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Re:Ask a bartender a question by smnrchrds on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:19AM (#27980761)
Its name is an anagram of Scott Alexander, Slate Star Codex, and Astral Codex Ten, so it is probably a forum for Scott's disciples.
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Re:Ask a bartender a question by thaumasiotes on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:34AM (#27981260)
> Its name is an anagram of Scott Alexander, Slate Star Codex, and Astral Codex Ten

That would be difficult, since those three phrases are not anagrams of each other.

Where is the 'n' in 'data secrets lox'?

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Re:Ask a bartender a question by _Microft on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:48AM (#27981340)
It's an anagram of "Slate Star Codex" but not of the others.
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Re:Ask a bartender a question by dri_ft on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @06:13AM (#27982147)
It's the forum that frequent commenters on Slate Star Codex set up to chat while Slate Star Codex was on its NYT-induced hiatus. It seems to have developed a life of its own and is still in use even now that Slate Star Codex is back as Astral Codex Ten.
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