i was at the cafe scientifique last night. a beautiful concept.

Cafe Scientifique is an informal discussion forum giving like-minded people the opportunity to gather in bars and cafes all over the world to discuss the great topics in science. It is based on the Cafe Philosophique movement which was started in France in 1992 by the philosopher Marc Sautet who wanted a place in which ordinary people could discuss topics in philosophy.

yesterday, the topic was spam, with short talks by simson garfinkel of oreilly fame, and the painter-programmer paul graham who popularized bayesian filtering. a most enjoyable experience.

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