# Announcing turntrout.com, my new digital home

> For months, I have built a new home for my online content: [`www.turntrout.com`](https://www.turntrout.com/). I brooked no compromises. Over [2,220 commits later,](https://github.com/alexander-turner/TurnTrout.com/commits/main/) I’m ready to publicize.
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> **![🏰](https://assets.turntrout.com/twemoji/1f3f0.svg)![🌊](https://assets.turntrout.com/twemoji/1f30a.svg)Welcome to The Pond! ![🐟](https://assets.turntrout.com/twemoji/1f41f.svg)![🪿](https://assets.turntrout.com/twemoji/replacements/1fabf.svg)** 
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> ![](https://assets.turntrout.com/static/pond.gif)
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> I commissioned this GIF for $270.94. I paid a bit extra to ensure the goose honks twice.
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> I don’t want to be on LessWrong anymore. Briefly, the site—and parts of the rationality community—don’t meet my standards for discourse, truth-seeking, charity, and community health. For the most part, I’ll elaborate my concerns another time. This is a happy post.
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> What you can find in *The Pond*
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> I’ve imported and remastered all 120 of my LessWrong posts. *Every single post*, retouched and detailed. I both [pin down my favorite posts](https://turntrout.com/posts#my-favorite-posts) and [group the posts into sequences.](https://turntrout.com/posts#sequences) I’ve also launched the site with three new posts!
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> 1.  [The design of this website](https://turntrout.com/design)
> 2.  [Can transformers act on information beyond an effective layer horizon?](https://turntrout.com/effective-layer-horizon)
> 3.  [Intrinsic power-seeking: AI might seek power for power’s sake](https://turntrout.com/dangers-of-intrinsic-power-seeking)
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> The [research page](https://turntrout.com/research) summarizes my past and present research interests, along with short retrospectives on the older areas. 

> My dating doc!
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> Like any good trout seeking a mate, I’ve prepared my nesting grounds with care. While trout typically build their nests (called [“redds”](https://fishingweekendwarrior.com/information/a-comprehensive-guide-to-rainbow-trout-spawning/)) in gravel stream beds, I’ve taken the initiative to construct mine in digital form. Female trout are known to carefully inspect potential nesting sites before choosing their mate—and I encourage similar scrutiny of my [dating doc.](https://turntrout.com/date-me)
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> ![A stylized rendition of a beautiful orange sunset over the Bay skyline.](https://assets.turntrout.com/static/images/anime_sunset.avif)
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> Are you the kind of person I’m looking for? If so, you should totally [read the doc](https://turntrout.com/date-me) and then fill out your Google Form to indicate interest and then wait patiently! 

Read the full post at [`turntrout.com/launch`](https://turntrout.com/launch)!
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What the article looks like on the site proper.

Tweet thread: [https://x.com/Turn_Trout/status/1858203701682536680](https://x.com/Turn_Trout/status/1858203701682536680) 

From now on, I will write my content from turntrout.com. I plan to cross-post to LessWrong but to not read or reply to comments (with a few planned exceptions). For example, I'll be reading and replying to so$$me comments on this post. :)

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