Ozy at Conventions!
In addition to LessOnline and Summer Camp, I will be attending Manifest!
I have never attended Manifest before, so I don’t know whether it’s good or not. However, I am reliably informed that, in spite of it being “a prediction market conference,” you can do lots of stuff there that has nothing to do with prediction markets, such as talking about AI, or finding me who is hiding in a corner dodging conversations about AI and prediction markets.
I will probably do some kind of talk or panel or something at both Manifest and LessOnline, as well as participating in Conclave 1492 at Summer Camp. You can also just come up to me and say hi! I will be the androgynous one with bright green hair. I am very friendly and I like almost everyone, so please don’t be scared at all about introducing yourself. I will be delighted to meet you! Please tell me all about your interests, unless your interests happen to be AI or prediction markets, in which case you should tell me all about someone else’s interests instead.
I will also be attending Los Angeles WorldCon in August, although I will almost certainly not be doing any sort of talk or panel, as LA WorldCon has worst taste than LessOnline and Manifest. If you’re cool enough to read Thing of Things and also attend WorldCon, I definitely want to meet you-- email me at ozybrennan@gmail.com so we can arrange a meetup. (Don’t just approach someone with bright green hair on the grounds that they must be me. I think WorldCon has more green-haired people than either LessOnline or Manifest.)
Umm, you are attending an event where you don't want to talk about the topic of the event. I hope this is because you are a RatCelebrity now and get invited to events for your star power, or because you are being paid. I look forward to essays inspired by the ensuing off-topic conversations.
Woo, see you at LessOnline! :D I won't be at Summer Camp or Manifest unfortunately.