Jeff Nowakowski wrote: > On Tue, 2008-01-29 at 17:41 -0500, Don Dailey wrote: > >> This is in response to a few posts about the "self-test" effect in ELO >> rating tests. >> > [...] > >> So my assertion is that scalability based on sound principles is more or >> less universal with perhaps a small amount of self-play distortion, but >> nothing to get too excited about. >> > > You've also hypothesized in the past that a scalable program will > remain scalable. But then why was FatMan scalable for so long and then > flattened out, but MoGo didn't? So I think you can excuse people for > reserving some doubt, though in general I find your scalability > arguments persuasive. > > I suspect FatMan is NOT scalable for some bug related reason. Clearly, there is nothing special about the level of skill where FatMan flattens out because Mogo continues to rise significantly at the same point.
I don't mean to come across as not being tolerant of other points of view, but I do feel compelled to make it clear why I feel the way I do. I hate to just assert things without giving some reasons and I probably come across as being strong minded sometimes. - Don > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
