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Subject: Re: For Amir Ban and Hsu(a bet idea)

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:42:00 07/18/00

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On July 18, 2000 at 02:31:04, blass uri wrote:

>Some people(probably Hyatt and Hsu) believe that Deep Junior has no chance
>against Deep blue chip if Hsu decide to develop it.
>Some people(probably amir Ban) believe that the opposite is correct.
>
>
>I suggest the sides will do a bet of 100,000$ about the question who is right.
>
>If Amir is sure that Deep Junior is better then he can agree to a match about
>this question.
>
>If hsu is sure that he is going to win in a 20 game match then he can agree
>about a match and agree about a date in 2001 to begin the match.
>Hsu does not have to worry about the risk of losing money to develop his chip
>because the money can come from winning the bet.
>
>I believe that people from both sides can also be involved in the bet to support
>the programmers.
>
>Example: Bob Hyatt may put money on the bet for Deep blue chip and if Deep blue
>chip wins then Hsu is going to get half of the money.
>
>
>
>Do the sides agree to this idea?
>
>Uri


I don't bet on chess, even if it is a sure thing.  $100,000 won't get DB3 off
the ground either.  Hardware development is not cheap.

I also wouldn't bet on the outcome of a Diablo vs a VW Passat even though I
_know_ which will be faster...



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