Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 02:57:16 03/02/04
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On March 02, 2004 at 02:18:30, Johan de Koning wrote: >On March 01, 2004 at 16:18:55, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On March 01, 2004 at 14:06:56, Matthew Hull wrote: > >>>It's ironic that with the advent of fast, stable, commodity interconnectivity, >>>and the development of tried-and-tested automation interfaces, that the >>>so-called "world championship" has only gotten slower, longer, more expensive >>>and more colloqial. >>> >>>Once again, the most awesome power on earth (stupidity) triumphs over >>>technology. > >>It seems that it always does. :) > >But you can change the world, if you want to! > >Just start by celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmass through phone and e-mail. >Soon you will discover that the possibilites are almost unlimited. Students will >pick it up quickly of course, and the class rooms can be turned into a >profitable asset. Within a decade the rest of the world will follow, and lower >Manhattan can be turned into a profitable theme park. > >But then again, what's the point of a theme park if everyone get their kicks on >the super highway? > >... Johan You can change the world but not the general stupidity of man. Look, by all means certain people are trying to claim that making money to feed a family is of similar value than gambling in a 11 round Championship with the leading progs playing much weaker opponents in the last rounds. The next step is the claim that such gambling pays off for the leading programmers in a similar manner than holding classes in universities. Then the final point is that actually gambling is the central key point, while formerly it was a hobby for academics in their spare time at the weekends. A bit this reminds me of the many academic drop-outs who see their drinking habits and other hobbies on the same level as serious research activities at universities. But again, you can't change the general stupidity of man. Rolf
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