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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