On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Steve Richfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Ben, > > I have been eagerly awaiting such a document. However, the Grand Technical > Guru (i.e. you) is usually NOT the person to write such a thing. Usually, an > associate, user, author, or some such person who is on the user side rather > than on the implementing side. Separated from the lock washers and solder, > these people usually paint the picture and portray the dream in clearer > language. > Interesting. That is what Michael Rae helped Aubrey de Grey do in their coauthored book "Beyond Aging", I would say... As I have some experience doing science journalism myself (I wrote newspaper articles for a German paper for a while), I think I'm well qualified to write such a thing ... but I just don't have the time right now.... And, of course, it can be worthwhile for the purposes of writing such a thing, to have a little more mental distance from the details than I would ever achieve... > Is there such a person for OpenCogPrime? If not, then I guess I'll just > have to go on waiting for your creation. > > There are several people with the *ability* to write such a book associated with OpenCog Prime ... but none at the moment with both the ability and the free time ... due to the relevant folks having the need to work for a living ... but who knows, maybe a person with the requisite combination of ability/time will emerge ... time will tell... ben ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=114414975-3c8e69 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
