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Subject: Re: Watching GK on espn now...

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 19:02:36 02/08/03

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On February 08, 2003 at 13:15:18, John Merlino wrote:

>On February 07, 2003 at 23:21:42, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On February 07, 2003 at 19:51:09, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On February 07, 2003 at 19:01:46, Will Singleton wrote:
>>>
>>>>It's all a sham.  Sorry to take the minority opinion, but it is clear to me that
>>>>GK is building up DJ, for the sole purpose of a rematch.
>>>>
>>>>I just heard him say that DJ is the "best program that has ever existed."
>>>
>>>Additionally, if you saw the pre-recorded interview with (I think it was) Amir
>>>Ban, he said something like "Deep Junior was, THREE YEARS AGO, superior to Deep
>>>Blue" (capitalization added by yours truly for emphasis). That seems a bit
>>>far-fetched to me.
>>>
>>>What say you all?
>>>
>>>jm
>>
>>
>>Only a "bit" far-fetched?
>>
>>:)
>>
>>ranks up there with the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and the tooth fairy,
>>IMHO.
>>
>>:)
>
>Somehow, I guessed that would be your reaction. :-)
>
>jm


Don't get me wrong.  I might even allow that Deep Junior is pretty "close"
to DB2.  But that is _all_ I would allow.  Certainly not the B/S statement
made at the press conference.  :)



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