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Meetup : Bay Area Winter Solstice 2016

2 ialdabaoth 22 September 2016 10:12PM

Discussion article for the meetup : Bay Area Winter Solstice 2016

WHEN: 17 December 2016 07:00:00PM (-0700)

WHERE: Anna Head Alumnae Hall, 2537 Haste St, Berkeley, CA 94720

It's time to gather together and remember the true Reasons for the Season: axial tilt, orbital mechanics and other vast-yet-comprehensible forces have converged together to bring another year to a close, and as the days grow shorter and colder we remember how profoundly lucky we are to have been forged by blind, impersonal forces into beings that can understand, and wonder, and appreciate ourselves and each other. This year's East Bay Rationalist Winter Solstice will be held in the center of Berkeley, bringing 300 rationalists together in a theatre hall for food, songs, speeches, and conversations. We encourage other Bay denizens who can't make our solstice to put on their own show. Or even if you do come, we encourage people to try out their own ideas. The East Bay Solstice celebration will be on Saturday, December 17th, in the Anna Head Alumnae Hall in Berkeley. Acquire tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-bay-area-winter-solstice-tickets-27853776395 We are coordinating with the Bayesian Choir and will be coordinating with various speakers, as in previous years. An MC and schedule will be posted as details solidify. Kids are welcome. Vegetarian food will be available. Let us know if you have specific accomadation requests or have questions.

Discussion article for the meetup : Bay Area Winter Solstice 2016

Meetup : Welcome Scott Aaronson to Texas

1 Vaniver 25 July 2016 01:27AM

Discussion article for the meetup : Welcome Scott Aaronson to Texas

WHEN: 13 August 2016 06:00:00PM (-0500)

WHERE: 4212 Hookbilled Kite Dr Austin, TX 78738

We're having another all-Texas party in Austin. We'll be welcoming Scott Aaronson, who's moved here to teach at UT Austin.

(Previously, we were worried that the time might work, but now it's been confirmed.)

Discussion article for the meetup : Welcome Scott Aaronson to Texas

Meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

0 iarwain1 14 October 2016 04:39PM

Discussion article for the meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

WHEN: 16 October 2016 08:00:00PM (-0400)

WHERE: Performing Arts and Humanities Bldg Room 456, 1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250

Meeting is on 4th floor of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building. Permit parking designations do not apply on weekends, so park pretty much wherever you want.

Discussion article for the meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

Meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Rationality Diary

0 rocurley 13 October 2016 05:18AM

Discussion article for the meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Rationality Diary

WHEN: 17 October 2016 06:15:00PM (-0700)

WHERE: 1769 15th St, San Francisco, CA

We'll be meeting to tell stories about when we tried to solve a problem in our lives, and how it went.

For help getting into the building, please call (or text, with a likely-somewhat-slower response rate): three zero one, three five six, five four two four.

Format:

We meet and start hanging out at 6:15, but don’t officially start doing the meetup topic until 6:45-7 to accommodate stragglers. Usually there is a food order that goes out before we start the meetup topic.

About these meetups:

The mission of the SF LessWrong meetup is to provide a fun, low-key social space with some structured interaction, where new and non-new community members can mingle and have interesting conversations. Everyone is welcome.

We explicitly encourage people to split off from the main conversation or diverge from the topic if that would be more fun for them (moving side conversations into a separate part of the space if appropriate). Meetup topics are here as a tool to facilitate fun interaction, and we certainly don’t want them to inhibit it.

Discussion article for the meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Rationality Diary

Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Fun & Games

0 RobinZ 12 October 2016 12:02AM

Discussion article for the meetup : Washington, D.C.: Fun & Games

WHEN: 16 October 2016 03:30:00PM (-0400)

WHERE: Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture

We will be meeting in the courtyard to hang out, play games, and engage in fun conversation.

Upcoming meetups:

  • Oct. 23: Communication
  • Oct. 30: Halloween Party

Discussion article for the meetup : Washington, D.C.: Fun & Games

Meetup : St. Petersburg Weekly / Biweekly Meetup

0 AvImd 10 October 2016 05:53PM

Discussion article for the meetup : St. Petersburg Weekly / Biweekly Meetup

WHEN: 09 October 2021 06:00:00PM (+0300)

WHERE: St. Petersburg, Russia, ITMO University, пр. Кронверкский, 49

We meet every week or every other week. Actual date, time and location are announced on VK and Meetup.com. Applied rationality workshop: vk event. Regular meetings: vk community, vk event. Meetup.com page.

Discussion article for the meetup : St. Petersburg Weekly / Biweekly Meetup

Meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Projects

0 rocurley 07 October 2016 05:27AM

Discussion article for the meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Projects

WHEN: 10 October 2016 06:15:00PM (-0700)

WHERE: 1769 15th St, San Francisco, CA

We’ll be meeting to work on projects!

Near the beginning, we’ll go around and talk about what we’ll be working on, then do a couple of pomodoros quietly. At some point we’ll break into general conversations and socializing.

For help getting into the building, please call (or text, with a likely-somewhat-slower response rate): 301-458-0764

Format:

We meet and start hanging out at 6:15, but don’t officially start doing the meetup topic until 6:45-7 to accommodate stragglers. Usually there is a food order that goes out before we start the meetup topic.

About these meetups:

The mission of the SF LessWrong meetup is to provide a fun, low-key social space with some structured interaction, where new and non-new community members can mingle and have interesting conversations. Everyone is welcome.

We explicitly encourage people to split off from the main conversation or diverge from the topic if that would be more fun for them (moving side conversations into a separate part of the space if appropriate). Meetup topics are here as a tool to facilitate fun interaction, and we certainly don’t want them to inhibit it.

Discussion article for the meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Projects

Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Games Discussion

0 RobinZ 07 October 2016 01:08AM

Discussion article for the meetup : Washington, D.C.: Games Discussion

WHEN: 09 October 2016 03:30:00PM (-0400)

WHERE: Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture

We will be meeting in the courtyard to talk about games and game-related topics.

Upcoming meetups:

  • Oct. 16: Fun & Games
  • Oct. 23: Communication

Discussion article for the meetup : Washington, D.C.: Games Discussion

Meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

0 iarwain1 07 October 2016 12:30AM

Discussion article for the meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

WHEN: 09 October 2016 08:00:00PM (-0400)

WHERE: Performing Arts and Humanities Bldg Room 456, 1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250

Meeting is on 4th floor of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building. Permit parking designations do not apply on weekends, so park pretty much wherever you want.

Discussion article for the meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

Meetup : Moscow: rational review, bias busters, Kolmogorov and Jayes probability

0 berekuk 05 October 2016 07:32PM

Discussion article for the meetup : Moscow: rational review, bias busters, Kolmogorov and Jayes probability

WHEN: 09 October 2016 02:00:00PM (+0300)

WHERE: Москва, ул. Большая Дорогомиловская, д.5к2

Note: most our members join meetups via other channels. Still, the correlation between "found out about Moscow meetups via lesswrong.com" and "is a great fit for our community" is very high. So we're posting just a short link to the hackpad document with the schedule here instead of the full translation of the announcement into English.

Pad with the details about 09.10.2016 meetup.

We're meeting at the "Kocherga" anticafe, as usual.

Discussion article for the meetup : Moscow: rational review, bias busters, Kolmogorov and Jayes probability

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