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Subject: Re: Get A Life!

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 11:16:17 01/05/04

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On January 05, 2004 at 10:10:17, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On January 05, 2004 at 08:46:17, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>On January 03, 2004 at 19:33:57, Robin Smith wrote:
>>
>>>On January 03, 2004 at 12:06:26, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>><big snip>
>>>>If you mean "accept" = "resigned to the fact that the wrong program won, but
>>>>it is most likely not going to be changed" then I'd agree.  To me, "accept"
>>>>implies some sort of approval.  I have none for that decision.
>>>
>>>I mean "accept" like if your daughter were to get married to someone she liked,
>>>but you yourself did not. Or "accept" like if an umpire makes a bad call that
>>>results in a different team winning the world series/super bowl or whatever. I
>>>each case you might not like it, but what are you going to do? Learn to live
>>>with it.
>>
>>
>>If - the two examples weren't totally different to the case we are debating.
>>
>>If a referee or TD makes a false decision against the rules, that is not
>>something factual in a sport like computerchess. Here the TD, the board, all
>>participants could have repaired the mess.
>>
>>Throwing a game however seems to be a tolerable behaviour in computerchess.
>>NOOOOT, as Prof Hyatt explained in extenso. But you are invited to believe in
>>super-magic and the irrelevance of bugs. And fairness in reverso.
>>
>>If that wouldn't be accompanied by very insultive messages for academics. As if
>>academics usually ignored reality. Certainly not.
>>
>>Is it so difficult to make the differentiation between a SHREDDER who was a
>>really strong program in Graz and the winner in a fair competition? The two are
>>not necessarily the same. End of the debate.
>>
>>If the ICGA declares this evening that from now on the a-pawns are to be taken
>>away from the board, would this be the reality you could _accept_? No?, uhm, but
>>if your daughter.......
>>
>>Rolf
>
>Or at least a new hobby!

Thanks, Terry, for the wonderful wishes for New Year. I you too.

Cordially,
Rolf



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