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Subject: Re: Grandmaster Sam Luddite on Computers.

Author: James Robertson

Date: 15:09:23 05/20/00

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On May 20, 2000 at 16:51:26, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>Hello, my name is Samuel B. Luddite and I disagree with the participation of
>computers in national and international tournaments.  It is a well known fact
>that computers have no soul and , like the animals are just things.

To be honest, I have _never_ heard anybody, luddite or not, use this argument. I
think that if you substituted the _actual_ arguments GMs use instead of these
straw men, this post would look stupid.

James

> They insult
>us highly refined elite individuals with their presence at our events.
>
>I will not play in anybody's sandbox if I can't have it my way.  So there!
>
>
>
>Pretty funny stuff, but sadly, it is the way our world operates on all levels.
>
>
>Tim Frohlick



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