Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI

2008-04-18 Thread Olivier Teytaud
In any case, later versions of MoGo used (still use?) an exploration constant of zero, which means that the UCB formula is no longer used. Still use. But I'd like to check that it's a good idea, in particular for the parallel version. For example, most of our openings are useless for the

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI

2008-04-18 Thread Magnus Persson
Quoting Olivier Teytaud [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Also, I've met people claiming that - they need a constant 0 for exploration; I use 0.1*Sqrt( ln(totvisits)/(5*Visits)); The 5 in the equations is there for historical reasons. But I think the advantage I get from a constant 0 is so small it is

[computer-go] Paper for AAAI

2008-04-17 Thread David Silver
Hi Petr, Thanks for the great comments, sorry to be so slow in getting back to you (on vacation/workshop...) Hello, On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 08:55:26PM -0600, David Silver wrote: Here is a draft of the paper, any feedback would be very welcome :-)

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-08 Thread Jacques Basaldúa
Thanks, Hideki I have the same problem with version 7.0.7 of Adobe Reader but version 8.1.2 works fine. That was the problem. I used the automatic upgrade feature, but that only upgrades to the latest 7.xx version not to version 8.xx. Don Dailey wrote: ... this general distaste of feeling

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Jacques Basaldúa
Hi David http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~silver/research/publications/files/MoGoNectar.pdf Your paper has a PDF problem concerning embedded font BXGQFO+CMR12. I have used different versions of Adobe Reader. I even updated one of the computers to the latest version and I still cannot read any

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Vlad Dumitrescu
Hi On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Jacques Basaldúa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~silver/research/publications/files/MoGoNectar.pdf Your paper has a PDF problem concerning embedded font BXGQFO+CMR12. I have used different versions of Adobe Reader. I even updated one

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Magnus Persson
No, I can read it without problems on windows. Quoting Jacques Basaldúa [EMAIL PROTECTED]: and I still cannot read any mathematical expressions. I guess this applies to all Windows users. -Magnus ___ computer-go mailing list

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread steve uurtamo
Hello, I'm getting the same thing here in windows: Cannot extract the embedded font... Was it made with pdflatex or somesuch? Could it be a version issue there? s. On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 6:48 AM, Jacques Basaldúa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi David

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI

2008-04-07 Thread Petr Baudis
Hello, On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 08:55:26PM -0600, David Silver wrote: Here is a draft of the paper, any feedback would be very welcome :-) http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~silver/research/publications/files/MoGoNectar.pdf you are saying that in minimax, opponent moves are selected by minimizing

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI

2008-04-07 Thread Jason House
Views fine on my iPhone. My only advice is to review the paragraph after equation 3. For example, what the difference is of is unclear. I was also unable to read the exponent in the equation for phi. It may just be insufficient zoom... Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2008, at 10:55 PM,

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI

2008-04-07 Thread Jason House
On Apr 7, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Petr Baudis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 08:55:26PM -0600, David Silver wrote: Here is a draft of the paper, any feedback would be very welcome :-) http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~silver/research/publications/files/MoGoNectar.pdf you are

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Don Dailey
FYI, Doesn't seem to be a problem on linux Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. - Don Jacques Basaldúa wrote: Hi David http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~silver/research/publications/files/MoGoNectar.pdf Your paper has a PDF problem concerning embedded font BXGQFO+CMR12. I have used different versions of

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Erik S. Steinmetz
Greetings, As to the quality of the pdf, I am able to see all the text and equations and diagrams without a problem, but see a problem with the pagination: all the pages seem to have zero margin at the top, which causes a problem when printing (most printers can't print to the top 1/4

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread terry mcintyre
--- Don Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, Doesn't seem to be a problem on linux Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. Perhaps folks should upgrade from Windoze to Linux? ducking real quick Jacques Basaldúa wrote: Hi David

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI

2008-04-07 Thread Petr Baudis
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 08:36:25AM -0400, Jason House wrote: On Apr 7, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Petr Baudis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 08:55:26PM -0600, David Silver wrote: Here is a draft of the paper, any feedback would be very welcome :-)

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Mark Boon
On 7-apr-08, at 11:52, terry mcintyre wrote: Perhaps folks should upgrade from Windoze to Linux? ducking real quick Linux is for hobbyists. Mac OS X rules! ;-) time for a real my-OS-is-better-than-yours flame war___ computer-go mailing list

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Hideki Kato
Hello, I have the same problem with version 7.0.7 of Adobe Reader but version 8.1.2 works fine. Hope this helps, Hideki steve uurtamo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, I'm getting the same thing here in windows: Cannot extract the embedded font... Was it made with pdflatex or somesuch? Could it be

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Don Dailey
terry mcintyre wrote: --- Don Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, Doesn't seem to be a problem on linux Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. Perhaps folks should upgrade from Windoze to Linux? All jokes aside, I know several people who decided to switch - the deciding factor was

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Zach Wegner
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Don Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I have to say something about the MAC commercials. I find them incredibly offensive (like so many other commercials that play on your fears and treat us like we are incredible stupid and cannot see what they are

Re: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread Don Dailey
Zach Wegner wrote: On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Don Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I have to say something about the MAC commercials. I find them incredibly offensive (like so many other commercials that play on your fears and treat us like we are incredible stupid and

NOW: OS wars, WAS: [computer-go] Paper for AAAI (David Silver) PDF problem

2008-04-07 Thread steve uurtamo
But anyways, NetBSD is the best. yes, this is obviously true. on another (the original?) note, the relevant factor regarding being able to open a scientific paper on multiple platforms is that it be readable by as many people as possible -- even those people who run windows. OS belligerence is

[computer-go] Paper for AAAI

2008-04-06 Thread David Silver
Hi everyone, Sylvain and myself have had a paper accepted for the Nectar track at the 23rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-08). The idea of this track is to summarise previously published results from a specific field to a wider audience interested in general AI. Please bear