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Subject: Re: DB just another program

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 16:59:43 01/26/00

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On January 26, 2000 at 18:28:22, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 26, 2000 at 18:23:50, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>On January 26, 2000 at 18:10:10, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>IOW, more horsepower is a tough way to make chess programs play better.  There
>>>is also evidence (according to some) that the increase in speed has
>>>*diminishing* returns.  Hence, it may take a terahertz to get there.  Don't know
>>>of any material that could do that, not even a Josephson Junction.
>>
>>I think it's a great way.  You just take a vacation, preferably a long one, and
>>when you come back you make one call to Gateway and poof, free Elo points.
>>
>>Got an article that shows that the Elo curve flattens out with increased depth?
>
>Darn.  I knew someone would ask that!  I just read it somewhere, but I will have
>to go and look for it now.
>:-(

While you're looking, beware of theoretical arguments that don't have the same
conditions as the actual topic at hand.  Every time someone attempts to support
this argument using Nau, 1983(?) I shake my head.

IMO, in this domain, experimental results are of more value.

Dave



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