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Subject: Re: Deep Junior is better even if it is slower than Deeper Blue !

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 23:13:08 01/26/03

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On January 26, 2003 at 22:00:01, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>I'm going to give you a simple task.
>
>I want to arrange a race between a motorcycle and a human.  one mile (or
>1500 meters if you prefer) in distance.
>
>Exactly _how_ will you limit the motorcycle to make this _fair_?

I would start out by making sure the contestens raced the same distance, not
fair to move the finishline closer to the motorcycle.
:)

>The two competitors have _zero_ in common.  How is it possible to
>"equalize" two things that have absolutely no common ground at all?
>
>The answer:  "it isn't possible".

Right, which means all that matters is the fight is clean and fair.

-S.

>Which means "this is a really pointless argument to take up as it will just
>go around in circles."
>
>Now if you want to hold the race, that can be arranged.  But it will _never_
>be fair.  It will just be a "race"...



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