Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 13:16:34 01/27/03
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On January 27, 2003 at 15:32:08, Sune Fischer wrote: >On January 27, 2003 at 15:03:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On January 27, 2003 at 02:13:08, Sune Fischer wrote: >> >>>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 distance was already defined. exactly 1500 meters for _both_. That's out >>of the way. >> >>:) > >I think you do not understand your own analogy then :) >Table bases _is_ moving the finish line, the engine is done when entering those. Exactly. Just like the game is over when one side in the KPK ending has the opposition. They are done. No difference whatsoever. So what is your point now? :) Matt > > >>>>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. >> >>And the human will lose _every_ time. Is it still fair? Or is the motorcycle >>different >>enough that the contest is interesting, without trying to limit the >>displacement, limit >>the weight, limit this, limit that, trying to make the motorcycle into something >>that is >>somehow "closer" to a human, even though the concept is so badly flawed it isn't >>worth >>discussing??? >> > >We could also make a different contest, a race, any distance of your choice. >I'll be starting at the finishline having completed my race in 0.0000 seconds, >now you start running. >At best you can draw me _if_ you are perfect, sounds like a lot of fun eh? > >It is so badly flawed there is no reason to do the contest under those >circumstances, wouldn't you agree? >Hence we either change the rules or don't do the contest at all, which will it >be? > >-S.
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