Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 08:04:30 03/04/98
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>Posted by Robert Hyatt on March 04, 1998 at 08:34:58: >>Perhaps I don't like to be called stupid? >>Of course you never did... >>Pfffff.... >>- Ed Schroder - >Then perhaps "stubborn" instead? Much better but wrong again :) >I recall several responses to people asking you "why no book >learning?" And I notice that nothing has changed about learning >in the last few years. Then you have noticed wrong. Your information about Rebel is out dated. >And I notice that it took me about one night to write Crafty's >learning code. And perhaps another 3-4 nights spread over a year >to refine it... Sure, because you are not stupid :) >Tis far easier to take evasive action by fixing a serious problem than >it >is to (a) come up with a passive solution that requires manual/automatic >elimination of doubles or (b) grumbling about the way the testing is >done. Ahem, we will see when Crafty appears in the SSDF list. >As far as the NPS thing, we both know how that was likely going to turn >out had 10 games been played... That hasn't changed at all... I was referring to the word stupid. If you call me stupid then it is allowed to pester in return. Be sportive... >As far as being called "stupid" I don't believe that was directed at >you. As predicted... >Several programs fit that description, from Rebel Again? Not many people will call Rebel a stupid program. Hope you are in the minority dear colleague... :) - Ed - >to fritz 4 and before >to Genius (earlier versions, don't know about 5), CM versions (don't >know >about the most recent) and so forth. And based on (a) the known problem >with books and (b) the minimal effort needed to get learning >operational; >then (c) there was no good reason for everyone not to be "learning" at >least a couple of years ago.
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