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Subject: Re: Unmasking the Secrets of Rybka and Fruit

Author: Stuart Cracraft

Date: 13:28:34 12/15/05

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On December 15, 2005 at 16:15:06, Andrew Wagner wrote:

>On December 15, 2005 at 16:07:10, Stuart Cracraft wrote:
>
>>Recently two programs came upon the scene and astonished many
>>with their great results.
>>
>>Why do you think they do better, specifically?
>
>A very good question. If I were able to ask Vasik one question, which I doubt he
>would have time to answer at the moment, it would be whether he did anything
>radically different (different heuristic(s), algorithms, etc.), or if he just
>did what everyone else is doing, better than they did it.

That's the disturbing thing. Doing it so much better it makes
all other past attempts seem, well, fruitless!

Rybkaless? Naw, that doesn't fit.

The point is, there is some point to their achievement.

Inquiring minds want to know.



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