Excuse me, but I'll copy here the original challenge you gave me in early February 2002 (you can still check the list archives for it):
"> >This turing image does not defeat the automatic attack. All I need is a screen capture of the turing image combined with some OCR software, quite simple.
But Danny, it's not quite simple at all! You're simply wrong! I'm sorry! I'll give you $100 right now if you can set up your computer to convert Jay's turing image to ascii text within a day. Go for it!" EOQThere is not any mention about putting it on the web. You challenge me "to set up MY computer to convert ..."
As I said to you at the time, endlessly, I am sorry if you misunderstood, or there was a misunderstanding between us.
The whole context was that of something that worked on the web, on servers -- where the imagined hacker would feed it in and get the number. And where everyone can openly try if it works.
I appreciate the "brain" of your invention is in the code, but there's not much value unless you stick it on the web so everyone can use it.
Afterwards you complained that it had to work on your Mac, and it should be on a webpage. We call that "changing the challenge after the bet is lost" Do you really think I will spend another 6 hours of work to put it on the web for you and get the $100? Unrealistic. I charge more than $15 an hour, sorry... And then maybe you will change the challenge again... Ah no. I simply concluded that either you cannot admit a lost bet, or perhaps $100 is a lot of money for you. So, I just decided to 'put in your soup' once in a while, I don't need this $100 from you. (etc)
As is unfortunately often the case, a lot of what you say is simply - bizarre, Danny.
(*) it might take you 4 or 5 minutes to make your cool program work on a web page.
This is not much time in the typical context of fun bets that happen on the e-gold list. Maybe someone will do it for you. Why not just do it?
I'LL STILL HAPPILY PAY !!!! $100 waiting!Sorry, but in February 2002 gold was at $290 an ounce I am also suffering from the same currency effect I have tried to explain you. That $100 would have been 0.34 ounces back then. Which is $130 at todays rates...
Cheers Danny
If the actual DOLLAR FIGURE matters to you (for God's sake!) I am happy to jumble the digits and up the payout to $310, how's that! I think it would be charming to pay out after so long.
incidentally you don't need a "screen capture", its just a gif that's there already, as a gif.
--- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
