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Subject: Re: Brilliant....#4

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 11:04:20 05/09/04

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On May 09, 2004 at 12:51:10, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On May 09, 2004 at 08:55:16, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On May 09, 2004 at 01:15:06, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>>
>>>On May 08, 2004 at 22:01:47, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>
>>>>On May 08, 2004 at 21:37:00, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On May 08, 2004 at 21:14:04, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On May 08, 2004 at 21:04:19, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You are just flaming as usual.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Show us the outputs of cray blitz. No one beliefs you. Your thesis is unfindable
>>>>>>too. Show it.
>>>>>
>>>>>It is available through University Microfilm.  I've told you that previously.  I
>>>>
>>>>Where must i email to to get a copy of that? Going to alabama myself is a bit
>>>>far. paying for reproduction costs is no problem.
>>>>
>>>>I have like 10 programmers here in europe who all are looking forward to seeing
>>>>it.
>>>
>>>Now you're embarrasing yourself, Vincent.  Really.  This took about 3 seconds to
>>>find with a Google search.
>>>
>>>http://www.umi.com/hp/Support/DServices/order/
>>>
>>>Dave
>>
>>
>>Haven't you realized yet that he isn't really interested in getting a copy of my
>>dissertation, which is easy enough.  He is only interested in producing yet more
>>of his patented brand of disinformation.  By claiming that it is unavailable,
>>whether it is or is not is unimportant.  I have used this service several times
>>in the past.  I have explained how to use it several times.  He doesn't really
>>want a copy, because he knows that the DTS article provides the same basic
>>description.  And he knows that my dissertation uses the BK positions which he
>>claims are not good tests, being too easy to get a 4.0 speedup on with 4 cpus.
>>I found the BK positions were a bit harder in the data logs I posted here last
>>week.  But real data won't deter him.
>>
>>He claimed I wrote an article for JICCA that not one single person can find.
>>He claimed that I wrote in CCC posts and in that JICCA article that my speedup
>>approximation formula worked for any number of processors, where Rolf posted one
>>CCC post that directly contradicted him.
>>
>>He claimed that my speedup formula was wrong, not understanding the concept of
>>"linear fit to a non-linear set of data.  A bunch of Opteron test data showed
>>that the formula was also reasonably close and also that it even underestimates
>>the speedup at times due to variability.
>>
>>Once he saw the data, he switches to claiming that the 1cpu version could be
>>faster by 10%, making the data look better than it should.  Where 10% came from,
>>I can only guess.  I would guess the exit of his digestive tract myself, since
>>when I first changed Crafty for the SMP stuff I measured that and posted the
>>numbers here.
>>
>>I even modified my data to account for his claim, even though I know that the
>>program was not slowed 5%, particularly on the opteron with 8 extra registers.
>>He neglected to think about this "claim" as a normal person would do and realize
>>that 5% will turn into 5%/3 slowdown with 3 processors.  But he neglects to
>>think about most of what he writes.
>>
>>But real data doesn't matter.  Only disinformation.  He'll never cite the JICCA
>>article because it doesn't exist.  He'll never provide the exact quote by me
>>saying that the speedup formula works for any number of processors because it
>>doesn't exist.  He'll never admit that my speedup approximation is reasonably
>>accurate for 1-8 (or even 1-4) processors because it isn't in his best interest
>>to do so even though a ton of data shows that it is so.
>>
>>There is a trend there...
>>
>>Just like the claims that his program has the best evaluation.  The best search
>>The best search.  That Hsu's singular extension idea is no good.  Only to later
>>claim to have it implemented in his current code.
>>
>>disinformation.  _Intentional_ disinformation.
>>
>>Browse r.g.c.c to find his 1995 nonsense about "Diep is the best correspondence
>>engine in the world" and the like.
>>
>>10 years worth of disinformation.  He dislikes me because I have this horrible
>>habit of simply running the test and posting the results..
>>
>>He claimed that null-move was the reason he couldn't get reasonable speedup
>>numbers.  That null-move affects the speedup "bigtime".  I said "no" after
>>running a pretty quick test.  He said "you didn't even run a test, you just make
>>up an answer and post it."  I immediately supplied the sample data.  He responds
>>"you only used a position or four.."  I asked "what test would you like?"  He
>>said "use the DTS article positions, crafty produces no speedup on my dual using
>>those."  I ran them on my quad and got 3.0X faster.  Null move disabled produced
>>a 3.1 speedup.  GCP ran the same test with null and got 2.8X.  He writes "GCP
>>proved that your formula is dead wrong."  Also that 3.0 vs 3.1 proved that
>>null-move makes parallel search less efficient bigtime.  I just didn't realize
>>that .1 was "bigtime" I suppose...
>>
>>This will probably never end...  But at least I plan on continuing to provide
>>real data to counter all the disinformation.
>>
>>Big problem is that Vincent doesn't realize how badly he keeps embarassing
>>himself...  Particularly in light of differences between "real performance"
>>versus "claims" as it applies to his wild "claims".
>
>do search on "Diep is without doubt the strongest chess analysis program"
>
>it was all proclaimed on his webpage as reported by Bruce Moore -- without any
>proof  from Vince of course....
>
>does get old after a while ....
>
>"dataless diep"
>
>notice the absolute proclamation - "without doubt" - when in reality, there was
>a world of doubt ..sometings never change ...
>
>
>http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22Diep+is+without+doubt+the+strongest+chess+analysis+program%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=32DFD1E9.606C%40nwlink.com&rnum=1


Should be required reading.  Posted in 1997.  No data ever supplied to support
the wild claims.

Does that sound familiar???

:)



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