On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Nick Wedd <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 02/01/2012 21:05, Don Dailey wrote: > >> That's pretty awesome to maintain a 5 dan performance! >> > > Maintaining a 5-dan performance certainly is impressive - but the fast > time limit makes it somewhat less so. Programs handle fast time limits > better than humans do. > I'm glad that is finally understood. Go back just a few years ago on this list where I got blasted by almost everyone for saying the same thing. The idea being put forth was that computers need more time to think and that humans are "intuitive" (which apparently means they don't need to time to think) and extra time isn't of much use to them because they know pretty much at a glance what to play. Sound pretty stupid doesn't it? I felt like I was beating my head against the wall trying to explain how it works. Don > > This sounds as if I am decrying CrazyStone's performance. That is > certainly not my intention. I'll try again: > > A 5.4-dan performance is pretty awesome. A 5.4-dan performance with a > strong positive slope is even more awesome. A 5.4-dan performance with a > positive second derivative is unheard of! > > Nick > > >> Don >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:02 PM, "Ingo Althöfer" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hello Don, >> >> > What time control was used for these games or did it vary? >> >> In the last few days it was 15 seconds per move, with >> 9 byoyomi phases. >> >> Ingo. >> >> >> -- >> NEU: FreePhone - 0ct/min Handyspartarif mit Geld-zurück-Garantie! >> Jetzt informieren: >> http://www.gmx.net/de/go/**freephone<http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freephone> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Computer-go mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:Computer-go@dvandva.**org<[email protected]> >> > >> >> http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/computer-go<http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Computer-go mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/computer-go<http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go> >> > > > -- > Nick Wedd > [email protected] > > ______________________________**_________________ > Computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/computer-go<http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go> >
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