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Beer with Charlie Stross in Munich

3 Post author: mapnoterritory 15 June 2012 06:42AM

From Charlie Stross' blog:

I'm in Munich this week, and I plan to be drinking in the Paulaner Brauhaus(Kapuzinerplatz 5, 80337 München; click here for map) from 7pm on Monday 18th. All welcome! (Yes, I will sign books if you bring them.) If in doubt, look for the plush Cthulhu!

Comments (5)

Comment author: Kevin 15 June 2012 04:28:59PM *  0 points [-]

Dunno why this was downvoted. If Stross is often wrong is that not all the more good reason to have a beer with him?

Comment author: ciphergoth 16 June 2012 12:55:44PM 2 points [-]

Even one-on-one, your odds of having an opportunity to speak are slim.

Comment author: mapnoterritory 15 June 2012 06:41:19PM 0 points [-]

Me neither. I am actually not familiar with his work, but knew he is known in the singularity/transhumanism camp. I've heard two discussions with him (with Paul Krugman and on Singularity on 1 on 1) and he came across as well articulated and with a decent understanding of the issues. He talked about how he changed his mind and grew more skeptical of singularity, but I don't know what causes this hostile reaction... :) Oh well...

Comment author: Thomas 15 June 2012 06:49:02AM *  -1 points [-]

Well ... he said that the Singularity is more or less (his) literal fiction. I don't need to talk with him so much, to travel 400 km.

Comment author: ciphergoth 15 June 2012 08:01:48AM *  1 point [-]

Charlie's favourite commentator on transumanism appears to be Dale Carrico.