Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 11:44:28 08/02/02
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On August 02, 2002 at 00:23:34, James Swafford wrote: >On August 01, 2002 at 23:52:39, Will Singleton wrote: > >>On August 01, 2002 at 22:17:04, James Swafford wrote: >> >>>On August 01, 2002 at 22:12:27, James Swafford wrote: >>> >>>>You're serious? :) >> >>Sure. >> >>>> >>>>I just got home from Edmonton. Let me think on this... >>>>Six months is definitely not doable. I graduate in December, >>>>and I've gotta hella course load this Fall. But I might >>>>consider a 12 month wager. >>>> >>>>If you're serious, let me know, and then let me think on it >>>>for a day or two. I don't know if I want to take your money yet. >>>>(Are you talking about "Amateur" ?) >>> >>>Agh... you said "new player". You do realize we live 2300-2500 >>>miles apart, right? I don't live in San Diego anymore. :) >>>But I'd sure like to visit on your dime... >> >>Brash. But you won't be needing to come out to the coast again. >> >>>> >>>>And yeah, I think open source is fine. >>>> >>>>-- >>>>James >>>> >>>>BTW... how big is your family? :)) >>>> >> >>Just me, the wife, and 2 kids. I'll try to get one of those "kids fly free" >>deals, so you won't have to hock the jewelry. ;) >> >>OK, one year it is. I develop my new program, you do yours, and we have a >>match. Sources to be reviewed by some independent person, like DC. Perhaps the >>match should also be conducted by DC, say, 100 games at 40 5. Or maybe at ICC. >> >>Just be sure to pick out a nice hotel for us. > >My family consists of my wife and me. I'll bet airfare and hotel >accommodations for two, plus a nice dinner, drinks, whatever for the >family. You'll have to fly the kids and put them up yourself. > >If that sounds fair, then let's talk specifics. I play with an engine >with a completely TD trained eval, against your program with a completely >hand tuned eval. The engine must be your (and my) own, of course. >I vote Dann Corbit to verify source. Open hardware, since you're a Mac >guy and I'm not. :) Match length is open for discussion. I'd kinda >like to play (at least some of the match) on ICC. > >My wife is looking forward to going back to the west coast. :) > >-- >James > > Hi James, This a cool bet, but it seems to me that the deck is stacked against you. You're trying a brand new technique, while Will is just rewriting what was already a pretty strong engine. Anyway, I admire your confidence. Best of luck! :) -Peter
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