Meetup : Dallas - Fort Worth Less Wrong Meetup 4/29/12
post by jumandtonic · 2012-04-27T15:26:02.990Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 11 commentsContents
Discussion article for the meetup : Dallas - Fort Worth Less Wrong Meetup 4/29/12 That said - I shall be sitting at America's Best Coffee [3751 Matlock Road, Arlington TX 76105] from 1 PM to 3 PM (at the very least) on Sundays starting Sunday April 29th. Come out and meet some DFW LessWrongers. Discussion article for the meetup : Dallas - Fort Worth Less Wrong Meetup 4/29/12 None 11 comments
Discussion article for the meetup : Dallas - Fort Worth Less Wrong Meetup 4/29/12
I apologize for the short notice. The Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex area desperately needs a Less Wrong meetup! Fun fact – it is the largest metro area in the US that does not have an active meetup group!
That said - I shall be sitting at America's Best Coffee [3751 Matlock Road, Arlington TX 76105] from 1 PM to 3 PM (at the very least) on Sundays starting Sunday April 29th. Come out and meet some DFW LessWrongers.
Leading isn't really my thing, but I realize that I can't wait around forever for someone else to get the ball rolling! I am really interested in improving my mind to behave more rationally, especially with respect to instrumental rationality. I've been a self-improvement junkie for a while (Starting Strength, Toastmasters, improv, and PUA for about a year now), but only recently discovered LessWrong. Some of the recent articles sparked me to write this post. I'm working my way through some of the core sequences, slowly but surely.
I'm looking forward to meeting you folks. Message me if you plan on going so we can trade contact info beforehand.
Discussion article for the meetup : Dallas - Fort Worth Less Wrong Meetup 4/29/12
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comment by GreggL · 2012-04-29T19:52:53.677Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Here is the podcast I was refering to: http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=12147
comment by morpheo · 2012-04-30T01:50:53.905Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Summary of Quine's epistemology: http://www.liquid-graphics.net/misc/files/Two Dogmas of Empiricism.docx
comment by morpheo · 2012-04-30T01:41:06.098Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
For me, Quine expresses the most accurate model of what knowledge is. You can read his full article, Two Dogmas of Empiricism, but it's a bit technical. A summary of the pertinent points can be found here: http://www.liquid-graphics.net/misc/files/Two Dogmas of Empiricism.docx
Replies from: GreggLcomment by jumandtonic · 2012-04-29T17:54:16.175Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
OP here. I forgot to bring a "LessWrong" sign (or paper).
I'm in a green shirt + jeans and have a gateway laptop with an apple sticker on it. My name is "Mike."
EDIT: From our discussion, here's the links we talked about:
http://austhink.com/reason/tutorials/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/4su/the_science_of_happiness/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/58m/build_small_skills_in_the_right_order/
comment by idonthack · 2012-04-29T17:05:48.365Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
arlington is quite a drive for most people in the metroplex.
perhaps we should take a page out of reddit's book, and instead of trying to have a single DFW meet, have a dallas meet and a fw meet.
Replies from: jumandtonic↑ comment by jumandtonic · 2012-04-29T17:51:26.360Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Yea, I was aware of this. I didn't know what kind of turnout there would be, and I was planning on splitting it into Dallas and Fort Worth meet ups once there was enough folks to keep the momentum going.