Thanks Fergal!

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Fergal Byrne
<[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi Chetan,
>
> Thanks for setting this up, guys. I use SO all the time for very technical
> questions, but this is a really great idea. I think the mailing list and
> the Wiki are key for the community, but definitely SO is another way to go.
>
> I've answered your question (there may be further answers) at
> http://stackoverflow.com/q/19851096/2969741
>
> Basically the main use for the ClassifierOnly tagging is when the field
> you're trying to predict is not (always) present in the data. For example,
> in a possible variation on the HotGym example, the thermostat setting might
> be a desired field to predict (ie to set), but you'll only have historical
> data.
>
> ML competitions often give you a training set with "outcome" fields, which
> you are supposed to predict, compute, or estimate with test data, and that
> test data does not include those fields.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Azat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Wow, that was fast - I didn't even had to post/edit anything!
>>
>> Azat
>>
>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Thu, 11/7/13, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>  Subject: Re: [nupic-dev] NuPIC Learning Hub
>>  To: "NuPIC general mailing list." <[email protected]>
>>  Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 9:32 PM
>>
>>  I got a buddy to tag a few questions.
>>  Azat, you can go ahead and create a new question with the
>>  new tag!
>>
>>  :) Matt
>>
>>  Sent from my MegaPhone
>>
>>  > On Nov 7, 2013, at 7:22 PM, Azat <[email protected]>
>>  wrote:
>>  >
>>  > Actually I wanted to ask this question :
>>  >
>>  > I just got a 4Gb image (.ova) created by Marek for VM -
>>  anyone successfully installed it on Mac OS X (10.9) ? Any
>>  additional recommendations ? Thanks!
>>  >
>>  > Azat
>>  >
>>  > --------------------------------------------
>>  > On Thu, 11/7/13, Azat <[email protected]>
>>  wrote:
>>  >
>>  > Subject: Re: [nupic-dev] NuPIC Learning Hub
>>  > To: "NuPIC general mailing list." <[email protected]>
>>  > Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 9:21 PM
>>  >
>>  > Let's get started - Matt you could
>>  > post a question and then we need only 30+ people to
>>  vote you
>>  > up !
>>  >
>>  > Azat
>>  >
>>  > --------------------------------------------
>>  > On Thu, 11/7/13, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]>
>>  > wrote:
>>  >
>>  >  Subject: Re: [nupic-dev] NuPIC Learning Hub
>>  >  To: "NuPIC general mailing list." <[email protected]>
>>  >  Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 9:07 PM
>>  >
>>  >  I have 650 or so. :/
>>  >
>>  >  Sent from my MegaPhone
>>  >
>>  >>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 7:04 PM, Azat <[email protected]>
>>  >>  wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >> If there's no one with such a high score, we can
>>  > either
>>  >  ask them politely, or play by the rules which (as
>>  far as I
>>  >  understand) requires 50  people to :
>>  >>
>>  >> question is voted up: +5
>>  >> answer is voted up: +10
>>  >> answer is marked “accepted”: +15 (+2 to
>>  acceptor)
>>  >
>>  >>
>>  >> http://stackoverflow.com/help/whats-reputation
>>  >>
>>  >> Minimally:  (5+10+15=30) * 50 = 1500 :-)
>>  >>
>>  >> Or finally we can use some other venue for
>>  > categorised
>>  >  topics.
>>  >>
>>  >> Azat
>>  >>
>>  >> --------------------------------------------
>>  >>> On Thu, 11/7/13, Azat <[email protected]>
>>  >>  wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >> Subject: Re: [nupic-dev] NuPIC Learning Hub
>>  >> To: "NuPIC general mailing list." <[email protected]>
>>  >> Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 8:52 PM
>>  >>
>>  >> Ah, but SO wants "1500 reputation"
>>  >> for a new tag like 'nupic' ...
>>  >> [ Creating the new tag 'nupic' requires at least
>>  1500
>>  >> reputation. ]
>>  >>
>>  >> Just tried to post a question, anyone has 1500 on
>>  SO
>>  >  already
>>  >> ?
>>  >>
>>  >> Azat
>>  >>
>>  >> --------------------------------------------
>>  >> On Thu, 11/7/13, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]>
>>  >> wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >>   Subject: Re: [nupic-dev] NuPIC
>>  Learning Hub
>>  >>   To: "NuPIC general mailing list."
>>  <[email protected]>
>>  >>   Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013,
>>  5:24 PM
>>  >>
>>  >>   I've like the idea of
>>  >>   StackOverflow, in fact I've looked
>>  into it in the
>>  >  past.
>>  >>   The thing about getting a
>>  dedicated StackExchange
>>  >  section
>>  >> is
>>  >>   that there needs to be ample
>>  evidence of interest
>>  >  first.
>>  >> The
>>  >>   Area51 crew are not going to
>>  approve a NuPIC site
>>  >  without
>>  >> a
>>  >>   large community of active
>>  supporters. I was
>>  >  planning on
>>  >>   moving in this direction once
>>  we've grown a bit
>>  >  more.
>>  >>   It's not easy to get an Area51
>>  proposal into a SO
>>  >  site,
>>  >>   for example, Arduino is still in
>>  the proposal
>>  >  stage (http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/58150/arduino).
>>  >
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   The best place to start is on the
>>  main
>>  >>   stackoverflow site itself.
>>  >>
>>  >>   How about this...
>>  >>   There are no questions tagged
>>  with
>>  >>   "nupic" at this point, which is
>>  great because we
>>  >>   have an empty namespace to occupy:
>>  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nupic
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   I welcome anyone with a technical
>>  question about
>>  >>   NuPIC to post it on http://stackoverflow.com
>>  >>   with the tag "nupic". It would
>>  also be a good
>>  >  idea
>>  >>   (at least initially) to post a
>>  link to your
>>  >  question on
>>  >> the
>>  >>   mailing list until we built up
>>  enough steam on SO
>>  >  that it
>>  >> is
>>  >>   consistently monitored by the
>>  community.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   Any volunteers?
>>  >>   ---------Matt TaylorOS Community
>>  >>   Flag-BearerNumenta
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at
>>  >>   3:13 PM, Mark Wilson <[email protected]>
>>  >>   wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   A wiki is an
>>  >>   awesome idea! Numenta, how about
>>  it? I think this
>>  >  is
>>  >>   something that would benefit you
>>  too. I too have
>>  >  been
>>  >>   struggling to get started. There
>>  is much you have
>>  >  to
>>  >>   discover the hard way.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   For a
>>  >>   Stackoverflow style of site,
>>  how
>>  >  about.....
>>  >> Stackoverflow!
>>  >>   At least initially anyway. If that
>>  is popular
>>  >  then we
>>  >> could
>>  >>   propose a nupic version at http://area51.stackexchange.com/ and
>>  >>   get our own StackNupic. I
>>  definitely agree that
>>  >  this style
>>  >>   of site is much more useful than
>>  trying to search
>>  >  mail
>>  >>   lists.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   Let's start
>>  >>   asking and answering questions
>>  there and see how
>>  >  it
>>  >>   goes.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   CheersMark
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   On 7 November 2013
>>  >>   19:18, Sergey Cleftsow <[email protected]>
>>  >>   wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   Hello everybody!
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   It seems that as the community
>>  grows the problem
>>  >  of being
>>  >> a
>>  >>   good
>>  >>
>>  >>   documentation and stuff which can
>>  help to learn
>>  >  NuPIC
>>  >>   becomes more
>>  >>
>>  >>   important. For example I
>>  personally resolved my
>>  >  problem of
>>  >>   installing
>>  >>
>>  >>   NuPIC just accidentally by getting
>>  an advice from
>>  >  one of
>>  >>   friends. The
>>  >>
>>  >>   solution was buried in depth of
>>  many posts and I
>>  >  didn’t
>>  >>   aware about
>>  >>
>>  >>   it. Now I have a very useful
>>  experience which
>>  >  could help
>>  >>   other
>>  >>
>>  >>   members. But where should I
>>  publish it to make it
>>  >  easy to
>>  >>   get by them?
>>  >>
>>  >>   If I write to the mailing list it
>>  may be the same
>>  >  case. Of
>>  >>   course
>>  >>
>>  >>   there are other great places —
>>  wiki, Youtube
>>  >  channel,
>>  >> but
>>  >>   they have
>>  >>
>>  >>   own limitations.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   So here is an idea to build some
>>  kind of a
>>  >  learning center
>>  >>   (let’s call
>>  >>
>>  >>   it “NLH” — NuPIC Learning
>>  Hub). Every
>>  >  member of
>>  >>   community may
>>  >>
>>  >>   contribute to NLH by adding own
>>  answers to
>>  >  questions which
>>  >>   were asked
>>  >>
>>  >>   by other members if he/she has a
>>  time and/or such
>>  >  a
>>  >> willing.
>>  >>   Gradually
>>  >>
>>  >>   those answers may form stuff for a
>>  comprehensive
>>  >>   documentation for the
>>  >>
>>  >>   NuPIC platform. It may be some
>>  single site or may
>>  >  be a
>>  >>   section on
>>  >>
>>  >>   Numenta.org (or some another
>>  place). Making a
>>  >  prototype of
>>  >>   NLH is
>>  >>
>>  >>   considered not a very
>>  sophisticated task so I can
>>  >  do it
>>  >>   because
>>  >>
>>  >>   web-development is my common job
>>  (of course if
>>  >  somebody
>>  >>   wants to help
>>  >>
>>  >>   me it will be great also).
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   This is the idea in short.
>>  Speaking more
>>  >  detailed:
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   I suggest there may be 2 main
>>  section. First is
>>  >  a
>>  >>   “Documentation”,
>>  >>
>>  >>   which is in essence the standard
>>  pages describing
>>  >  the
>>  >>   platform, its
>>  >>
>>  >>   methods, OPF and so on. Users can
>>  add comments
>>  >  to
>>  >> published
>>  >>   stuff.
>>  >>
>>  >>   There are lots of examples in the
>>  Net (consider
>>  >  php.net or
>>  >> something
>>  >>
>>  >>   of this kind). Of course, the
>>  problem is that
>>  >  this demands
>>  >>   enormous
>>  >>
>>  >>   efforts (time in the first turn).
>>  So in order to
>>  >  make it
>>  >>   much more
>>  >>
>>  >>   easier there is a second sections
>>  which should
>>  >  look more
>>  >>   like a
>>  >>
>>  >>   Stackoverflow (of course it’s
>>  hardly to hope
>>  >  that it
>>  >> will
>>  >>   have the
>>  >>
>>  >>   same functionality from the very
>>  beginning, but I
>>  >  guess it
>>  >>   isn’t
>>  >>
>>  >>   necessary yet). I.e. any community
>>  member may
>>  >  leave own
>>  >>   question while
>>  >>
>>  >>   other members who possesses an
>>  answer may create
>>  >  it there.
>>  >>   All the
>>  >>
>>  >>   questions may be ranked by users
>>  who votes by a
>>  >  standard
>>  >> way
>>  >>   (+/-). So
>>  >>
>>  >>   after any question got an enough
>>  answers or rank
>>  >  it may be
>>  >>   used as a
>>  >>
>>  >>   basics for the “official”
>>  stuff in the
>>  >>   “Documentation” sections. It
>>  >>
>>  >>   means that Admin (Moderator and so
>>  on, there may
>>  >  be few of
>>  >>   them)
>>  >>
>>  >>   converts it to the article and
>>  places it in the
>>  >  section
>>  >>   mentioned
>>  >>
>>  >>   above. In that section may be
>>  “empty”
>>  >  articles, i.e.
>>  >>   they have only a
>>  >>
>>  >>   title, but have no content.
>>  However this title is
>>  >  a link
>>  >> to
>>  >>   the page
>>  >>
>>  >>   containing a question dedicated to
>>  the subject
>>  >  and answers
>>  >>   added by
>>  >>
>>  >>   community members (i.e. the second
>>  section).
>>  >  After an
>>  >>   article being
>>  >>
>>  >>   filled by stuff made of members’
>>  answers there
>>  >  a link to
>>  >>   the page
>>  >>
>>  >>   which contained those answers to
>>  see the history
>>  >  of
>>  >> question
>>  >>   will be
>>  >>
>>  >>   added.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   So as a rule we have one of two
>>  things: an
>>  >  official
>>  >> article
>>  >>   in the Doc
>>  >>
>>  >>   section or “unofficial” page
>>  with the ranked
>>  >  question
>>  >>   and answers
>>  >>
>>  >>   (probably ranked also) to it.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   Of course, there may be lots of
>>  other interesting
>>  >  things
>>  >> and
>>  >>   we can
>>  >>
>>  >>   consider all of them after if the
>>  community will
>>  >  be
>>  >>   interested by the
>>  >>
>>  >>   idea.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>   --
>>  >>
>>  >>   SY Sergey V. Cleftsow
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
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