Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 05:42:55 12/16/00
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On December 16, 2000 at 07:06:49, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On December 16, 2000 at 00:44:00, Michael Cummings wrote: > >[snip dancing with devils starring M. Cummings :o)] > >Just to set the record straight. The word used was "dealing", not "dancing", >which changes the meaning quite a bit in my mind and renders your examples >unusable in this context. Well Mogens, you seem to be quite familiar with these devilish things. I bow for your knowledge about the difference between "dealing" and "dancing" with this creature. Though a little off topic in this thread, I will welcome you to TC. No not him ;) Tiger Club, I mean. Looking forward to your objective review about Rebel 11.0. Hopefully spiced with some personal contributions also. Hm, dancing with the Tigers after dealing with the programmers... ;) Sune Larsson > >The line could very well have been intended in a humorous way. But compared with >the accusations made initially in another thread; > >http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?145032, > >where the person in question implied that SSDF cheated and manipulated results, >that wasn't the case. A simple question of adding two and two. > >Noone intends to prevent criticism against SSDF. However, there's a noticable >difference from criticising the programs and hardware used with the list in hand >to implying foul play without proof. > >I'll give three examples for you to think about: > >1) I don't trust the SSDF list because they only test Chessbase programs on the >newest hardware IMO, resulting in an unfair list. > >2) The list is completely unreliable and means nothing to me, because the list >of programs is incomplete and because of that buggy autoplayer. > >3) The SSDF cheat and manipulate results and anyone offering their program for >testing is dealing with the devil. > >Which are acceptable in a moderated forum, Mr. Cummings? > >If you have problems deciding that, let me know and I'll give you a hint. > >Regards, >Mogens (SAFP)
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