He he, you were so far ahead, it looked as if you retired early.

Then we got @WhyNot and things changed quite a bit. Between him and @Moto we had a formidable answer to your earlier efforts, but, I have to admit, you made a *huge* comeback and also teamed up with some very very strong competitors @ASSAZZIN. Congrats!

Yes it was nice - this really has a way of stretching one to the max, but in a good way. Even in the end you maintained a respectable lead, so you must have done something right that all others missed. Again - congratulations!

😸 oh, I surely hadn't retired. I was exploring other ideas, since I was starting to see the limit of my approach.

But seing your team make a big jump and catch up, I pivoted to a complete new approach. That's how I was able to break the 0.41 tally at first and then 0.42 . With a massive effort from my teammate @ASSAZZIN, we started to push toward 0.43. The gap at the end and on the private LB is mainly due to him.

Congrats - to get 4th is real achievement. Of course, I wish we could be #1 also, but nowadays the competition is so strong to be in top 10 even is good.

I think you have to submit code to zindi so they can reproduce your solution, so weightfile is not enough.

i see..thank you @skaak

looking forward to our next competition

Again, you have to realise: you guys did really well! Congratulations. Are you all from same uni? It is real nice to compete in a team like you did. You learn so much from your buddies in the team. And I see this was your first! competition. Amazing performance. So I do look forward to our next competition, but I will have to keep an eye on you! If you are #4 in first competition, perhaps you win next one!

thank you @skaak for your nice words..

we are all from the GEOAI research group: www.geogroup.ai

Hi @aghandour

When I got your message, about a month ago, I was travelling but looked at your website and I was so impressed. Wow, you guys are doing such good work and you are presenting it nicely.

It really gives such a good impression and the work looks cutting edge. I could not respond immediately and then it slipped my mind, but recently something reminded me about your website and now finally, again while travelling, I get a chance to reply.

I don't really know what to say, except that it looks great! I trust you guys are breaking new ground so to speak in this space. Also, I hope it goes well with you and the rest of the team! I've had my own little modelling company for many years and it has its ups and downs, but it is also rewarding. I hope you can do this and also enjoy doing it, despite the downs.

It is interesting, even in a highly technical environment such as this, how you still need develop skills such as perseverance or punctuality to make a success of it. The more things change, the more they stay the same ... Anyhow, it was so nice to meet you this way and to get a small peek into your life! I appreciate this conversation a lot - thanks again.