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Meetup : Ottawa Weekly Monday LessWrong Meetup
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa Weekly Monday LessWrong Meetup
Details to follow, location may be updated to a private residence in the Elgin & Gladstone area.
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa Weekly Monday LessWrong Meetup
Meetup : Ottawa Weekly Meetup
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa Weekly Meetup
Type: Discussion & Skill training
Date: Monday September 12, 7:30pm until at least 9:00pm.
Venue: Pub Italia
(likely in a booth in the abbey - back of the pub)
(We've settled on Monday evenings as the best time for most people, so we'll try this as the standard time and place for a while. Proposal for a more cost-effective or convenient location are eagerly solicited.)
Skill: Mind mapping
(I'll give an overview of mind maps and several potential applications, particularly as a tool for granularizing skills)
Discussion post: Reflections on rationality a year out
(A nice post on the question of what one should expect to gain as a result of actively participating in a rationalist community.)
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa Weekly Meetup
Meetup : Ottawa Weekly Monday LessWrong Meetup
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa Weekly Monday LessWrong Meetup
Type: Social
Date: Monday September 5, 7:30pm until at least 9:00pm.
Venue: Pub Italia (likely in a booth in the abbey - back of the pub)
(We've settled on Monday evenings as the best time for most people, so we'll try this as the standard time and place for a while. Proposal for a more cost-effective or convenient location are eagerly solicited.)
Discussion post: Build small skills in the right order
Planning: I'd like to discuss plans for a short boot camp on Linear Algebra in preparation for the Stanford AI course.
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa Weekly Monday LessWrong Meetup
Meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
To switch things up, we'll try a new night and venue.
We'll be at the Heart & Crown Pub on Preston Street, probably in the back room.
Discussion post: Learned Blankness - (Other suggestions welcome)
Activity: Repetition
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
[LINK] Get paid to train your rationality
A tournament is currently being initiated by the Intelligence Advanced Research Project Activity (IARPA) with the goal of improving forecasting methods for global events of national (US) interest. One of the teams (The Good Judgement Team) is recruiting volunteers to have their forecasts tracked. Volunteers will receive an annual honorarium ($150), and it appears there will be ongoing training to improve one's forecast accuracy (not sure exactly what form this will take).
I'm registered, and wondering if any other LessWrongers are participating/considering it. It could be interesting to compare methods and results.
Extensive quotes and links below the fold.
Meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Venue: My house! Check the google group for the address, or PM/email me.
Discussion post: Diseased Thinking - My personal favorite LW article. If someone prefers something else for discussion, please suggest away!
Exercise: Paranoid Debating and/or Rejection Therapy
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Venue: Fox and Feather, upstairs, usually in back room #1 when it's free. Look for the LW sign. New people always warmly welcome!
Exercise: TBD (Suggestions in comments?)
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly(ish) Meetup
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly(ish) Meetup
Venue: Fox and Feather, upstairs, possibly in back room #1 if it's free. Look for the LW sign. New people always warmly welcome!
Discussion post: Cached Selves
Bayes study group: Congrats to new baby daddy Corey (aka Cyan The Fecund) for successfully producing yet another replicon! As a result, the Bayes Conspiracy will take a brief hiatus.
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly(ish) Meetup
Meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Fox and Feather Pub, upstairs, possibly in back room #1 if it's free. Look for the LW sign.
7pm EDT, obviously!
Discussion article for the meetup : Ottawa LessWrong Weekly Meetup
Ottawa meetup, Saturday May 14 6pm
Saturday May 14th, 18:00 - Late
- Social: My house (Little Italy, Ottawa - PM me for address)
- Games night: Poker @ Casino de Hull
Goals:
- Continue getting to know each other and new members, continue getting more awesome, and discuss how to implement the various self-improvement/world optimizing schemes that are ongoing.
- Test your rationality by playing some poker at the casino (I can drive myself plus four). I'm happy to give a brief tutorial beforehand.
Directions:
I live near Pub Italia, the Carling O-Train stop, and the corner of Preston & Carling. PM me for my address and/or cell number.
I'll post a more detailed invite to the google group.
Come one, come all!
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