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Subject: Re: CM6000 is for little children and young girls...

Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin

Date: 19:25:53 12/21/98

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On December 21, 1998 at 20:55:23, Oliver Y. wrote:

>On December 21, 1998 at 13:55:44, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:
>
>>On December 21, 1998 at 10:51:38, Steve Lopez wrote:
>>
>>>Ummm, Micheal, I read it as some good-natured sarcasm (Larry was doing a riff on
>>>KK's post about CM6000 being a "toy").
>>>
>>>By the way, the "toy" just launched a furious attack against my Budapest Defense
>>>and tore my head off. Good stuff!
>>
>>
>>Thank Goodness! (I'm affraid to use GOD), someone got it!  Frankly, I was amazed
>>at the amount of downright anger that the post about Chess Master 6000 being a
>>toy engendered.  As I put in an earier post; CM6000 is a toy, an incredibly good
>>TOY.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with that!  In fact, I admit it, I was
>>thinking before I posted, can the header of the post alone really be responsible
>>for people 'getting all worked up', so I posted this good natured post, which by
>>the way has the essestial truth in it, as a little experiment too see.  Also
>>right after posting it, I was thinking, should I add more of a disclaimer then,
>>"Ho, Ho, Ho,"  Maybe that reference to the movie 'Big' and the scene in the
>>corporate board room would have helped?
>>
>>And, I wanted to know (out of my human curiousty), would this provocative
>>header, make my thread last longer?  Usaully my threads wind down much more
>>quickly.  So the answer would appear to be yes.
>>
>>And, I see nothing wrong with endless post about Chess Master.  This is after
>>all the computer chess club.  People will talk about what they want.  I did (and
>>other's for sure), have noticed, almost a 'religious fervour' developing between
>>a group of poster's who are master's, and feel 'wronged' by KK's inabilitiy to
>>admit he was wrong, and KK himself, who (even if he is wrong & won't admit it),
>>keeps posting 'answers' to these poster's that will never satify them.  Frankly,
>>I found this whole thing quite enjoyable & funny in itself, and makes me further
>>aware of the fact that I am one of you (The women say I'm going to do my work
>>now, have fun at your little chess club...), I get all worked up about certain
>>issues, and want to post about them, especially if someone says I'm wrong.  But
>>the other side of me knows I am very addicted to this, and nobody in the 'REAL
>>WORLD' understands most of it, or even gives a damn if you try to explain it to
>>them.  I think that's why I don't like the, 'REAL WORLD' (as my parents used to
>>call it), very much.  They just don't get us.
>>
>>So in the interest of Peace, Love and (supposed), good cheer of the holliday's,
>>I hope everybody will just lighten up, and see the humor in all this.
>>
>>
>>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict!
>>
>>P.S. - I'm moving from Seattle to NY on the 29th.  I have to ship my compters
>>sooner, so I'll likely be out of touch for about a week.  If you want to flame
>>me during that time, fine.  Just understand that I'm not diliberately, NOT
>>answering:)
>
>I posted the truth a couple of days ago, "Toy n., plaything, game, triviality;
>KK's plea for improvement (rare); - Oliver Y. 08:52:59 12/19/98 (0)
>
>So it goes to show you, if you are succinct, humorous, and have no history here.
>People see the truth, and as a result, they have nothing to add.
>
>Either that, or people just don't bother to read my posts...some day, I aspire
>to be as funny as you, Mr., or shall I say, "Master Slug."
>
>:^)


Thank you! - I'll try to observe your post more carefully, so I don't repeat
something already said, Oliver Y.



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