After a very successful HPMOR wrap party, we've decided to start a regular Dublin meetup group. This is the first meetup, so it'll be fairly unstructured. Expect introductions and ice-breaking, then a broad-ranging discussion on various Lesswrong topics and whatever else people are interested in, plus brainstorming of activities and more structured discussion ideas for future meetups.
I'll be there early with a Lesswrong sign.
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You can reduce a brain to atoms, and a mind to bits?
Wired just posted an article about him.
I've noticed that the study hall currently has a security problem - It is possible to view the link to the intro document (which contains the password) before entering the password for the room. We just had a confused tinychat user wander in, and I would guess that's how.
I suggest removing the password from the intro document and putting it in one of the lesswrong posts instead. Dealing with random tinychat users is distracting.
I will try to make it if I am not too busy at work!
Umm... how do I use the red button on a mobile device? (I also have this problem with xkcd.)
How will people recognise you?
Yay!
Well, that was a fun way to spend my Saturday. I haven't had a fanfic monopolize my time this much since Friendship Is Optimal.
Best part so far:
... (read more)"This is ridiculous," Milo muttered to Hermione, his chess partner. "Skill Ranks in Profession (Chessmaster) have no bearing on one's ability to stomp squishy wizards."
"See, the thing is," Hermione said, "I know what all of those words mean in and of themselves, but the way you string them together... it's like someone handed a book of Mad Libs to a Confunded Troll."
"I'm a Confunded Troll, am I?" Milo asked with a slight edge in his voice. "Well you're blind to the story unfolding before your very
Oh dear, I cannot stop gazing. It's actually quite a fun read so far, although it seems more like a sloppy first draft than a polished novel. I guess that's to be expected given the lack of editors in fanfic - I've clearly been spoiled by HPMOR and Luminosity.
Yay!