Beer with Charlie Stross in Munich - Less Wrong Discussion

Beer with Charlie Stross in Munich

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:42:23 +1000

Submitted by mapnoterritory • 3 votes • 5 comments

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!

5 comments

Kevin on Beer with Charlie Stross in Munich

2012-06-16T02:28:59.096611+10:00

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

ciphergoth on Beer with Charlie Stross in Munich

2012-06-16T22:55:44.691855+10:00

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

mapnoterritory on Beer with Charlie Stross in Munich

2012-06-16T04:41:19.264012+10:00

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...

ciphergoth on Beer with Charlie Stross in Munich

2012-06-15T18:01:48.501481+10:00

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

Thomas on Beer with Charlie Stross in Munich

2012-06-15T16:49:02.534466+10:00

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.