Author: stuart taylor
Date: 18:06:52 05/22/05
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On May 22, 2005 at 20:49:26, chandler yergin wrote: >On May 22, 2005 at 20:39:32, stuart taylor wrote: > >> If the qualities of Shredder 7.04 can be added to the qualities of Shredder 9, >>without taking down from either, then that program would be so far above, that >>I'd expect it would be a lasting legend. > > >A Computer is dumb! > >Main Entry: [1]dumb >Pronunciation: 'd&m >Function: adjective >Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute >Date: before 12th century >1 : lacking the power of speech <deaf and dumb from birth> <dumb animals> >2 : temporarily unable to speak (as from shock or astonishment) <struck dumb >with fear> >3 : not expressed in uttered words <dumb grief> >4 : SILENT; also : TACITURN >5 : lacking some usual attribute or accompaniment; especially : having no means >of self-propulsion <dumb barge> >6 a : markedly lacking in intelligence : STUPID b : showing a lack of >intelligence c : having little or no meaning — sometimes used in the phrase dumb >luck >7 : not having the capability to process data <a dumb terminal>; compare >INTELLIGENT 3a >synonym see STUPID >- dumb·ly /'d&m-lE/ adverb >- dumb·ness noun >usage There is evidence that, when applied to persons who cannot speak, dumb has >come to be considered offensive. > >Pronunciation Key > >© 2001 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated >Merriam-Webster Privacy Policy > >That is what the IBM Scientits said about Deep Blue! >Dumber than the stupidest Human! > > No other program would ever be able to >>defeat it in a crushing way...ever! (with equal hardware and timings). >> >>Do Shredder realize this? > >A Program doesn't realize "anything"! > I mean, it's programmer(s). Is that all you were trying to say? The fact that a program is dumb, is what makes it the most interesting thing, to see it looking like a human, appreciated by those who understand the language of chess. S.Taylor > >> >>If so, perhaps they managed to do this with the latest 64-bit upgrade? >> >>Then, it would be worth getting a 64-bit computer in honour of it. But that >>shouldn't mean that it should not be re-done even again, back to 32-bit, as an >>upgrade patch (perhaps something like 9.04). >> >>S.Taylor
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