Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 15:25:45 01/03/03
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On January 03, 2003 at 17:29:02, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On January 03, 2003 at 17:03:45, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>Mogens, you're calling the majority, by your standards, at CCC as stupid! > >Not quite, I think. I'm not sure the rational majority can be described as being >relentless in their pursuit of obtaining the latest commercial chess engine for >no particular reason beyond personal gratification. Why do they buy them? I mean how many does one need? Yet many here buy the latestest chess programmes. Why is that? There not all testers and even Kasparov dosen't need them all! Bet he has more than he needs....just a guess:o) > >>Nice going! >> >>I'm no patzer, and many here are strong chess players, but not many would give >>Kasparov a run for his money so to speak...let us buy programmes even if it's >>for sheer amusement...rather than say this forum for the most part is stupid! > >Maybe it's an oldfashioned viewpoint, but I find any embodiment of mindless >consumerism to be an exercise in stupidity. Yes, "Mindless" being the key word; But is it mindless, to buy more than you need ie chess programmes, if you use them all to a greater or lesser degree and with the thought in mind, to support and further commercial developent in computer chess? Terry > >Regards, >Mogens
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