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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