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how=was burning man?

It was magical. An adult =layground, where everything is possible, as long as it is consensual. =urprisingly little bad happens. An impressive amount of good stuff =appens. Encounters with smart, kind people. Total immersion in art =ieces. Lots of reflection and new ideas for work and life. (Also, since =ou mentioned it: I did not get to see too much blubber; most "burners" =eem to be taking care of their bodies rather =ell.)

On the way back, I gave a talk at =oogle and spoke to several of the people on Ray Kurzweil's team. Ray =imself was not in the mood or state to be impressive, but the folks =orking at the Google Brain certainly were; we are still =onversing.

How are you =oing?

— =oscha