Author: Randy Adams
Date: 15:07:46 03/13/00
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On March 13, 2000 at 15:07:18, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On March 13, 2000 at 11:45:28, Paul wrote: > >>Yes, the story on: >> >>http://www.clubkasparov.com/serve/Templates/folders/show.asp?p_folderID=278 >> >>doesn't paint a pretty picture of Miss Xie Jun's attitude either. > >Here's a quote from that page: > >It came as no surprise in game three that there were the usual ISP problems in >Shanghai and yet again, the game started one and a half hours late. Although Xie >Jun argued that the lost time should be deducted from Deep Junior it was finally >decided by mutual consent that the time controls for this game would be reduced >to an hour for 40 moves followed by an hour guillotine. The game was won by >Junior. [end quote] > >I don't understand on what basis Xie Jun's ISP connection problems should >obligate Deep Junior to get less time, without any adjustment made to her clock. > Is this the "ask for something completely outrageous so that you achieve a >favourable settlement" negotiating tactic in practice? > >I'm also flabbergasted by the amount of "ISP connection problems" that are >occuring. I notice ISP problems perhaps once every three months, and it's >usually just very busy, as opposed to completely down. I suppose I'm fortunate >that Canada has a relatively strong internet infrastructure. > >Dave Dave, I'm in Taiwan (albeit out in the country), and I experience ISP problems daily,...only time I can be sure of a good connection is very early am. If the wind is blowing more than 20 mph (32Kph) then the swaying wires cause static which also affects my connection. So I can understand those problems completely. Randy Adams
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