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echo: educator
to: MATT SMITH
from: DAN TRIPLETT
date: 1996-06-14 22:38:00
subject: Re: The Amazing Human Min

MS>DT> computer may act like it is reasoning, but it is not.  It is
MS>DT> simply  responding to its programming.  All I am pointing out is
MS>DT> that while  Deep 
MS>DT> Blue may not beat the "Top" players in the world, it is still
MS>DT> quite  an 
MS>DT> accomplishment for (human) programmers that their machines can
MS>DT> beat  95% 
MS>DT> of the world's chess players.  But they cannot prevent me from 
MS>DT> unplugging the darn thing when it beats me.  
MS> 
MS>    Or hitting "reset" when Sargon III's beating you!
Or even backing up the position via the "take back" key to a position 
that is better for your side.  Sometimes I get so mad I go into setup 
mode and add a few queens to my side of the board.  It really make the 
computer mad when I do this but hey, Im superior and whatever it takes 
to win, well.....  And besides, I have offered to allow the computer to 
add any amount of material he/she wants (but I have refused my help to 
set it up) and the computer is helpless without me.  POWER....I have it 
and it doesn't......hehe
dt
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