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For those wondering about the LessOnline event, here's the actual plan
"Whiteboards, whiteboards everywhere, yet not a thought to think!"
My man spent 10 paragraphs failing to describe the intended vibe of the event he's organizing. This is what happens when you only read tweets and substacks, you completely lose the ability to describe the immaterial.
dunno about you, but that absolutely informs me about the event in fullness
No, nope, nononono, nope right off, no, nope.
If the moon gets mad at us that's why
They are a satire of themselves. You really can read only that and perfectly imagine how insufferable the event is.
There is also the 'Creating the Fooming shoggoths after action report' talk where they talk about how hard it was to get the AI to make the songs, and to get all the raunchy popculture references just right without it making references to Ernest Clines poetry.
I'd rather see that than the concert, but that's a pretty low bar to meet. They are spending more time tricking the autocomplete into working than it would take to write goofy songs directly.
Clearly you are not familiar with Clines raunchy poetry.
"cozy/spaciousness"
The Danes do not have a term for this, but if they did, it might be* hyggelig dimensioner*. A good name for an oversized couch at Ikea. Also, the Danes would not include "whiteboards everywhere" as part of cozy, warm, intellectual conversation, but hey.
You need the whiteboards to schedule the orgies.
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Also:
Is it worth getting Agnes Callard if she's not a double act with her second husband/former grad student?