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Subject: Re: Maximum benefit of permanent brain?

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 16:09:04 11/12/00

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On November 12, 2000 at 17:17:54, Carlos del Cacho wrote:

>On November 12, 2000 at 14:29:22, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>But Jeff's question was not about searching more than one move, but about
>>alternative search methods during pondering (with more knowledge, possibly
>>creating plans even, or more selective). Would this make sense, or has this been
>>answered before? Sorry if I missed that.
>>
>>Regards,
>>M.Scheidl
>
>Oh great! If someone could do that, wouldn't he also do it in the normal search?
>
>Carlos

It would depend on what the programmer's objective was.  If the objective were
merely to increase the strength of the program, then you are probably right.
But if the objective were to make the product more attractive to the potential
customers, then maybe not.  There is a tradeoff between making the program
stronger or making it better in some other way.



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