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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 14:28:41 +0000 excellent!! thank you! and my office number remains the same (just in case!) See you tomorrow at 1pm On Nov 9, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Ben Goertzel C > wrote: > Great -- 1PM Monday will work fine, thanks... • > My cell it these da s is (a Hong Kong number). My old > US number still works, but it's now my Google Voice > number and usually goes through to voicemail > ;) > ben > On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 8:39 AM, wrote: >> Morning Ben...Could you come see Jeffrey tomorrow at 1pm? >> » 9 East 71st Street between 5th and Madison >> >> Let me know! >> >> 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 >>>>>> EFTA00359129 >>>>>> 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, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 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 & 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? EFTA00359130 >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 need to buy 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. >>>>>>>>>>>>» <jeevacation@gmail.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 US in early November for the BICA conference >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MIT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Nov 7-9; I guess Joscha will attend as well)... and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>» probably >>>>>>>>>>>>>>» stay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>» in the US EFTA00359131 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EFTA00359132 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 EFTA00359133 >>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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 EFTA00359134 >>>>>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> EFTA00359135 >>>-- >>> 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 > -- > 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 EFTA00359136