Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 14:24:11 01/14/00
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On January 14, 2000 at 17:04:24, Alvaro Polo wrote: >On January 14, 2000 at 16:57:48, Pete R. wrote: > >>I tend to agree. I was operating on the assumption that Hsu needed a sponsor >>first to build the machine. If that's not the case, and it wouldn't totally >>break the bank, I would be inclined to go for it. This means nothing since we >>are different personalities, but there come times in everyone's life where you >>just have to go for it. No guts no glory. Who dares, wins. If I knew I could >>build a machine that could just stomp everyone, I would build it. If you build >>it they will come. ;) Odds are *very* good that at some point you will recoup >>your money and then some. If the machine crushes everything and everyone, can >>Kasparov really duck it? How lame would that look? Even without him it would >>be sufficiently entertaining to watch it whip everyone that people will want to >>see it, and hence sponsors will put money in. I think it would be a safe bet. >>So much so that *I* would even be willing to invest in it. I can't imagine that >>corporate sponsors could ignore it. > >I would also be interested on investing into it. I would put 10,000$ of my own >money if I could have 10% of the product. <not snipping anything, because it's good stuff> As would I - gladly. Jeremiah (Assuming I ever _have_ an extra $10K to spend... :)
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