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Subject: Re: SPIKE-RYBKA 1-0! Congrats

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 12:00:05 12/27/05

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On December 27, 2005 at 14:48:11, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On December 27, 2005 at 14:25:20, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>On December 27, 2005 at 14:06:37, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>
>>>On December 27, 2005 at 12:40:16, Richard Sutherland wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 27, 2005 at 12:19:30, Thomas Lagershausen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Let´s give some variations where Rybka play weak.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>You need look no further than 11 .... g5      for an example of this. What on
>>>>earth was going through the silicon monsters head when it uncorked this beauty
>>>>(and yes, I know I'm a patzer).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I think that one of the problems that we have in this newshroup, that gives rise
>>>>to unrealistic expectations of programs abilities, is the way programs are
>>>>tested. Using one machine with two engines running on it in match after match at
>>>>short time controls, will not prove which program is better at chess.
>>>
>>>
>>>I agree 100% with you and I already had the same debate with Albert S. I doubt
>>>that it's easy to teach the average testers why it is not so informative to test
>>>like they do their testing. And what I doubt most is that Rybka's author plans
>>>to create a computer-best program. IMO he wants to present a good chess tool for
>>>the best, good and average chessplayers. And this is something totally different
>>>than producing "another" engine-engine-best entity. SInce Vas never told us
>>>different,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>my critic was practical irony with a bit of spice "dedicated" to the
>>>"followers of fashion..." [after the famous song from the KINKS, a favorite band
>>>of mine when I was young]
>>
>>
>> If you use irony on the internet - then you are almost begging about
>> becoming misunderstood...This is one of the basics when exchanging thoughts
>> on the internet.
>>
>> /S
>
>But you must admit that this way you avoid caring or cultivating for a huge
>claque. A real knowie would never miss the real meaning. Just like no real
>expert _ever_ took me wrong on my "weak" English - because he had done the
>neccessary interpretations by himself... of course others expect the
>explanations from the writer which is a common misunderstanding.
>
>No hen ever heated the water to cook her eggs for human beings. ;)



 No, I'm generally not a friend of irony. I think it exists much better
 qualities to develop as a human being.

 /S



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