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Comment author: malo 02 May 2013 06:09:04PM 3 points [-]

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that at all. I just reread my message an it occurred to me that it might not be clear to everyone what technical editing was.

Your PM was indeed about technical edits.

BTW you can see all PMs you sent by visiting, http://lesswrong.com/message/sent/

Comment author: malo 01 May 2013 09:19:16PM *  0 points [-]

MIRI's LaTeX document template uses the /href command to hyperlink text and styles links (both internal and external) using the pdfboarderstyle specification from Abode. We aren't doing anything unusual.

Links are working (and styled) for me in OS X Preview and Adobe Reader 10.1.6, on OS 10.8.3. They even work in Chrome's pdf viewer which currently doesn't support pdfboarderstyle, i.e., the text is linked even though there is no underline or box to indicate that it is.

I suspect something fishy is going on with your Reader install . . .

Also, to clarify Luke's comments, we have a dedicated technical editor (who I have been very impressed with so far), and the papers are reviewed by a couple other people (once they have been typeset) before they are published. I'd be interested to hear about (possibly more appropriate through PM or email) other things in this document that made you think we didn't have a technical editor.

EDIT: I should clarify that the editing and proofreading I'm talking about is done once the content has been finalized. See a definition of technical editing here.

Comment author: malo 01 May 2013 08:49:56PM 3 points [-]

MIRI uses Git to track edits for all documents it publishes with it's official template.

Comment author: malo 29 April 2013 09:44:05PM 2 points [-]

Slight correction. It was the “2012 Winter Intelligence Conference.”

Comment author: malo 18 April 2013 08:56:17PM 0 points [-]

Using a print on demand (POD) service is an interesting idea. The print quality of POD is lower then offset printing, so I'd be concerned that people might be disappointed in the quality, especially if they payed close to $100 for the full set.

We'll ponder this, but no promises . . .

Comment author: malo 18 April 2013 08:50:40PM 0 points [-]

The plan is to create a PDF, .epub, and .mobi version—just like the Facing the Intelligence Explosion eBook—and make it available on our site, as well as through Amazon and iBooks.

As for pricing we want it to be accessible, so it will either be free or very inexpensive.

Comment author: malo 16 April 2013 07:45:29AM 1 point [-]

No physical book planned. It would be a very expensive endeavour. The PDF version is close to 2500 pages ;)

Comment author: malo 20 November 2012 08:35:03PM *  2 points [-]

This comment is no longer relevant now that the article has been prefaced with my note.

Comment author: malo 20 November 2012 04:21:46PM *  4 points [-]

Just wanted to provide some context for this post.

Jay got in touch with SI about a month ago looking to get involved with our research, with the goal of becoming a Research Fellow. I have spent the last month corresponding with him and helping him get up to speed with our research agenda. To demonstrate his research chops, Jay is working on a publication from the “Forthcoming and Desired Articles on AI Risk” list. I asked him to post a ~1000 word preview/outline, as a first step in the process so that he could get some feedback from the community, and get an idea about whether he's on the right track.

SI is alway on the lookout for people who are willing/able to contribute to our research efforts. Working on one of our desired publications is a great way to get started. If you are interesting in doing something similar, please get in touch with me!

SI is coming to Oxford, looking for hosts, trying to keep costs down

5 malo 08 November 2012 03:40PM

The Singularity Institute is coming to Oxford, England for AGI-2012!

AGI-2012 runs December 8th–11th, but many of us will be arriving as early as the 6th or 7th, and some will be leaving as late as the 16th. We are looking for generous members of the Less Wrong community who would be willing to host us during our visit.

Who's coming?

Why you might want to host us?

  • You want to help SI save some money.
  • You want to see Luke Meuhlhauser fact #8 for yourself.
  • You want to hangout with us, which is great, because we also want to hangout with you.
  • You want to marvel at Louie's boyish good looks in person.

If you live close to Oxford and have a spare bed, a futon, a comfortable couch, a not so comfortable couch, an inflatable mattress etc.—and would be willing to put one or more of us up for one or more nights—please email malo@singularity.org with the following information:
  • your location,
  • what dates you can host one or more of us, and
  • how many of us you're able/willing to put up with :)
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