Author: chandler yergin
Date: 19:54:59 05/22/05
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On May 22, 2005 at 21:06:52, stuart taylor wrote: >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 >> Nonsense! It doesn't look like a human. It has NO Human characteristics. Humans understand it for what it is; a "Tool" made by man for the enjoyment of man. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm amazed and appalled that you would even try to raise it a level beyond that! Stop it! >>> >>>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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