Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 11:29:25 10/16/00
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On October 16, 2000 at 13:10:28, Chessfun wrote: >On October 16, 2000 at 12:55:56, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On October 16, 2000 at 11:30:44, Chessfun wrote: >> >>>On October 16, 2000 at 10:49:39, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>Show me the solid evidence that shows it works. I played a zillion games vs >>>>CSTal (on ICC) using equal hardware. (P6/200 single cpu at the time). It >>>>didn't work then. 2 of every 3 games ended in an endgame. and 9 of every 10 >>>>of those ended in a loss for the speculative program. >>> >>> >>>Now this zillion I have to see. >>> >>>Sarah. >> >> >>I believe most understand the concept that "zillion" -> "large number". And >>I mean _large_ number. Large -> 20 per day for several months. Many operated >>directly by Chris. > > >Ok now I get it. >"Zillion" = Large Number = 20 per day for several? months. >Hundreds = 87 or Two Hundred. > >Sarah. Maybe there is no need to be so literal. I talk the same way: zillions, tons, etc. I want to have dinner and I just told my son that he had me waiting for hours, when in fact his damn shower took only a few minutes. I have no trouble understanding what Bob means with his zillions and hundreds. Anyway, 20*30*x is plenty big. Enrique
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