We shouldn't neglect the fact that Kasparov was given a copy of the program six months ago. Judging by the early errors by Deep Junior in game 1 (b5, the first non-book move was a blunder), I bet Kasparov has discovered several lines in which the computer falters. No doubt he will exploit them in the rest of the match.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Kasparov team actually used a brute-force method themselves to find these weaknesses, pitting other programs against Deep Junior in various openings to find out where D.J. loses the most.
Of course Murphy's Law says the day it's supposed to go online, a giant asteroid smashes into the moon. (Where's Bruce Willis when you need him?) I picture it something like the impact of the rock that put this goofy idea into the scientist's head.
Somehow the bygone days are not the same without the real sensory experiences:
-The high pitched beep and generated key-click of a VT-100.
-The teflon-like smooth scroll of said VT-100
-The flashing lights on a 300 baud modem.
-The spastic cursor advancing at the speed of above modem.
-The Pepto-Bismol pink of paper tape.
-The rat-tat-tat of a line printer.
-ASCII charts tacked on the wall next to a Heather Thomas and/or Locklear poster
-The B.O. and discarded pizza crusts of those around you. (I guess they'll never go away).
-8 inch Floppies that actually flopped.
-And for the tactile minded: The mushy pop of the Timex Sinclair keyboard, as opposed to the mushy... mush of DEC terminals.
Oh how I missing folding, spindling and mutilating...
Yeah! And what about everything being automobile oriented these days? The automobile has never proven to be objectively better than the horse-drawn carriage in miles/oats counts and hoof-impact analysis.
You narrow your audience when you exclude the Amish!
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We shouldn't neglect the fact that Kasparov was given a copy of the program six months ago. Judging by the early errors by Deep Junior in game 1 (b5, the first non-book move was a blunder), I bet Kasparov has discovered several lines in which the computer falters. No doubt he will exploit them in the rest of the match.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Kasparov team actually used a brute-force method themselves to find these weaknesses, pitting other programs against Deep Junior in various openings to find out where D.J. loses the most.
"Cobalt Blue Screen of Death" that is.
So for the 99% of the population that isn't an arrogant "professional/serious amateur photographer", it's a great printer!
Of course Murphy's Law says the day it's supposed to go online, a giant asteroid smashes into the moon. (Where's Bruce Willis when you need him?) I picture it something like the impact of the rock that put this goofy idea into the scientist's head.
Somehow the bygone days are not the same without the real sensory experiences: -The high pitched beep and generated key-click of a VT-100. -The teflon-like smooth scroll of said VT-100 -The flashing lights on a 300 baud modem. -The spastic cursor advancing at the speed of above modem. -The Pepto-Bismol pink of paper tape. -The rat-tat-tat of a line printer. -ASCII charts tacked on the wall next to a Heather Thomas and/or Locklear poster -The B.O. and discarded pizza crusts of those around you. (I guess they'll never go away). -8 inch Floppies that actually flopped. -And for the tactile minded: The mushy pop of the Timex Sinclair keyboard, as opposed to the mushy... mush of DEC terminals. Oh how I missing folding, spindling and mutilating...
Strange how 42 is the answer to every problem...
There's a PC-tachometer buyer born every minute. I know becuase my Birth-Rate tachometer tells me so.
Yeah! And what about everything being automobile oriented these days? The automobile has never proven to be objectively better than the horse-drawn carriage in miles/oats counts and hoof-impact analysis.
You narrow your audience when you exclude the Amish!