<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>spike,</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="y_msg_container">> A chess program is not conscious, but it creates some gooooorgeous combinations that feel like an iron fist reached out of the computer and grabbed you by the ass. </div><div class="y_msg_container"><br></div><div class="y_msg_container">I understand exactly what you mean, spike. Chess programs seem like they know exactly what they are doing. They are masters of the game. </div><div class="y_msg_container"><br></div><div class="y_msg_container">But in reality they are like my watch. My watch tells me the time accurately, but I'm pretty sure it has no idea what the time
is.</div><div class="y_msg_container"><br></div><div class="y_msg_container">-Gordon<br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>