I'm not sure -- maybe the diagram seems like a better idea in the abstract, than it will when you actually see how big and complex it is ;-)
Looking at my schedule, I may have a day or two for this diagramming exercise in late August... On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Mark Nuzzolilo II <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm one of those diagram-oriented people and would be interested in > something like this. It would help OpenCog seem a bit more "open" I'm > sure. I'm not sure there are a lot of other ways that people like myself > (who aren't doing any OpenCog development) could quickly learn about the > architecture. > > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Yeah ... making a detailed diagram of OpenCog would be interesting, but I >> don't seem to have a free week to draw a poster-sized diagram any time >> soon... >> >> That seems to be a necessity to carry on thoughtful high-level >>> conversations with people who are looking at things from different POVs. I >>> suspect that much of the "heat" on this forum indirectly comes from the >>> lack of such a diagram. Also, I suspect that some important discoveries >>> would be made in the translation from text to diagram. >>> >> >> I find it fascinating how people who are "diagrammatic" thinkers believe >> that this medium will bring everyone new insights ;) .... For me, making >> a 2D diagram will almost surely not bring any new insights -- I generally >> find myself frustrated by the arbitrariness of projecting non-dimensional >> relationships into 2D. However, I do think that a big OpenCog diagram >> would be helpful for communicating with people whose thought processes are >> more diagram-oriented.. >> >> ben >> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/2552162-5fb4be76> | >> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-11ac2389> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org "My humanity is a constant self-overcoming" -- Friedrich Nietzsche ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
