i should add: because i'm sure that people would be willing to donate large cycles if it would help.
:) s. On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 3:32 PM, steve uurtamo <[email protected]> wrote: > ah, thanks. that answers what my actual question was, which is if the > rule was intended to limit the hardware, or to limit the expense. > > thanks, > > s. > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Nick Wedd <[email protected]> wrote: >> In message <[email protected]>, >> steve uurtamo <[email protected]> writes >>> >>> i am going to assume that donated hardware violates the spirit of "the >>> best hardware under $5000", correct? >> >> My opinion, as referee, is that the hardware must be identical to hardware >> for sale, in the normal course of trade, at that price. How Darren actually >> gets his hands on it is irrelevant. He can buy it, rent it, or borrow it. >> >> Nick >> >>> s. >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:17 PM, David Fotland <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I can confirm that John was playing a version running on a 4-core 2.2 >>>> GHz, >>>> Core2 Quad. The engine had a few minor changes since Kanazawa, but no >>>> significant changes in strength. >>>> >>>> Your best chance would be to get the biggest SMP machine you can. Many >>>> Faces' cluster code is broken, and there is no guarantee I can fix it >>>> before >>>> the end of the year. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:computer-go- >>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Darren Cook >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 2:49 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: [Computer-go] Many Faces vs. Tromp >>>>> >>>>> Seemingly in preparation for the shodan go bet event (being held at the >>>>> end of December in central London): >>>>> http://www.gokgs.com/gameArchives.jsp?user=tromp&year=2010&month=10 >>>>> >>>>> 3-1 to Tromp :-( >>>>> But better than 4-0 :-) >>>>> >>>>> I think ManyFaces2 is a recent version of the software, running on >>>>> 4-cores. (ManyFaces1 runs on 12-cores, which is the one with the 2d >>>>> ranking [1].) >>>>> >>>>> Incidentally, according to this page, and assuming John is a European >>>>> 2-dan, then the program needs to be KGS 4-dan to have a 50% chance: >>>>> http://senseis.xmp.net/?RankWorldwideComparison >>>>> >>>>> Darren >>>>> >>>>> [1]: http://www.gokgs.com/graphPage.jsp?user=ManyFaces1 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer >>>>> >>>>> http://dcook.org/gobet/ (Shodan Go Bet - who will win?) >>>>> http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) >>>>> http://dcook.org/blogs.html (My blogs and articles) >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Computer-go mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Computer-go mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Computer-go mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
