Author: Keith Evans
Date: 10:59:14 06/19/03
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On June 19, 2003 at 13:46:01, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On June 18, 2003 at 22:59:49, Tom Kerrigan wrote: > >>On June 18, 2003 at 20:25:24, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On June 18, 2003 at 13:35:08, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>> >>>>On June 17, 2003 at 20:44:22, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>>>I'm not sure how Stobor would do vs. Crafty right now, as I haven't really >>>>>>worked hard on my program for several years now, but Stobor has been stronger >>>>>>than Crafty in the past so don't be so sure that Bob is more "clever" than me in >>>>>>that regard. >>>>>> >>>>>>-Tom >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>We only count reality, not dreams. >>>>> >>>>>:) >>>> >>>>Ha ha, that's a lame dream, to have a program stronger than Crafty. My dream is >>>>to have a program stronger than Shredder. >>>> >>>>-Tom >>> >>> >>>You have to pass crafty first, along the way. I'm knowledgable enough to know >>>my program isn't stronger than Fritz, etc. I also know enough to know Stobor >>>has _never_ been stronger than crafty, nor even as strong. Yes you might >>>have won a game here and there. But pick any 10 consecutive games you want. >>> >>>ICC has only 4 such games in its database. Crafty won two and drew two. No >>>losses. >>> >>>I would not write checks _my_ program can't cash. You shouldn't either. >> >>10 consecutive games? Okay. How about games 11 to 20 when you do a "search >>crafty kerrigan" on ICC? I scored 55%. >> >>Funny thing is, my hardware has always been much slower than yours, too. >> >>Should I also say something inane about check cashing? >> >>-Tom > > >OK. What about all games? Crafty: 22 wins. 12 losses. > > what about the first 20 games? Crafty 8 wins, 4 losses, rest draws. > >Your way of measuring "better" is _really_ pretty stupid. Any statistician >can tell you why. I can play 100 games vs fritz and lost 70-30, but I can >probably find 10 games in a row where I had more wins than losses. It >proves _nothing_ of course. > >So say whatever you want about check cashing. But just don't write any. You told him "pick any 10 consecutive games you want" and he did. So it's _your_ method. Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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