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Subject: Re: This only needs a two letter response. B. S. (NT) Not good enough

Author: odell hall

Date: 08:22:10 07/24/01

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On July 23, 2001 at 12:43:02, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>On July 23, 2001 at 11:34:21, Ron Langeveld wrote:
>
>>On July 22, 2001 at 09:48:19, Mark Young wrote:
>>
>>>On July 22, 2001 at 09:37:25, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>>>
>>>>On July 22, 2001 at 08:57:56, Drazen Marovic wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Not Fritz 7!, Not Deep Fritz!, but Deep Fritz Grandmaster 1.0!!  This should be
>>>>>the name of the next version of Fritz.  Just to take a slap at all of the non
>>>>>believers in fritz's grandmaster strength.  Mogens you said you didn't believe
>>>>>in psychics, but you would believe in amazing luck time and time again, isn't it
>>>>>amazing how yet again a non GM strength program could hold a 2600+ GM to an even
>>>>>score- just luck i'm sure.....
>>>>
>>>>I don't believe in amazing luck. I believe in incentive and preparation derived
>>>>from the challenge of competition. Since human players don't consider computer
>>>>programs as competition, but as an occasional tournament curiosity and perhaps
>>>>as an analysis tool, there are only minor incentives.
>>>>
>>>>This match was supposed to be a competition, but it wasn't. A preseason friendly
>>>>you might say. So all in all the usual reasons are still valid and this match
>>>>doesn't sway anything IMO. Of course you can disagree all you like, consult
>>>>psychics and read tea leaves. It won't help.
>>>>
>>>>Mogens.
>>
>>Way to go Mark!
>>Mogens actually has a good point here and you can't even come up with a
>>counterargumentation. I can only feel sorry for people who will defend their new
>>toy at all costs. If I would want to justify spending my monthly allowance on
>>any toy, it wouldn' be in any newsgroup.
>
>Yes,yes..a toy that will shred you to little pieces at any timing condition...
>i'm supposing from your harsh tones.
>
>Regards.


  Sounds like you hit it right on the Money otello!



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