Lol; good luck Dante. On Sep 20, 2011, at 4:19 PM, SII <dante.ash...@thesii.org> wrote:
> Thank you, my friend! > > Also, I have some rather lovely news; considering the unfortunate accident > with AbiWord (CURSE YOU!) and my backup system (note: AbiWord's format, .abw, > does NOT like RSync) which left me having to rewrite over a 150 pages of > content, I am now pleased to report the page count is 75. With a bit of luck > on my side, I 'may' have completed it by the end of this year. > > Now, if you'll excuse me, I've been writing all day...where did I put that > wine? :P > > -Dante > > On 20 September 2011 01:38, Jacky Alcine <jackyalc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd buy a copy of the Parables! > > On Sep 19, 2011, at 2:18 PM, "tenach" <ten...@whube.com> wrote: > >> You are most welcome. >> >> I think that by ‘hard-cover’ I really just meant a physical copy. However, >> paper or hard-back is of no consequence to me. :) Either way, I am up for >> helping cover the cost for physical copies of the book. It is the least I >> can do for this team, as I have been unable to contribute in other ways (and >> have the means to contribute this way). >> >> -Thomas >> >> From: SII >> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:14 AM >> To: tenach >> Cc: Synthetic Intellect Institute ; Wintermute Development ; Wintermute >> Psychology >> Subject: Re: [Sii] The Parables of Wintermute >> >> Thank you, my friend. >> >> And strangely, your kind words promote me to write again... >> >> Oh, and you would prefer hard-cover? Those are always a tad more expensive >> then paperback :-/ >> >> Excuse me, AbiWord is calling my name... >> -Dante >> >> On 19 September 2011 19:12, tenach <ten...@whube.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> This is something that I would enjoy in PDF, but would also buy a >> hardcopy to put up on my shelf. If cost for publishing this in hard-cover >> would be an issue, I am willing to help alleviate that problem (as in, I >> would love to help put funds toward seeing this in the physical world). >> >> -Thomas “Tenach” Martin >> >> From: SII >> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:04 AM >> To: Synthetic Intellect Institute ; Wintermute Development ; Wintermute >> Psychology >> Subject: [Sii] The Parables of Wintermute >> >> Hello all. >> >> Considering the size of Wintermute, and the seemingly short time I have left >> on this planet, I have taken the advice of a few members and have started >> writing a book containing my ideas about the system, short stories depicting >> it in various circumstances and articles on related topics. It would be >> wrong to think it's a step-by-step guide on how to build the system (there >> are still a lot of obstacles we need to overcome ourselves) it's more of a >> design document which happens to cover the history of AI, philosophy, and a >> few techniques. >> >> What I'd like to know is: what format would you kind folks like it in? >> >> I can easily produce an e-book for free; we already have hosting and the >> bandwidth to download it (before you ask, the book in this form will be free >> of cost) and I have the tools to both produce a pdf and epub (and most other >> formats) >> >> I can also use a self-publishing service like lulu.com to provide a printed >> copy; but that would cost both me and whomever wanted to buy it (and I'm >> afraid I'd have to tack on a bit more on the price to cover the expenses of >> self-publishing then just the publishers cost of manufacture) >> >> Finally, I could provide an audio-book; but that, understandably, would take >> time. (and, if anyone is interested in this format, I don't suppose you know >> a good tool to help with it's creation?) >> >> I would like the book to be free of cost in any form, but in the printed >> version, I simply don't have the resources to pay for a number of books to >> be printed :/ >> >> I expect the book, when completed, to number a couple of hundred pages >> (which I was hoping would be this year, but due to a royal bugger-up >> concerning AbiWord screwing things up and my backups not updated often >> enough, will probably be the middle of next year) >> >> Thoughts? >> >> -Dante >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sii >> Post to : s...@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sii >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sii >> Post to : s...@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sii >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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