Author: John Merlino
Date: 11:40:19 06/11/04
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On June 11, 2004 at 11:35:23, Fernando Villegas wrote: >It is curious; each time a company advertise a new program that brings this or >that frills, boards, new and pleasant features for the people and so give to us >a decent reason to purchase them, two or three pros jumps and using his worst >sarcasm and louder arrogance say "nobody" want those things and besides they >insist -the old, very old argument- the CPU will lose such and such degree of >power to process the game. >So let me ask: >How many people here, pros included, are higher than 2000 Elo player? Or at most >2300? >So, what is the importance that a chess engine, with the frills, will play at >"only 2495" instead o 2550 without the frills? >IMHO, none. >What is the highness to play a bare 2-D board with awfully described pieces and >a preposterously ugly board? >IMHO, None >How many at least replace the ugly screen board by a pretty wooden board? >Few >What is the wrong with giving more features for the buck? >None >Perhaps this predilection for bare, nuded, ugly chess programs insinuate a >degree of elevated, scientific mind proudly beyond appearances or so, kind of >chess platonist? >No >And perhaps a predilection for well done things, pretty things, atractive >features and so and so means that the player has a childish mind? >No >The bare fact is that to play programs in a PC is in itself a sort of hacker >hobby, the kind of things oily kids with tick glasses facing a screen like to do >all day, as farting and putting a finger into his noses every minute. At least, >if we are going to do it, lets do it with the best, more pleasant program >available. >Long live to well done programs as Chesmaster, Majestic, Fritz, etc. Just lose >that 50 Elo points, you will beat us the same. >Bad taste, said O. Wilde, is a bad sign about the mind of the guy concerned. >I concur. > >Oscar Wilde. I couldn't agree more with you (or Mr. Wilde), my friend. Of course, I am a terrible player who is easily distracted by pretty pictures, so I may not be the best person to help you defend your argument. :-) jm
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