Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:27:59 02/13/00
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On February 13, 2000 at 18:51:42, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On February 13, 2000 at 16:32:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On February 13, 2000 at 16:09:56, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >> >>>On February 13, 2000 at 10:51:47, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>He asked the question. I gave him an accurate answer. If that "isn't helpful" >>>>then that is life. Otherwise his question just 'hangs' there until the filter >>>>removes it with no answers, because there is "no answer". >>> >>>Read his post again. His question is quite obviously "which board representation >>>do you use and what NPS do you get?" >>> >>>In no way did you give him an accurate answer to either question. >>> >>>-Tom >> >> >>Perhaps because the answer is meaningless? IE why not ask how many lines >>of code in the program, or how many comments. I didn't notice any great >>answer in your post either? >> >>I think NPS is worthless to compare programs. Because fast nodes and slow >>nodes aren't 1:1 equivalent... And I said that. It _was_ an answer. Just >>maybe not the one he wanted. > >First you say that you answered the question. Now you say you didn't, because >the answer is meaningless. Which is it? > >How do you know that Jose wants to compare programs based on NPS counts? Where >does he say this? > >I answered Jose's questions. Why can't you just do the same? > >-Tom He can answer for me if he wants... he can run crafty on any machine he chooses to get the nps. I did answer the question. The answer is "there is no useful answer to the question." Seems you didn't get that. I figured he wants to compare NPS counts, otherwise he wouldn't have asked for NPS figures. What else would you do with those numbers? Use 'em on a lottery ticket?
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