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Subject: Re: "World" Championship in North America ... Semi-Formal Announcement.

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 09:46:42 07/16/02

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On July 16, 2002 at 11:19:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On July 16, 2002 at 06:03:24, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On July 16, 2002 at 05:47:43, Russell Reagan wrote:
>>
>>>On July 16, 2002 at 05:40:03, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is totally unreasonable for commercial or experimental engines.
>>>>Moreover, an engine can and will change A LOT in just 6 months. Not
>>>>being able to play with your latest and greatest would be a major pain.
>>>
>>>I didn't mean that you couldn't change the engine in those 6 months. Just that
>>>it would have to be publicly known that you have authored an engine, and that
>>>people can check it out. This, however, might rule out people like Bruce
>>>Moreland who don't make their engine public, and that's not acceptable. But he
>>>is well established. Perhaps playing for a certain period of time on ICC or FICS
>>>could substitute.
>>
>>How does this prevent me from using Fritz (some of the time)?
>>
>>>>For example, overriding your engines time-usage. Happened in the latest
>>>>CCT! If done at crucial moments it can be decisive.
>>>
>>>Who did that in the last CCT?
>>
>>Shredder operator.
>>
>>>>Try pulling it off in a live event. Much harder.
>>>
>>>Hmmm...wireless input device of some kind in your pocket. Press the button to
>>>force a move. Sounds simple enough :)
>>
>>Not so easy. Moreover, people could notice your engine moves each time
>>you're grabbing in your pocket :)
>>
>>--
>>GCP
>
>
>One level of indirection, then.  I give the transmitter to an accomplice
>in the audience.  He only says "move now" when I give him a visual cue.

Hmm, better than one opponent I once had. The guy coughed every time to hide the
clicking sound of the mouse on the move now button. So, cough cough click, hey
there's a move.

It was so sad it became funny.

Tony




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