Astral Codex Ten

Ottawa

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Ottawa

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Ottawa is a recurring place in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 11 times across 11 issues between April 10, 2022 and April 01, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “Group info: The Ottawa group meets monthly”; “Duane is from Ottawa, Canada”; “meetups in Ottawa on Friday”. It most often appears alongside Atlanta, Berkeley, ACX.

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  • Category: Places
  • Mention count: 11
  • Issue count: 11
  • First seen: April 10, 2022
  • Last seen: April 01, 2026

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Spring Meetups In Seventy Cities
April 10, 2022 · Original source
OTTAWA, ON Contact: Tess (rationalottawa@gmail.com) Date: May 28 Time: 6:30 PM Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q697XV+4V Location: We'll meet on the North side of Dow's Lake, at the statue called The Man With Two Hats, and we'll have a sign that says ACX on it. Group info: The Ottawa group meets monthly
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q697XV+4V, Ottawa group
Book Review Contest 2022 Winners
September 02, 2022 · Original source
The Fall Of Robespierre, reviewed by Duane McMullen. Duane is from Ottawa, Canada, and is trying to figure out how to make a difference.
Inline links: The Fall Of Robespierre
Open Thread 241
September 12, 2022 · Original source
2: Worldwide ACX meetup season continues. This week there will be meetups in Sydney on Thursday, Ottawa on Friday, Cambridge (UK) / DC / San Jose / Atlanta on Saturday, and Berkeley / SF / Toronto / New Haven / Chicago on Sunday - plus many more. See the meetups list for details.
Inline links: the meetups list
Spring Meetups Everywhere 2023
April 10, 2023 · Original source
OTTAWA, CANADA Contact: Tess Walsh Contact Info: rationalottawa[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Friday, May 12th, 06:00 PM Location: We'll be meeting in Commissioner's Park north of Dow's Lake, find us near the statue of The Man With Two Hats, there will be a large yellow sign that says ACX facing the statue. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q697XV+4V Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalottawa/?ref=share_group_link
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q697XV+4V, https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalottawa/?ref=share_group_link
Open Thread 293
September 11, 2023 · Original source
1: New meetups have been registered in Canterbury, UK and Tallinn, Estonia. Meetups scheduled for the coming week include Los Angeles, Ottawa, Milano, Lisbon, Moscow, Edinburgh, Montreal, Waterloo, San Francisco, Atlanta, Ann Arbor, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Auckland, Berlin, Denver, Istanbul, and many more! As always, check the meetups list for details.
Inline links: check the meetups list for details
Spring Meetups Everywhere 2024
March 30, 2024 · Original source
OTTAWA, CANADA Contact: Tess Walsh Contact Info: rationalottawa[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, May 11th, 4:00 PM Location: 70 Gloucester St (The LOOP apartment building), 28th floor rooftop patio! Buzzer is 2103 for entry to the building, and then come on up to the top floor. If rain happens to move us indoors on the 11th, we'll be meeting one floor down from the patio, in the Sky Lounge of 70 Gloucester. We should be the only group meeting in either of these places but we will still have "ACX" signs, and I will be identifiable as the one with the big orange scarf. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q6C894+P2 Group Link: https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4, https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalottawa, Attend a meetup to receive an invite to our discord! Notes: Dinner will be provided in the evening, but feel free to bring snacks to share earlier on! Kids welcome. Please RSVP to help make planning smoother for me- by email to rationalottawa[at]gmail[dot]com, on Lesswrong, or on Facebook. Thank you!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q6C894+P2, https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4, https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalottawa
Open Thread 328
May 06, 2024 · Original source
1: More meetups this week in Helsinki, Waterloo, Sao Paulo, Raleigh-Durham, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Munich, Oslo, Barcelona, Montreal, Ottawa, Singapore, San Antonio, Denver, Warsaw. See the meetups post for more info. And note addition of Kaduna, Nigeria.
Inline links: the meetups post
Meetups Everywhere Spring 2025: Times & Places
March 25, 2025 · Original source
Contact: Henri Contact Info: acxmontreal[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Saturday, May 10th, 1:00 PM Location: L'Esplanade Tranquille, 1442 Clark. Rough location here: https://plus.codes/87Q8GC5P+P2R. We'll have an ACX Meetup sign and I'll be wearing a funky hat. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q8GC5P+P2R Group Link: LessWrong: https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/3nnqSgGbF8x3mTcia | Discord: https://discord.gg/K8g [remove this bit] MNzqPVG | Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/io5vZM | Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/less.wrong.montreal/ OTTAWA Contact: Tess Contact Info: rationalottawa[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Friday, April 18th, 7:00 PM Location: "The Penalty Box" private room at Hometown Sports Bar & Grill, 1525 Bank St, Ottawa, K1H7Z1, see the yellow ACX sign on the door to the private room Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q698JJ+FM Group Link: https://discord.gg/NCx [remove this bit] GNU5a9z Notes: Come on out to encounter ACX readers, and to find out what our Rational Ottawa weekly meetup group is like/is all about! Past years have seen attendance range from 1-2 dozen at these events, and I would expect that to continue. Please feel welcome to join us even if you're not quite sure you fit the crowd, or feel awkward about doing meetups! All appetizers to be provided by the group!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q8GC5P+P2R, https://www.facebook.com/groups/less.wrong.montreal/, https://plus.codes/87Q698JJ+FM
Contact: Tess Contact Info: rationalottawa[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Friday, April 18th, 7:00 PM Location: "The Penalty Box" private room at Hometown Sports Bar & Grill, 1525 Bank St, Ottawa, K1H7Z1, see the yellow ACX sign on the door to the private room Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q698JJ+FM Group Link: https://discord.gg/NCx [remove this bit] GNU5a9z Notes: Come on out to encounter ACX readers, and to find out what our Rational Ottawa weekly meetup group is like/is all about! Past years have seen attendance range from 1-2 dozen at these events, and I would expect that to continue. Please feel welcome to join us even if you're not quite sure you fit the crowd, or feel awkward about doing meetups! All appetizers to be provided by the group!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q698JJ+FM
Meetups Everywhere 2025: Times and Places
August 29, 2025 · Original source
Contact: Henri Contact Info: acxmontreal[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Saturday, September 13th, 1:00 PM Location: Jeanne-Mance Park, at the corner of Duluth and Esplanade. Rough location here: https://plus.codes/87Q8GC89+37. We'll have an ACX Meetup sign, and I'll be wearing a funky hat. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q8GC89+37 Group Link: LessWrong group: https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/3nnqSgGbF8x3mTcia ; Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/io5vZM ; Discord: https://discord.gg/K8g [remove this bit] MNzqPVG OTTAWA Contact: Tess Contact Info: rationalottawa[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Friday, September 12th, 7:00 PM Location: We're meeting at the local park of the Ottawa organizer, Tess, called "South Keys Landing Community Garden" on google maps. We'll be in the park gazebo and will put up a yellow ACX sign, and I, Tess, will be identifiable in a black cowboy hat. If it gets too dark and buggy, we will retreat indoors at 307 Southcrest Pvt. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q698CJ+3X Group Link: https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4, https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalottawa, Attend a meetup to receive an invite to our discord! Notes: Come on out to encounter ACX readers, and to find out what our Rational Ottawa weekly meetup group is like/is all about! Past years have seen attendance range from 1-2 dozen at these events, and I would expect that to continue. Please join us even if you're not quite sure you fit the crowd, or feel awkward about doing meetups!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q8GC89+37, https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/3nnqSgGbF8x3mTcia, https://plus.codes/87Q698CJ+3X, https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4, https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalottawa
Contact: Tess Contact Info: rationalottawa[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Friday, September 12th, 7:00 PM Location: We're meeting at the local park of the Ottawa organizer, Tess, called "South Keys Landing Community Garden" on google maps. We'll be in the park gazebo and will put up a yellow ACX sign, and I, Tess, will be identifiable in a black cowboy hat. If it gets too dark and buggy, we will retreat indoors at 307 Southcrest Pvt. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q698CJ+3X Group Link: https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4, https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalottawa, Attend a meetup to receive an invite to our discord! Notes: Come on out to encounter ACX readers, and to find out what our Rational Ottawa weekly meetup group is like/is all about! Past years have seen attendance range from 1-2 dozen at these events, and I would expect that to continue. Please join us even if you're not quite sure you fit the crowd, or feel awkward about doing meetups!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q698CJ+3X, https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4, https://www.facebook.com/groups/rationalottawa
Open Thread 398
September 08, 2025 · Original source
1: Meetups this week include Abuja, Dublin, Ho Chi Minh City, London, Manchester, Montevideo, Montreal, Moscow, Munich, Nairobi, Ottawa, Rio, Santiago, Singapore, Stockholm, Tokyo, Baltimore, Berkeley, Madison, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and many others. And late additions to the meetup list include Vilnius, Haifa, Vegas, and Durham. See the list for more.
Inline links: Berkeley, the list
Meetups Everywhere Spring 2026: Times & Places
April 01, 2026 · Original source
Contact: Henri Contact Info: acxmontreal[@]gmail[.]com Time: Saturday, May 23rd, 1:00 PM Location: Jeanne-Mance Park, at the corner of Duluth and Esplanade. We’ll have an ACX sign. Note: join our Discord server to receive last-minute information in case of bad weather. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q8GC89+37 Group Link: https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/3nnqSgGbF8x3mTcia Notes: Please RSVP on LessWrong: https://www.lesswrong.com/events/KDr8vWLayWjoWxHok/acx-meetups-everywhere-spring-2026-montreal-qc OTTAWA Contact: Tess Contact Info: rational[.]ottawa[@]gmail[.]com Time: Friday, May 22nd, 6:00 PM Location: The 2026 Spring ACX Meetups Everywhere in Ottawa will be on Friday, May 22nd, at 6pm! Location: The rooftop patio of the National Art Centre (NAC), 1 Elgin St. The patio can be accessed from the street via exterior stairs (which I will label with a yellow sign reading “ACX”), or by going through the NAC to the upper levels with exits to the rooftop patio. If there is any difficulty finding the meetup, go to the Equator Coffee just inside the entrance to the NAC, contact Tess, and someone will be down to collect you. If it rains on the 22nd, we will reconvene inside the NAC atrium (ground floor area with the colourful couches). Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q6C8F4+CH Group Link: https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4 (Attend a meetup for a link to our discord, where all the active online conversation takes place) Notes: Come on out to encounter ACX readers, and to find out what our Rational Ottawa weekly meetup group is like/is all about! Past years have seen attendance range from 1-2 dozen at these events, and I would expect that to continue. Please feel welcome to join us even if you’re not quite sure you fit the crowd, or feel awkward about doing meetups! Food to be provided at the event!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q8GC89+37, https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/3nnqSgGbF8x3mTcia, https://www.lesswrong.com/events/KDr8vWLayWjoWxHok/acx-meetups-everywhere-spring-2026-montreal-qc, https://plus.codes/87Q6C8F4+CH, https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4
Contact: Tess Contact Info: rational[.]ottawa[@]gmail[.]com Time: Friday, May 22nd, 6:00 PM Location: The 2026 Spring ACX Meetups Everywhere in Ottawa will be on Friday, May 22nd, at 6pm! Location: The rooftop patio of the National Art Centre (NAC), 1 Elgin St. The patio can be accessed from the street via exterior stairs (which I will label with a yellow sign reading “ACX”), or by going through the NAC to the upper levels with exits to the rooftop patio. If there is any difficulty finding the meetup, go to the Equator Coffee just inside the entrance to the NAC, contact Tess, and someone will be down to collect you. If it rains on the 22nd, we will reconvene inside the NAC atrium (ground floor area with the colourful couches). Coordinates: https://plus.codes/87Q6C8F4+CH Group Link: https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4 (Attend a meetup for a link to our discord, where all the active online conversation takes place) Notes: Come on out to encounter ACX readers, and to find out what our Rational Ottawa weekly meetup group is like/is all about! Past years have seen attendance range from 1-2 dozen at these events, and I would expect that to continue. Please feel welcome to join us even if you’re not quite sure you fit the crowd, or feel awkward about doing meetups! Food to be provided at the event!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/87Q6C8F4+CH, https://www.lesswrong.com/groups/PB4YL2K54CzmQDtC4