Author: Chessfun
Date: 14:01:45 10/16/00
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On October 16, 2000 at 15:45:33, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 16, 2000 at 14:34:09, Chessfun wrote: > >>On October 16, 2000 at 14:29:25, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >> >>>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 >> >> >>I have trouble understanding, but it seems zillions is more than hundreds, >>by how many we will never know. >> >>When making a statement on a programs performance it would be nice to see >>some accuracy in the statements being made. >> >>Sarah. > > >I would add that when posting, a lack of "attitude" would be a welcome >addition. Enrique knew what I meant. _you_ knew what I meant. You simply >wanted to make it another issue for some reason... Not exactly true. As I thought I knew what you meant when you originally used the term hundreds. As far as "attitude" if I said anything that has been offensive then I apologize as no offense is meant. >Even when I explain a frequently used term, you want to make it an issue >_again_... To me a zillion isn't a frequently used term. I am making no issue I just was curious as to what a zillion meant but since Enrique posted "an indeterminately large number" that will surffice. Sarah.
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