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[Thomas Martin <tenach@xxxxxxxxx>]

Woo, sounds like you're on a roll (again)! Keep up the awesome work, Dante

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Jacky Alcine <jackyalcine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Lol; good luck Dante.
>
>
> On Sep 20, 2011, at 4:19 PM, SII <dante.ashton@xxxxxxxxxx> 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 < <jackyalcine@xxxxxxxxx>
> jackyalcine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I'd buy a copy of the Parables!
>>
>> On Sep 19, 2011, at 2:18 PM, "tenach" < <tenach@xxxxxxxxx>
>> tenach@xxxxxxxxx> 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 <dante.ashton@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Sent:* Monday, September 19, 2011 11:14 AM
>> *To:* tenach <tenach@xxxxxxxxx>
>> *Cc:* Synthetic Intellect Institute <sii@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; Wintermute
>> Development <wintermute-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; Wintermute
>> Psychology <wintermute-psych@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *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 < <tenach@xxxxxxxxx><tenach@xxxxxxxxx>
>> tenach@xxxxxxxxx> 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 <dante.ashton@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 19, 2011 11:04 AM
>>> *To:* Synthetic Intellect Institute <sii@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; Wintermute
>>> Development <wintermute-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; Wintermute
>>> Psychology <wintermute-psych@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> *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 <http://lulu.com><http://lulu.com>
>>> 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
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