Astral Codex Ten

Minnesota

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Minnesota

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Minnesota is a recurring place in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 9 times across 9 issues between July 08, 2022 and August 29, 2025. The archive places it in contexts such as “In Minnesota, if you commit a felony that hastens someone’s death, that qualifies as felony murder”; “MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA”; “The old Minnesota flag”. It most often appears alongside California, Baltimore, facebook.

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  • Category: Places
  • Mention count: 9
  • Issue count: 9
  • First seen: July 08, 2022
  • Last seen: August 29, 2025

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Highlights From The Comments On The 2020 Homicide Spike
July 08, 2022 · Original source
Graham also has a discussion of the legalities of the Derek Chauvin murder case. TL;DR: whether or not Floyd was on drugs or had pre-existing health problems, Chauvin’s actions qualified as felony assault and hastened Floyd’s death. In Minnesota, if you commit a felony that hastens someone’s death, that qualifies as felony murder, even if it was an “accident” or there were other contributing factors.
Inline links: the legalities of the Derek Chauvin murder case
Meetups Everywhere 2023: Times & Places
August 25, 2023 · Original source
JACKSON, MICHIGAN, USA Contact: Joseph Contact Info: jwpryorprojects[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 23rd, 3:00 PM Location: 325 Carr Street, Jackson Mi 49201. The house is green with a fire hydrant in the front yard. The driveway is shared with my neighbor so please park on the street. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86JQ7H2H+96 Group Link: https://www.meetup.com/ann-arbor-ssc-rationalist-meetup-group/ Notes: Please rsvp by email. I organize the Ann Arbor meetups but I live in Jackson, looking to see if there's anyone interested in a Jackson meetup as well! I'll have some snacks and drinks. Unless the weather is bad we'll hang out in the back yard and have a small fire. Bring your favorite camping chair. Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA Contact: Timothy M. Contact Info: tmbond[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 16th, 1:00 PM Location: Meet at Sisters' Sludge Coffee Cafe and Wine Bar. I will be wearing a "Wall Drug" souvenir shirt with a Jackalope being abducted by a UFO. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86P8WQM6+P9 Group Link: https://bit.ly/3wTZTwj Notes: Make sure to RSVP on LessWrong - https://www.lesswrong.com/events/6xBdodMhyYMTGonG4/acx-meetup-september-2023 - so I can give a headcount to the Sisters. Also, they don't charge me for a large reservation but they do ask that everybody who attends purchase something - if you prefer I will buy you something, no questions asked.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86JQ7H2H+96, https://www.meetup.com/ann-arbor-ssc-rationalist-meetup-group/, https://plus.codes/86P8WQM6+P9, https://bit.ly/3wTZTwj, https://www.lesswrong.com/events/6xBdodMhyYMTGonG4/acx-meetup-september-2023
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA Contact: Timothy M. Contact Info: tmbond[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 16th, 1:00 PM Location: Meet at Sisters' Sludge Coffee Cafe and Wine Bar. I will be wearing a "Wall Drug" souvenir shirt with a Jackalope being abducted by a UFO. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86P8WQM6+P9 Group Link: https://bit.ly/3wTZTwj Notes: Make sure to RSVP on LessWrong - https://www.lesswrong.com/events/6xBdodMhyYMTGonG4/acx-meetup-september-2023 - so I can give a headcount to the Sisters. Also, they don't charge me for a large reservation but they do ask that everybody who attends purchase something - if you prefer I will buy you something, no questions asked.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86P8WQM6+P9, https://bit.ly/3wTZTwj, https://www.lesswrong.com/events/6xBdodMhyYMTGonG4/acx-meetup-september-2023
Links For November 2023
December 01, 2023 · Original source
32: The old Minnesota flag was ugly and politically incorrect, so the state has launched a public contest to design a new one. You can see the 2,127 entries - ranging from the beautiful to the ridiculous - here.
Inline links: was, here
32: The old Minnesota flag was ugly and politically incorrect, so the state has launched a public contest to design a new one. You can see the 2,127 entries - ranging from the beautiful to the ridiculous - here. 33: Although the all-time great state flag will always be the flag of the Province of New York, 1774 - 1777:
Inline links: was, here, the flag of the Province of New York
Spring Meetups Everywhere 2024
March 30, 2024 · Original source
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, USA Contact: Peter Contact Info: pjvh[at]umich[dot]edu Time: Saturday, April 13th, 1:00 PM Location: Lookout Park. I’ll have a nametag and a hammock (weather permitting). Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86JPX8GJ+VV Notes: Updates will be here- https://petervh.com/GR-ACX Minnesota ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, USA Contact: Aaron Kaufman Contact Info: ironlordbyron[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, April 20th, 5:00 PM Location: Party room in Davanni's Pizza, at 41 Cleveland Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105 Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86P8WRQ6+WX Group Link: https://discord.gg/RnkfQW9dVK
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86JPX8GJ+VV, https://petervh.com/GR-ACX
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, USA Contact: Aaron Kaufman Contact Info: ironlordbyron[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, April 20th, 5:00 PM Location: Party room in Davanni's Pizza, at 41 Cleveland Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105 Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86P8WRQ6+WX Group Link: https://discord.gg/RnkfQW9dVK
Meetups Everywhere 2024: Times & Places
August 29, 2024 · Original source
Contact: Victor Contact Info: wooddellv[at]yahoo[do t]com Time: Friday, September 27th, 06:00 PM Location: The Panera Bread at the corner of 13 mile and Woodward Ave, in Royal Oak, MI. There will be a sign indicating the section of the restaurant reserved for us. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86JRGR87+X3 Notes: RSVP Required (so that I can reserve enough space) Contact me at wooddellv@yahoo.com Minnesota ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, USA Contact: Aaron Contact Info: ironlordbyron[a t]gmail[d ot]com Time: Sunday, October 13th, 04:00 PM Location: Davanni's Pizza: 41 Cleveland Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105 Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86P8WRQ6+XX Group Link: Discord link for the MSP ACX meetup group: https://discord.gg/m2xJcuC937 Notes: I'll be providing pizza! Vegans are free to bring their own food (Davanni's selection here isn't great); I'll be getting a vegetarian and gluten-free pizza along with other kinds of pizza. RSVPs on lesswrong would be great.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86JRGR87+X3, https://plus.codes/86P8WRQ6+XX, https://discord.gg/m2xJcuC937
Highlights From The Comments On Prison
December 10, 2024 · Original source
One other comment I want to throw in here. Hang around for a while with correctional workers, at least in Minnesota, and you will eventually hear someone talk about “evidence-based practices,” usually right before they spit at the ground. Coming from secondhand medical background, this confused the hell out of me for a solid six months. A) In medicine, EBP is a set of practices designed to make sure that commonly used interventions, you know, work. B) Evidence seems… good? Not here. A new director might be described as “super EBP” with a roll of the eyes.
Testing AI's GeoGuessr Genius
May 02, 2025 · Original source
o3’s guess: “W 66th St area, Richfield, Minnesota, USA. Confidence: ~40 % within 15 km; ~70 % within the Twin-Cities metro; remainder split between Wisconsin (20 %) and Michigan/Ontario (~10 %).”
I looked up W 66th Street in Richfield, Minnesota, and it looks so much like my old neighborhood that it’s uncanny.
ACX Grants 1-3 Year Updates
June 18, 2025 · Original source
Minnesota and Virginia also have legislation to enable cities to implement land value taxes. We are monitoring these efforts.
Meetups Everywhere 2025: Times and Places
August 29, 2025 · Original source
Contact: Victor Contact Info: wooddellv[a t]yahoo[period]com Time: Friday, September 19th, 6:00 PM Location: The Panera at the corner of Woodward Ave. and 13 Mile Road. I'll have a sign on the table. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86JRGR87+X3 Notes: Please RSVP, so that I know what size table to reserve. Minnesota SAINT PAUL Contact: Aaron Kaufman Contact Info: ironlordbyron[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Sunday, September 28th, 4:00 PM Location: 41 Cleveland Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105 Davanni's Pizza Party Room Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86P8WRQ6+XX Group Link: This is the minneapolis/st paul ACX Discord: https://discord.gg/m2x [remove this bit] JcuC937 Notes: I'll be ordering pizzas for the group, including vegetarian pizza. Note that Davanni's has no vegan options besides salad (though I will be ordering a group salad that should be vegan-compatible.)
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86JRGR87+X3, https://plus.codes/86P8WRQ6+XX