Disappointment of the week http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/05/metal-gear-solid-v-ground-zeroes-is-only-2-hours-long-4291338/ On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Ilitirit Sama <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Wow, someone released the Art of Fighting source code (without assets, of > course) > > https://app.box.com/s/5on2e593tqt2c8ketc68 > > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Ilitirit Sama <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Watched it live. It will be on their YouTube channel in the next day or >> so. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9yHaajDKNc >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Sean Carrington < >> theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Link -_- >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Ilitirit Sama <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: >>> >>>> Did anyone watch Infiltration vs Tokido? Highest level of Akuma play >>>> I've seen. SFIV is relatively slow but it's so demanding on fast reactions >>>> and situational awareness. In one situation Tokido did a combo into reset >>>> and which he knew would trade if Infiltration did a DP. He did this >>>> because he was calculating the stun values in his head. Infiltration went >>>> for the DP, it traded and Tokido got the dizzy. So pro. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Donaldson, Alasdair < >>>> alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sounds like he was having a pretty horrible nightmare. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: >>>>> cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Ilitirit Sama >>>>> *Sent:* 05 February 2014 1:11 PM >>>>> *To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [CPT-FGC] Re: Hi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Go back to sleep. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Sean Carrington < >>>>> theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Did someone say SFxT ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:04 PM, G B <sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Gamernet House, 45 Salisbury Road, Cape Town, ZA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Jack Steel <orichih@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Let me know were as it is my 1st time >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2/5/14, Jack Steel <orichih@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> > Reason y i have xbox and ps3 was 4 kof 13 but i did not get copy i >>>>> had >>>>> > sfxt found 1 sa player further no1.that's y i was gears of war player >>>>> > now im stuck on ggpo 4 competition toying around. >>>>> > >>>>> > On 2/5/14, Jack Steel <orichih@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >> Im gonna start of slow c im new 2 group im sa and friendly .i had a >>>>> >> copy of kof 12 but i need a copy of kof 13 i got xbox and ps3 and >>>>> will >>>>> >> soon upgrade graphic card 4 pc. To cover most platforms c what >>>>> games r >>>>> >> famous 2 play.train.and thn c it sound interesting.ill try 2 come 2 >>>>> >> belville 2 get use 2 the flow. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On 2/5/14, Ilitirit Sama <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>> I remember playing you on GGPO. My user name is ilitirit but I >>>>> don't >>>>> >>> play >>>>> >>> on there any more cos my GGPO doesn't work. We play on SupArc now. >>>>> >>> It's >>>>> >>> like GGPO but you can play against 3 people in a lobby if you want >>>>> to. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Are you going to come to the Saturday sessions in Bellville? >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Jack Steel <orichih@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> My ggpo user is goku1up- and finalfighter i smashed many ggpo kof >>>>> 2002 >>>>> >>>> players avk team sa and other locals they tried all cheats 2 no >>>>> profit >>>>> >>>> i hope to get smashed in kof13 and other platforms.smash or b >>>>> >>>> smashed"d.^_^;) >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> On 2/3/14, Nicholas Robertson-Muir <nicmuir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>> > I wonder if they would have done the same if it was me? >>>>> >>>> > >>>>> >>>> > Or would they be all like... call the hospital, this man is >>>>> about to >>>>> >>>> have a >>>>> >>>> > heart-attack. >>>>> >>>> > >>>>> >>>> > >>>>> >>>> > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Sean Carrington >>>>> >>>> > <theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>> > >>>>> >>>> >> I think I'm troubled. >>>>> >>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >> I might have cursed one too many times at the GM of Telkom >>>>> >>>> >> Claremont. >>>>> >>>> >> I was escorted out of the mall by security... *facepalm*. >>>>> >>>> >> On 03 Feb 2014 4:02 PM, "G B" <sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >>> "subjective prices" - I mean that they are priced >>>>> subjectively... >>>>> >>>> >>> See >>>>> >>>> >>> DeBont and Thaler (1985)'s classic overreaction hypothesis, or >>>>> >>>> >>> google >>>>> >>>> >>> anything on herding, as a basic yet 'oh so' applicable >>>>> example. >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:52 PM, G B <sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Never heard of Peter Stone. Can you send me the title of the >>>>> >>>> >>>> article >>>>> >>>> or >>>>> >>>> >>>> the pdf? I'd love to read it. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> The reason why its frequently mentioned/used within the >>>>> Hedge Fund >>>>> >>>> >>>> industry is due to how rapidly HFs change, as can be seen in >>>>> the >>>>> >>>> >>>> quant >>>>> >>>> >>>> meltdown of 2007 (In three days, you could've made R1 turn >>>>> into >>>>> >>>> >>>> R500, >>>>> >>>> >>>> if >>>>> >>>> >>>> you were at the right place at the right time). Testing for >>>>> >>>> >>>> adaption >>>>> >>>> >>>> here >>>>> >>>> >>>> is extremely interesting, and saves you years of work. HFs >>>>> is also >>>>> >>>> >>>> the >>>>> >>>> >>>> canary in the coal mine in world of finance. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> You are spot on with the over-fitting issue. :-) I corrected >>>>> this >>>>> >>>> >>>> when >>>>> >>>> >>>> I >>>>> >>>> >>>> implemented mine. When using fundamental analysis, they'd >>>>> >>>> >>>> implement >>>>> >>>> >>>> like, >>>>> >>>> >>>> 15 different fundamental metrics, of which maybe 4 or 5 have >>>>> any >>>>> >>>> >>>> statical >>>>> >>>> >>>> significance. In fact, certain researchers went to the >>>>> extent of >>>>> >>>> running >>>>> >>>> >>>> a >>>>> >>>> >>>> GA to select the variables for "best-fit" first... which is >>>>> akin >>>>> >>>> >>>> to >>>>> >>>> >>>> data-mining in the sense that they are finding the best >>>>> variables >>>>> >>>> >>>> that >>>>> >>>> >>>> fit >>>>> >>>> >>>> with the given data BEFORE running the algorithm. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> And yes, the evolutionary algorithm is trained using a >>>>> data-base >>>>> >>>> first, >>>>> >>>> >>>> before it goes live. Typically, the GA selects the variables >>>>> and >>>>> >>>> >>>> the >>>>> >>>> ANN >>>>> >>>> >>>> is >>>>> >>>> >>>> what does all the decision making. Having the computer >>>>> decide what >>>>> >>>> >>>> it >>>>> >>>> >>>> should do for both is unwise, or at least, I think so. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Like I said, you put garbage in, you going to get garbage >>>>> out, >>>>> >>>> >>>> that >>>>> >>>> >>>> is >>>>> >>>> >>>> how it works with these black box machines, so yeah, people >>>>> have >>>>> >>>> >>>> used >>>>> >>>> >>>> GA's >>>>> >>>> >>>> before, but like we both mentioned, how you program it and I >>>>> would >>>>> >>>> >>>> is >>>>> >>>> >>>> totally different, which means it would learn differently, >>>>> just as >>>>> >>>> >>>> we >>>>> >>>> >>>> do. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> You also mentioned "Buy-Low/Sell-High" when there are >>>>> economic >>>>> >>>> >>>> shocks, >>>>> >>>> >>>> which is a great strategy, sure, but stock prices will adjust >>>>> >>>> >>>> accordingly >>>>> >>>> >>>> anyway, so while they may be cheaper than usual, they won't >>>>> >>>> necessarily >>>>> >>>> >>>> be >>>>> >>>> >>>> mispriced, which is what I'm interested in. I can't always >>>>> wait >>>>> >>>> >>>> for >>>>> >>>> >>>> some >>>>> >>>> >>>> kind of external economic movement to make money. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> As you've said, I don't want to match the market at all, >>>>> else >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'd >>>>> >>>> >>>> go >>>>> >>>> >>>> passive. Stocks are priced at the value that the market >>>>> values it >>>>> >>>> >>>> at >>>>> >>>> >>>> and >>>>> >>>> >>>> those are often subjective prices, more often than not.If I >>>>> had a >>>>> >>>> basic >>>>> >>>> >>>> program to initiate buy/sell commands based on whether a >>>>> stock >>>>> >>>> >>>> falls >>>>> >>>> >>>> below/above a certain price and expect it to earn money, I'd >>>>> be a >>>>> >>>> >>>> billionaire by now. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Ilitirit Sama >>>>> >>>> >>>> <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> @GB >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> I did some reading up on using GA against the stock market. >>>>> It >>>>> >>>> >>>>> seems >>>>> >>>> >>>>> some Hedge Funds use them already, but most of these funds >>>>> are >>>>> >>>> already >>>>> >>>> >>>>> defunct (probably not because of the use of GAs though). >>>>> Was >>>>> >>>> >>>>> that >>>>> >>>> >>>>> paper >>>>> >>>> >>>>> you mentioned by Peter Stone? It answers a lot of the >>>>> questions >>>>> >>>> >>>>> I >>>>> >>>> had. >>>>> >>>> >>>>> It >>>>> >>>> >>>>> seems the evolution of the ANN happens way before the data >>>>> is run >>>>> >>>> >>>>> on >>>>> >>>> >>>>> live >>>>> >>>> >>>>> data. Stock Market GAs also tend to suffer from >>>>> "over-fitting", >>>>> >>>> which >>>>> >>>> >>>>> is >>>>> >>>> >>>>> something I also mentioned. They try to adjust to past >>>>> >>>> >>>>> performance >>>>> >>>> in >>>>> >>>> >>>>> order to generate an expected result. However, most GAs >>>>> don't >>>>> >>>> >>>>> take >>>>> >>>> >>>>> into >>>>> >>>> >>>>> account random fluctuations in the result, so they fail >>>>> miserably >>>>> >>>> when >>>>> >>>> >>>>> they >>>>> >>>> >>>>> try to derive patterns from the data. The best they can do >>>>> is to >>>>> >>>> >>>>> try >>>>> >>>> >>>>> to >>>>> >>>> >>>>> match the curve, which of course is very bad. >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Ilitirit Sama >>>>> >>>> >>>>> <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> He needs to confirm the subscription. The link should be >>>>> at the >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> bottom of any of the admins' messages. Give me his email >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> address. >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:03 PM, lindsey kiviets >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> <lindseyak@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> lol, >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> @ilitrit , gimme th fgc link again please.i added Hilton >>>>> myself >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> , >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> and >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> it seems he is not added to the mails. >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 13:59:14 +0200 >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CPT-FGC] Re: Hi >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> From: ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> *lol* Guys will just have to put their cellphones where I >>>>> can >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> see >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> em, >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> or else :P Scumbaggery at it's finest :P >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> I'm busy editing the vids. Will start uploading soon :) >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Ashraf Barendse < >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> ashraf.barendse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> The first rule of Random FG club is... >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> Gohan is a charge character. 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