Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:32:45 01/19/04
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On January 19, 2004 at 12:48:21, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On January 19, 2004 at 12:19:21, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>Isn't it interesting that "wise guys" want to make insulting comments, but when >>offered with a challenge to their statements, disappear off into the sunset? >> >>There is a challenge pending... > >What does "kick Crafty's ass" mean exactly? > >51%,60%,75%...? > >AFAIK commercial Ruffian does not have SMP support. >Why should he accept the challenge? First, I never mentioned Crafty. I simply pointed out that playing exactly 5 games, three against one opponent and two against another, and then drawing some conclusion about a "much better book produces better results" was not sound reasoning. Koch responded, for reasons unknown to me, in a somewhat insulting way, but making the "Ruffian will kick crafty's ass on _equal_ hardware." Since he wanted to act like an ass, I thought I would challenge him to make good on a statement that was stupid from any angle. I offered to play him a match on "equal hardware". We both get quad opterons. So that is _equal_ as equal can possibly be. I don't care if ruffian can use more than one cpu or not, that was not what he said. He just said "equal hardware". His statement was stupid. It was out of place. And, not founded in factual accuracy, as my challenge _clearly_ points out. I never expected him to actually want to play such a match as it would be a bust for him. I did expect some sort of lame "but that isn't equal because Ruffian can't use the extra cpus." SO that we could then have the enlightening definition of Equal hardware. Noun. The best hardware that Ruffian can efficiently run on, no matter whether it fits Crafty very well or not. I use the definition Equal hardware. Noun. Two systems of _identical_ configurations. Same clock speeds, same processors, same disk drives, same memory size and speed, etc. I believe _mine_ is the correct definition... >Crafty might kick Ruffian's ass on a Quad Opteron. I don't believe there is any doubt... > >Michael
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