Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:05:55 08/30/04
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On August 30, 2004 at 00:28:38, Derek Paquette wrote: >Hi, >-Rant On- >I can't seem to read one damn thread or discussion about hydra on playchess >server before I run into this damn question, >"Well how good would hydra be if it was running on a desktop?" >The answer, >not very good at all, but who cares? Get used to it. We had the _same_ discussions when DB was playing. It's pointless to discuss it, and equally pointless to argue about it. What if my old Hemi roadrunner had a 4-cylinder engine? It wouldn't be a hemi roadrunner... > >You aren't comparing apples and apples here, you cannot, its rediculous to do so >as they are totally different entities. > >A great example is a Goliath Beetle and an Elephant. > >A Goliath beetle can put 50 times its own weight on its back, strongest creature >in the animal world. Now, an elephant on the other hand can only put 25% its >own body weight on its back, so which is stronger? >the elephant, which is stronger for its size? the beetle, but if the challenge >was to see who can pull the heaviest load, your going to put all your money on >the elephant, > >I don't see why people are so obsessed with 'what if's'? > >Desktop computers are being blown apart on the playchess server by hydra, >your comparing a beetle and an elephant, >the only person who cares that the beetle is stronger for his size is....the >beetle. > >-Rant Off- >-Derek Paquette
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