can comment here, but spam and … Continue reading

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ROBIN HANSON CENSORS A CONTRADICTOR.

As I undertand it, Robin Hanson has deleted a comment from “Dan” (someone who sided with Eric R. Weinstein), for the simple reason (to be confirmed) that Dan’s comment was 900 words long —much longer than the 500-word limit that … Continue reading

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They love coding too much.

- The people that Robin Hanson expelled from his blog are coding their own blogging software. – As for Our Master Of All Universes, he codes his own WordPress theme (overcomingbias.com/wp-content/themes/overcoming-bias/) and inserts his own hacks into it. UPDATE: Robin … Continue reading

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Robin Hanson has bugged us over the last week-end to insist we should use the NewsFutures-coined term “collective forecasting”, and guess what I spot as a tagline on his blog.

Doc, eat your own dog food, will you. -

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Robin Hanson has overhauled his (ex-group) blog.

- Overcoming Bias is now a solo blog. (His conspirators are now grouped at Less Wrong.) – His blog is on with a new webhost, and is probably not powered by TypePad anymore —I highly suspect WordPress. – (He should … Continue reading

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Midas Oracle is in red. Overcoming Whatever is in blue.

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Marginal Revolution vs. Freakonomics vs. Overcoming Bias vs. Midas Oracle

Here are the stats about the feed subscribers to these blogs who use either Google Reader or iGoogle. – To interpret these data, you should know that: The web visitors are not counted. The PC-based feed subscribers are not counted. … Continue reading

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