Author: Jan-Frode Myklebust
Date: 10:27:40 02/28/98
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On February 28, 1998 at 11:30:55, Thorsten Czub wrote: >>Doesn't it? If the SSDF results are supposed to give some sort of rating >>depending on the strengt of the programs/computer/whatever, I don't see >>why testing 200mmx vs. 90 don't give any usefull information. It's >>basicly the same as having a stronger player play a week one. The >>stronger side have more to loose, and little to gain. > >No - its not the same ! Not? Then please explain what the difference is. Here we have several different software/hardware combinations, and want to rate their strengt. Why shouldn't we test software on weaker hardware against software stronger hardware? >If you get a kiss from a robot-girl and a kiss from a woman, is it the >same ? Don't know, never tried this. But if you want to measure only the physical act, I see no reason why not. But I guess "the best kisser" is harder to find, than the best chessplayer, since finding the best kisser is a lot more subjectiv than declaring a winner in chessgames. >What do you want to explain to me ? That computer can write poems ?? >No the can't. >They do not play chess, they TRY to play chess by emulating it. >And emulations stuck due to different reasons if you change the >setup-parameters. > > >>It's probably like beeing in a world of IM's, and suddenly a bunch of >>GM's turns up beating the crap out of the IM's. Should we then stop >>testing IM's against GM's? :) > >No IM is speeded up 3 times and is GM ! OK, change the IM to club player then. The point is the same. >How would Fischer play against his clone if his clone is doped and plays >3 times faster ? >How would Kasparov play against a kasparov clone if the clon gets more >hash ? >You cannot relate this. >The key is that >a) there is NO absolute playing strength (even between humans there is a >parameter called PLAYING STYLE that overwrites offen the parameter >playing-strength and makes it impossible to measure who is stronger) The SSDF isn't trying to measure playing style, and noone said they were. >b) computers do only emulate chess. So? Why not test the different hardware against eachother? janfrode
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