Author: Johan de Koning
Date: 16:03:22 03/03/04
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On March 02, 2004 at 23:17:02, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On March 02, 2004 at 21:14:16, Albert Silver wrote: > >>On March 02, 2004 at 05:57:16, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >> >>>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 >> >>I think you missed his point Rolf. Johann was saying that although it is >>perfectly possible to do the competition on the Internet, just like one could >>theoretically celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas only online as well, it isn't >>the same experience as doing it live. >> >> Albert > > >That is still apples/oranges. > >A tournament is first about the games, and that is just as effective over the >net as it is in person, Well sure, if you limit the importance of a tournament to its games (or even the results), it is pointless to have a "physical" event. Duration and location are also not an issue then. >Holidays are first about getting together with family. > >The "irony" is non-existent IMHO With increasing connectivity the 'life' in 'IRL events' is getting *more* important, not less. Internet pioneers knew that a long time ago. Some people still don't know it and assume technology is meant to deprive us from such events. That's the irony. ... Johan
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