Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 08:51:12 03/06/01
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On March 06, 2001 at 11:21:07, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On March 06, 2001 at 08:14:33, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>What does it means? Well, seems that you like complex, scientifically worded >>sentences that are more obscure than clarifying. Of course I never said that >>programs must be equally strong, no matter the hardware: what I said was that: > >I think you missed the word "relative". > >>a) the difference between my purchased version of gandalf and the one running in >>Paderborn was too big. > >How did you know? You didn't have the Paderborn version in question; thereby no >foundation for comparison. Instead I had to endure ramblings about the problems >of neglected hardware and lack of consumer service. There's no obvious >relationship to the original question. Especially without any substance. > >>b) AND THAT I did not like what I had. Yes, that kind of judgments you look with >>a disdainful mood. "Very subjetive". I forgot you are the brother of Mr Spock, >>sorry. > >And now everything is honky dorey. I'm looking forward to seeing examples where >the two versions differ significantly in style. > >>Who are you to judge what is or is not fruitful? Any topic is fruitful if it >>produces debate. The play of minds, etc. > >That is a good point, but as soon as it gets down to "How?" and "Why?" the >fruitfulness vanishes into halfbaked theories and opinions. > >>Your scientifical posture based in a >>narrow minded obsesion with data, numbers and anything you believe "objetive" is >>so extreme in everything that approach dangerously to parody. Yo see, this s >>general forum about chess computer, not a simposium concurred by robots. > >Noone suggests that that everything should be driven by conclusive facts. But it >shouldn't be based on tealeaves or advice from the spirits of ancestors either. >A modest blend would suffice IMO. This was very close to being funny, Mogens! If you manage to evaluate chess program "A New" based on objective, conclusive facts mixed with tealeaves and some advice from the spirits of your ancestors...in a modest blend... just announce it here. *That* would be interesting. ;) Btw. any special kind of tea? Smoky Lapsang Souchong maybe?! Sune > >>Ohh, Thanks God you did not.... My full career and ego was in jeopardize. I >>appreciate that. I promise you I will do the same, no matter how many times I >>fell I could do otherwise. Quid pro Quo > >No matter how many times man falls, he picks himself up and continues. > >Mogens.
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