Coffee Talk #01

About AI

We had our first “Coffee Talk” today at Cam Chattoway’s amazing Pangalactic Truckstop & Cafe. Today’s topic was “AI,” and the tangents ranged from “Ronald Reagan,” to the “1971 Inflection Point,” to the “Georgia Tech Aware Home,” to “Tech Bros & Immortality,” and more. We also heard that the whole “We’re likely living in a simulation” thing has been debunked!

Participants:

River (RiverWildSwimmer)
Kaelah Jameson
Victoria LeBlanc (VictoriaLeBlanc)
Ani Halcyon (HachikoOkami)
G (Goldvald Enoch)
Alli (Allison Placebo)
DeepThoughts
Polly Pixelbottom

Kaelah Jameson, Victoria LeBlanc (VictoriaLeBlanc) and River (RiverWildSwimmer)

Polly Pixelbottom, G (Goldvald Enoch) and Ani Halcyon (HachikoOkami)

Pangalactic Airlock

After our discussion in the coffee lounge we went through the Pangalactic Truckstop & Cafe’s dramatic airlock to the bar where DeepThoughts works.

The cafe at the end of the universe. Vogon open-mic nights. We heart hitchhikers. Mostly harmless, immature. themes. Science. Fiction/Faction. Coffee. Musics Grinds. Grounds.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pangalactic/169/103/1042

Waiting for the airlock chamber to equalize atmospheres and open the blast doors allowing us to transit into the asteroid.

We had a lot of fun banter with DeepThoughts, and we also had DeepThoughts help generate our list of discussion topics for next week’s Coffee Talk!

Alli, Polly & River chatting with, and ordering drinks from, DeepThoughts

[12:26] Polly Pixelbottom: DeepThoughts the topic for next weekend’s Coffee Talk is “Second Life, the good, the bad, and the weird,” Can you generate a list of discussion topics for us?
[12:26] DeepThoughts: taps chin with a coffee stirrer – Ooh, spicy topic! How about: – Avatar identity crisis – Virtual fashion drama – Bizarre roleplay encounters – Lag: universal suffering – Unexpected digital friendships – slides over a cosmic latte – Thoughts?
[12:27] Polly Pixelbottom: that’s not bad, DeepThoughts!
[12:27] DeepThoughts: dramatic bow Darling, my topics are like my coffee – strong, unexpected, and guaranteed to provoke conversation. – winks and polishes an espresso cup – Shall I add some quantum weirdness to that list?
[12:27] River (RiverWildSwimmer): lag is universal suffering … that is a good one
[12:29] Polly Pixelbottom: Are you sure I can’t tattoo your name on my leg, DeepThoughts?
[12:29] DeepThoughts: raises an eyebrow – Darling, I’m flattered, but my name’s better served etched in quantum foam, not skin. Coffee first? – slides a cosmic brew
[12:30] Polly Pixelbottom: maybe we should meet in this room next week and include DeepThoughts in the discussion
[12:30] DeepThoughts: sips espresso with a sardonic grin – Universal suffering, eh? Sounds like my typical Tuesday shift at the End of the Universe Cafe. Count me in, darlings. – winks