New York OB Meetup (ad-hoc) on Monday, Mar 24, @6pm

post by Eliezer Yudkowsky (Eliezer_Yudkowsky) · 2008-03-22T21:07:29.000Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 23 comments

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Correction:  The giant Starbucks is at 13 Astor Place #25, not 51 Astor which is a smaller Starbucks.  (Yes, there are two Starbucks a block apart, here.)  The smaller Starbucks has metal steps and a ramp leading up; don't go here.  The giant Starbucks, which is where we want to go, is next to Lafayette and Astor.

I (Eliezer) am in New York at the moment, and will have some time free on Monday night, March 24th, to meet any interested New York Overcoming Bias readers.

Where:  The giant Starbucks at 13 Astor Place #25, New York, NY 10003
When:  6pm, this Monday (March 24th, 2008)
Who:  Eliezer Yudkowsky (866-983-597), Carl Shulman

If you plan on attending, please leave a comment, so we know to expect you.  If you're going to arrive later than 6pm, please note this as well.

I'll also be at Princeton on Sunday.  My time is already mostly spoken for, but if you're at Princeton and desperately want to meet up, comment or email before 7am tomorrow.

23 comments

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comment by Allan_Benamer · 2008-03-23T00:12:01.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Hi, I'm a big fan of your blog. It's been extremely helpful to me professionally and I'd like to express my gratitude in person. Hope to see you there!

comment by Skorgu2 · 2008-03-23T02:41:25.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

This sounds like fun, I'll definitely try to make it.

comment by michael_vassar3 · 2008-03-23T02:57:19.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I'll be there.

comment by Doug_S. · 2008-03-23T06:06:30.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I don't know if I can make it, but I'd like to be there... if I'm going, I'll post again.

comment by not_anonymous_tomorrow · 2008-03-24T00:41:24.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I'll try to come to this.

comment by sohaib_hasan · 2008-03-24T03:40:05.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Been reading your blog since the getgo and have been wishing for a long time that you would come to new york city one day. i will definitely try to make it there to express my gratitude. i'll give it a probability of 80% that i will come.

comment by carol · 2008-03-24T03:57:17.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I'd like to go. I may bring 1 guest. Regards Carol

comment by Daniel_Humphries · 2008-03-24T04:57:01.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I will be there!

comment by Nathan · 2008-03-24T15:05:20.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Hoping to come; might be a bit past 6.

comment by drewdrytellar · 2008-03-24T15:09:04.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I'll be there.

comment by brendon3 · 2008-03-24T15:36:32.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

i'm another big, but non-contributing, fan of your blog. i don't get off work till 7, but i'll try to come after that to see if anyone's still around.

comment by shane_hope · 2008-03-24T19:14:42.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

plan2appear

comment by Michael6 · 2008-03-24T19:55:19.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I'll be there, maybe not right at 6.

comment by Kevin_W · 2008-03-24T20:10:01.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Will be there.

comment by sharon-b · 2008-03-24T20:39:57.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I wish I had known about this meeting earlier - I do not know if I can make it. - cheers

comment by Tim_Czech · 2008-03-24T21:08:42.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I plan on being there about 6:15pm. I would be interested to here if anyone has any suggestions for a transhumanist-related dissertation topic for a PhD in philosophy.

comment by Josh_Kaufman · 2008-03-24T21:17:29.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I'll be there!

comment by LazyDave · 2008-03-25T14:12:20.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Eliezer - thanks for putting this together. I had a lot of fun; made me nostalgic for my college days when I would talk about things that actually kept my brain awake. Thanks also for the AI textbook suggestion; I have placed an order for it and will give MIT's (free) online undergrad class a shot.

comment by Richard4 · 2008-03-25T21:09:37.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Hi Eliezer - it was great meeting you on Sunday. I've tried to summarize and clarify some of our main philosophical disagreements, here.

[I originally posted this to a thread that has since been deleted. So I thought I should re-post, in case you missed it.]

comment by Roland2 · 2008-03-25T21:24:03.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

DaveInNYC: Thanks also for the AI textbook suggestion;

Would you mind sharing which book it is? And which of MIT's (free) online undergrad classes are you refering to?

Thanks, Roland

comment by LazyDave · 2008-03-26T02:09:05.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

The book Eliezer suggested was Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. The course I am going to take is offered here and here. The list of all courses is here. The course I am looking at is an undergrad one; I figure that will give me a good idea of where I want to go with AI, whether that be pursuing my Masters or some other route....

comment by Roland2 · 2008-03-26T07:44:31.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Thanks for your reply DaveInNYC. The book by Norvig is a classic, I was wondering if Eliezer had suggested something totally exotic...

comment by how_to_write_a_masters_dissertation · 2009-02-24T10:38:02.000Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Blogs are good for every one where we get lots of information for any topics nice job keep it up !!!