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From: ==. > To: Ben Goertzel Subject: Re: timing for meet-up in November ... Re: Visiting in November Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 13:41:14 +0000 do you have a cell number these days? I don't seem to have one for you? On Nov 9, 2014, at 7:41 AM, Ben Goertzel < > wrote: > OK, thanks! will be great to talk! , just let me know what time Jeffrey is available --- if > possible a couple hours is better than just one hour, as there's a lot > to talk about.... I don't tend to be an early morning person; but > actually any time Monday (tomorrow) works for me ;) > -- Ben > On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 7:38 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: >> 9 east 71, will cooridinate >> >> On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Ben Goertzel <-> wrote: >>> >>> Great, let's do the 10th (tomorrow) >>> >>> (This afternoon doesn't work as easily, as I have a talk at MIT this >>> morning at the BICA conference, and it would be better to be here for >>> the afternoon of the conference as well...) >>> >>> What time would you like to meet tomorrow? And can you remind me the >» address? >>> >» See you soon! >>> >>> Thanks >>> Ben >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 6:29 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> 10th good. or this afernoon >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 11:33 PM, Ben Goertzel < > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> How's the 10th looking now? >>>>> >>>>> Actually any time this upcoming week is do-able, but the 10th would be >>>>> best if possible.... I fly back to HK next weekend... >>>>> >>>>> thx >>>>> ben >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 4:04 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> maybe the 10th, i will not be back before the 8th >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 1:55 AM, Ben Goertzel < > >>>>» wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> EFTA00359121 >>>>>>> Sorry to be a nag, but do you know if you're available Nov 6 at this >>>>>» point? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> thx ;) >>>>>>> ben >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 6:43 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> >>>>>» wrote: >>>>>>» cant be sure yet >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 6:40 AM, Ben Goertzel < > >>>>>>» wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm firming up my travel plans; does Nov 6 in NYC still look good >>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>> us >>>>>>>» to meet? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Looking forward to it -- lots to report s discuss! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> thx ;) >>>>>>>>> ben >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 5:59 PM, jeffrey E. >>>>>>>>> <jeevacation@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>» 6th looks good at the moment >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:10 AM, Ben Goertzel >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jeffrey, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> It looks like I'll be at MIT Nov 7-9, and then on the US East >>>>>>>>>» Coast >>>>>>>>>>> (details to be figured out) from Nov 10-17 .... Will sometime >>>>>>>>>» in >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> interval Nov 10-17 work for us to meet up? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> If not I could possibly do Nov 5 or 6 or so, before the BICA >>>>>>>>>>> conference >>>>>>>>>>> at MIT ... but I'd want to know soon so I can buy plane tickets >>>>>>>>>>> HK-US >>>>>>>>>>> accordingly... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Or if this is too far in advance for you to plan a meeting, I >>>>>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>>>>> just >>>>>>>>>>> come and then hope to schedule something with you at the last >>>>>>>>>>> minute >>>>>>>>>>> ;) >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> There is loads of interesting stuff to discuss!! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot, >>>>>>>>>>> Ben >>>>>>>>>>> EFTA00359122 >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 11:09 PM, Ben Goertzel >>>>>>>>>» < >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>» Great! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Do you want to arrange the particular date now, or should I >>>>>>>>>>» ping >>>>>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>>>» about it in a couple weeks? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I will probably _atoms plane tickets for the trip around >>>>>>>>>>>> Oct >>>>>>>>>>>> 1, >>>>>>>>>>>> and it would be good to incorporate knowledge of the date of >>>>>>>>>>>> our >>>>>>>>>>>> meeting to >>>>>>>>>>>> trip planning... >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot, >>>>>>>>>>>> Ben >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 7:47 PM, jeffrey E. >>>>>>>>>>>> <jeevacation8gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> yes look forward to it >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Ben Goertzel >>>>>>>>>>>>> < >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jeffrey, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hope you've been well ! >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll be in the save November for the BICA conference >>>>>>>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>>>>>>> MIT >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Nov 7-9; I guess Joscha will attend as well)... and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably >>>>>>>>>>>>>> stay >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the US >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a little bit after that... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>» I wonder if we could meet up at some point during my US >>>>>>>>>>>>» visit >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> either in Boston if you'll be there around that time, or in >>>>>>>>>>>>>> New >>>>>>>>>>>>>> York, or >>>>>>>>>>>>>> anywhere else that you prefer... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> It would be good to show you some of the stuff we've been up >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>>>>>>> OpenCog, if you can spare a couple hours. Lots going on ;) >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (due to the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> efforts of the team in Hong Kong, plus some of the guys in >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ethiopia...) ... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> our NLP/reasoning work is advancing quite a bit, as well as EFTA00359123 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> some >>>>>>>>>>>>>> video game >>>>>>>>>>>>>> world and robotics stuff... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> As an aside, our AI hedge fund project looks like it's going >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> go >>>>>>>>>>>>>> forward and we'll probably start trading early next year. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> We >>>>>>>>>>>>>> had >>>>>>>>>>>>>> been >>>>>>>>>>>>» struggling with HK equity data, but shifting to US equities >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> global >>>>>>>>>>>>» futures (in the last couple months) has given us much nicer >>>>>>>>>>>>» historical >>>>>>>>>>>>» prediction accuracies (largely due to the lower transaction >>>>>>>>>>>>>> costs >>>>>>>>>>>>» on these >>>>>>>>>>>>>> markets). Next step is to run backtests on these other >>>>>>>>>>>>>> markets, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and then >>>>>>>>>>>>>> try it all on data from 2012-2014, which we have held out as >>>>>>>>>>>>» "virgin data" >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for last-ditch testing... and then if that works, trade real >>>>>>>>>>>>>> money.... I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> have been splitting my time between OpenCog and the trading >>>>>>>>>>>>» project and am >>>>>>>>>>>>» sick to death of quantitative finance and eager to shift >>>>>>>>>>>>>> more >>>>>>>>>>>>» time >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>» openCog; but I would rather ramp down my time on the finance >>>>>>>>>>>>» project on a >>>>>>>>>>>>» successful note (i.e. after getting a tradable system >>>>>>>>>>>>>> working), >>>>>>>>>>>>» and at the >>>>>>>>>>>>» moment it seems to be going in that direction... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ben >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ben Goertzel, PhD >>>>>>>>>>>>» http://goertzel.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>» Capt. >>>>>>>>>>>>» James T. Kirk >>>>>>>>>>>>» >>>>>>>>>>>>» "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery / None but >>>>>>>>>>>>» ourselves >>>>>>>>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>>>>>>>> free our minds" -- Robert Nesta Marley >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> please note >>>>>>>>>>>>> The information contained in this communication is >>>>>>>>>>>>> confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may >>>>>>>>>>>>> constitute inside information, and is intended only for >>>>>>>>>>>» the use of the addressee. It is the property of EFTA00359124 >>>>>>>>>>>>> JEE >>>>>>>>>>>» Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >>>>>>>>>>>>> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited >>>>>>>>>>>>> and may be unlawful. If you have received this >>>>>>>>>>>>> communication in error, please notify us immediately by >>>>>>>>>>>>> return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and >>>>>>>>>>>» destroy this communication and all copies thereof, >>>>>>>>>>>>> including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ben Goertzel, PhD >>>>>>>>>>>> http://goertzel.org >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Capt. >>>>>>>>>>>> James T. Kirk >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery / None but ourselves >>>>>>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>>>>>> free >>>>>>>>>>» our minds" Robert Nesta Marley >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Ben Goertzel, PhD >>>>>>>>>>> http://goertzel.org >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the >>>>>>>>>» unreasonable >>>>>>>>>>> one >>>>>>>>>>> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all >>>>>>>>>» progress >>>>>>>>>>> depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> please note >>>>>>>>>> The information contained in this communication is >>>>>>>>>> confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may >>>>>>>>>> constitute inside information, and is intended only for >>>>>>>>» the use of the addressee. It is the property of >>>>>>>>>> JEE >>>>>>>>>> Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >>>>>>>>>> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited >>>>>>>>>> and may be unlawful. If you have received this >>>>>>>>>> communication in error, please notify us immediately by >>>>>>>>>> return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and >>>>>>>>>> destroy this communication and all copies thereof, >>>>>>>>>> including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Ben Goertzel, PhD >>>>>>>» http://goertzel.org >>>>>>>>> EFTA00359125 >>>>>>>>> "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable >>>>>>>» one >>>>>>>>> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all >>>>>>>» progress >>>>>>>>> depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> please note >>>>>>>> The information contained in this communication is >>>>>>>> confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may >>>>>>>> constitute inside information, and is intended only for >>>>>>» the use of the addressee. It is the property of >>>>>>>> JEE >>>>>>>> Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >>>>>>>> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited >>>>>>>> and may be unlawful. If you have received this >>>>>>>> communication in error, please notify us immediately by >>>>>>>> return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and >>>>>>>> destroy this communication and all copies thereof, >>>>>>>> including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Ben Goertzel, PhD >>>>>>> http://goertzel.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable >>>>>» one >>>>>>> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all >>>>>>> progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> please note >>>>>> The information contained in this communication is >>>>>> confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may >>>>>> constitute inside information, and is intended only for >>>>» the use of the addressee. It is the property of >>>>>> JEE >>>>>> Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >>>>>> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited >>>>>> and may be unlawful. If you have received this >>>>>> communication in error, please notify us immediately by >>>>>> return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and >>>>>> destroy this communication and all copies thereof, >>>>>> including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ben Goertzel, PhD >>>>> http://goertzel.org >>>>> >>>>> "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one >>>>> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all >>>>> progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw >>>> >>>> >>>> EFTA00359126 >>>> >>>> >>>> please note >>>> The information contained in this communication is >>>> confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may >>>> constitute inside information, and is intended only for >>>> the use of the addressee. It is the property of >>>> JEE >>>> Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >>>> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited >>>> and may be unlawful. If you have received this >>>> communication in error, please notify us immediately by >>» return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and >>>> destroy this communication and all copies thereof, >>>> including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ben Goertzel, PhD >» http://goertzel.org >>> >>> "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one >>> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all >» progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw >> >> >> >> >> >> please note >> The information contained in this communication is >> confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may >> constitute inside information, and is intended only for » the use of the addressee. It is the property of >> JEE >> Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited >> and may be unlawful. If you have received this >> communication in error, please notify us immediately by >> return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and >> destroy this communication and all copies thereof, >> including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved > Ben Goertzel, PhD • > http://goertzel.org • > "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all > progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw EFTA00359127