[romandie.rb] Fwd: Talk by Damian Conway in Morges on Monday 17 August
Guillaume Cottenceau
monde dit que c'est toujours quelque chose d'assez "intéressant" et je
compte bien y aller, je vous le conseille aussi si vous êtes dispo.
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From: Frédéric Schütz <sch...@mathgen.ch>
Date: 2009/7/19
Subject: Talk by Damian Conway in Morges on Monday 17 August
To: gen...@mongueurs.net
Hi everyone,
as promised, here are some details about Damian's talk on Monday 17
August in Morges. Please forward this announcement to anyone who may
be interested.
Title: "Cours Temporally Quaquaversal Virtual Nanomachine Programming
In Multiple Topologically Connected Quantum-Relativistic Parallel
Timespaces...Made Easy!
Abstract: "This talk covers: self-deception; getting old; not getting
old; demons, angels, and wizards; Wittgenstein's dark secret; Larry's
darker secret; the diminishing returns of physical computation; Roman
philosophy; when Super Science Adventures go wrong; the greatest Lego
kit of all time; the Sith; carbon logic; the giant of 1930's physics;
elementary spin-half quanta under relativistic motion; throwing
yourself into your work; CAT scans; Will Smith; bongos; drunken bets
involving penguins; algorithmic consistency; the problem of free will;
God's dice; intrinsic self-inconsistency; the many worlds outside
Copenhagen; and stage diving."
Date and time: 17 August 2009, 19h30
Place: Theâtre de Beausobre, in Morges (see link below for directions)
Organization: the talk is organized within the framework of the GULL
(http://www.linux-gull.ch/). More information and a registration link
are available at
http://www.linux-gull.ch/GestionActiviteDocumentDamianConway2009.html
Note that the event is *FREE* (even if the page linked above mentions
somewhere a fee for non-members, due to a technical glitch), but
registration is compulsory, so that we can plan the size of the room
and the snacks.
Do not hesitate to email me if you have any question.
Cheers,
Frédéric
--
Guillaume Cottenceau - http://zarb.org/~gc/
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