Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:09:42 11/06/99
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On November 06, 1999 at 08:59:36, Amir Ban wrote: >On November 06, 1999 at 08:03:30, Jeremiah Penery wrote: > >>On November 06, 1999 at 07:52:55, Amir Ban wrote: >> >>>On November 06, 1999 at 07:32:31, blass uri wrote: >>> >>>>On November 06, 1999 at 05:55:44, Amir Ban wrote: >>>><snipped> >>>>>The first reason is because I've been told several times that I'm lying for >>>>>telling about this game. >>>> >>>>I never said that you were lying and I am not aware to someone who said it. >>>> >>>>The problem is that you did not ask bob politely to explain the reason for the >>>>fact that crafty lost on time and played another game after it. >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>I'm not talking about you and please stay out of this. The reaction of Bob to >>>when I first described it was "If you want to make things up, feel free." >>> >>>Amir >> >>I think this is because, _whether you meant it or not_, your words did directly >>imply that Bob was lying about it, and that Crafty was programmed to have this >>behavior. > >Sigh ... > >I'm spending here too much time answering people who have a lot of energy and >enthusiasm in contradicting whatever I say, but no energy in checking the >relevant posts. > >This was said the FIRST time Bob reacted to this. How could I imply that he's >lying BEFORE that, if I didn't have his reaction yet, and certainly could not >expect at the time that he will deny this happened ? > >Amir If you re-read my answer, you can figure this out by yourself. I referred to your conclusion that crafty was _intentionally_ abusive. _that_ was what the 'if you want to make something up..." referred to. Because I also mentioned exactly _why_ it might sit and flag... namely the engine crashing or hanging. Bruce can confirm that I have lost _many_ games over the last 5 years on time, when I introduced bugs. He has done the same. But _never_ intentionally.
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