From: Ben Goertzel To: "jeffrey E." <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:07:06 +0000 Thanks so much Jeffrey... And definitely, once this current moronic media shitstorm blows over, let's resume conversation btw you, me and Joscha on the larger proposal... Good luck! ben On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 6:54 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: > yes 25 > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Ben Goertzel <Millfl wrote: » Hi Richard, >> Sure, that is totally understood. I have seen the spate of utterly >> idiotic negative publicity in the news, and I'm sorry you guys have to >> deal with that. From my view I see two possibilities: a) that crap is >> all made up by greedy people seeking money and fame, b) maybe some >> variation of what is alleged did happen, but if so it was surely an >> occurrence among reasonably mature people who mutually consented at » the time, so why is it anybody else's business? Our society is pretty >> Inked in some ways.... But obviously you guys have already figured » that out ;-p >> I don't want to push you guys at a difficult time, but given my own >> situation I do feel moved to ask if Jeffrey might still be able to >> help with $25K for my "corporate contribution" to the OpenCog Hong >> Kong project. He has helped in this way every year since 2010, >> usually via a donation to Humanity+. If it's simply not possible >> given the circumstances I do understand, but I wanted to remind of >> this option just in case it was forgotten given all the other mess » happening on your end. Of course if it's not possible I will do my >> best to find the $25K elsewhere so OpenCog Hong Kong can keep going. >> I look forward to discussing our research proposal with Jeffrey again >> once this latest bout of media idiocy dies down ... as it always does >> given some time as you know... >> » Yours, » Ben >> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 5:28 PM, Richard Kahn cfl EFTA00673959