Because of my new job, I don’t have a lot of free time right now, but there is still a little left for entertainment. Since I’ve been asked to promote some of these activities, I think I’ll share my plans for the coming month.
On November 3rd, I’m setting aside time for Adam Smith Readings. Traditionally, on this day, instead of long-form posts, I will have many short notes throughout the presentations. I will definitely post them on Telegram; as for Huitter and Nostr, we’ll see depending on the circumstances. The organizers promise nine speakers. My favorites in terms of anticipation for exciting and non-trivial presentations are Kapelyushnikov and Vatoadmin; Morozov will probably trigger me, Bazhenov will likely put me to sleep, Ali’s presentation topic looks like a box-ticking exercise, Kynev’s topic looks like a story about some alternative universe, and I don’t know Salnikova and Troparevsky. They won’t bring in an English-speaking speaker, which is understandable—Mordor is for orcs. Overall, my expectations are quite high. I hope there are no internet outages on the Russian side.
November 7th is a memorable date for all extremists, so I’m dedicating it to an extremist event: the press conference of the Association of Arbitration Courts, where the courts belonging to the Association will, among other things, sign a memorandum on the framework of cooperation. I was invited there by the organizer of this whole movement, since the offer for my own court has been posted in the public domain for quite a while. I already have experience judging within the Association, so we will develop the cooperation.
Also, theoretically, the MTL-fest is supposed to take place in Podgorica on November 27th, but I have a very strange attitude toward it right now. The first one was in MTL-City, and its main goal was to brag about how ancaps know how to build roads. The second was in Bar, and its main goal was to bring in Pozharsky to speak, since Svetov was brought to the first fest. The third will be in Podgorica, in English, and its main goal will be to show that Montelibero is just another harmless NGO and shouldn’t be crushed by the state’s boot. It’s not very clear how much I need to be there, or how much they need me. But I’m keeping it in mind anyway.
And it’s not all just talk. Valera asked me to mention his media project RoninRoker, where he posts multi-genre songs on the theme of freedom. These are, of course, neural network creations, but they are certainly no more embarrassing than Bitarkh’s articles. Three versions are provided for each song: Russian, English, and Serbian. Valera also performs these live, which further blurs the line between human and machine creativity. In terms of mood, with the onset of the rainy season, “Neon Freedom” felt closest to me, so I’ll attach it here as an illustration.