Jeremy Eliosoff

Note: This is probably going to be a pretty small gathering since a bunch of people will be out of town, but I (Jeremy) will be there at least, reading a book and/or fiddling on the internet and/or handing out flyers for PauseAI.

Someone told me recently about this ACX post about Conflict Vs. Mistake Theory, which sounded interesting to me.  I haven't yet read it - will do so before the meetup - but here's ChatGPT's summary:
In “Conflict vs. Mistake,” Scott Alexander contrasts two ways of understanding political disagreement. Mistake Theory sees politics as a cooperative effort disrupted by misunderstandings or bad information, fixable through reasoned debate. Conflict Theory, by contrast, sees... (read more)

Hi folks,

I would like to invite you to another film screening at my home, this time featuring a proper projection screen and a new, quieter, brighter, and more focussed projector.

This time I would like your input regarding which film to see, here are a few I wouldn't mind (re)watching:

The Matrix (1999)
Her (2013)
Beyond Utopia (2024) - documentary about families who fled North Korea
Discordia (2004) - documentary about a 2002 riot at Concordia University due to a scheduled appearance by then-former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

While I'm wary of cluttering the list with too many options, if anyone has a different movie they'd really like to watch and that they think might... (read more)