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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy -- rebuttal

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 02:31:12 12/21/03

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On December 21, 2003 at 05:08:48, Frank Phillips wrote:

>Inbetween all the emotional clap-trap, the argument in your post seems to rest
>to a large degree on the assertion that the GUI was not part of the program,
>which you conveniently define it is not.  I believe it clearly was part of the
>program and that therefore the claim of a draw (even though not precisely
>formulated, but obvious) was a 'move' that the operator had no right to
>over-rule.
>
>Whether or not the human can influence the contest, I suggest they should not to
>the extent that they change the result.

It is impossible to prevent humans to change the result(for example speed of
operators may change the result) but the target should be to make the influence
as little as possible.

Humans can influence the contest mean by definition that unfortunately they can
sometimes change the result(I am talking only about what happens during the
game).

Uri



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