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Graham Banks
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by Graham Banks » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:53 pm
Ryan Benitez wrote:
I highly doubt Toga can beat Hiarcs on 8x hardware.
Hypothetical at this stage, but how many enthusiasts currently use such hardware anyway?
I'll add that I have no beef against Hiarcs. Mark is probably one of the few honest commercial authors left and deserves every success he can get.
gbanksnz at gmail.com
Enrico
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by Enrico » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:57 pm
The english was good enough to have "never" backed up by "too strong for Hiarcs."
Perhaps bad english is correct however. It seems to have been the excuse for not understanding GPL in the past...
-elc.
Graham Banks wrote: Enrico wrote: Explain the use of "never"?
-elc.
Is English Thomas's first language?
I took it it to mean that Hiarcs would never win that game. This seems to be confirmed by the timing of his post, which was when Hiarcs was struggling.
I guess only Thomas can confirm one way or the other for sure.
In the meantime, surely it's sensible to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Regards, Graham.
Graham Banks wrote: Ryan Benitez wrote: Thomas Gaksch wrote: Hiarcs will never win against Naum. Naum is to strong for Hiarcs.
Thomas
Naum is a very strong engine, maybe the best engine with big hardware, but hiarcs is also very good. What happened to the luck factor you talked about the other day? I can not think of a stronger 32bit engine than Hiarcs, it seems like a better idea to be a fan of such a great engine than be bitter and/or jealous of it.
I suspect that Thomas might have been talking about the game in question, which was indeed won eventually by Naum.
This seems to be confirmed by the timing of his post and then Daniel's post three minutes later.
I doubt that his comment was malicious in that context.
Graham Banks
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by Graham Banks » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm
Enrico wrote: The english was good enough to have "never" backed up by "too strong for Hiarcs."
Perhaps bad english is correct however. It seems to have been the excuse for not understanding GPL in the past...
-elc.
Some never forgive. The old hoary chestnut always gets brought up when there's nothing else to say.
Best let the CCC readers judge for themselves.
gbanksnz at gmail.com
Enrico
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by Enrico » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:03 pm
I think most have, right? Tumbleweed blows regular around here...
-elc.
Graham Banks wrote: Enrico wrote: The english was good enough to have "never" backed up by "too strong for Hiarcs."
Perhaps bad english is correct however. It seems to have been the excuse for not understanding GPL in the past...
-elc.
Some never forgive. The old hoary chestnut always gets brought up when there's nothing else to say.
Best let the CCC readers judge for themselves.
Graham Banks
Posts: 44908 Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:52 am
Location: Auckland, NZ
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by Graham Banks » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:06 pm
Enrico wrote: I think most have, right? Tumbleweed blows regular around here...
-elc.
Meaning?
Graham Banks wrote: Enrico wrote: The english was good enough to have "never" backed up by "too strong for Hiarcs."
Perhaps bad english is correct however. It seems to have been the excuse for not understanding GPL in the past...
-elc.
Some never forgive. The old hoary chestnut always gets brought up when there's nothing else to say.
Best let the CCC readers judge for themselves.
gbanksnz at gmail.com
Enrico
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by Enrico » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:15 pm
What's life without a good Western? Gene Autry and John Wayne would be disappointed.
http://wichidude.typepad.com/life_happe ... blewe.html
-elc.
Graham Banks wrote: Enrico wrote: I think most have, right? Tumbleweed blows regular around here...
-elc.
Meaning?
Graham Banks wrote: Enrico wrote: The english was good enough to have "never" backed up by "too strong for Hiarcs."
Perhaps bad english is correct however. It seems to have been the excuse for not understanding GPL in the past...
-elc.
Some never forgive. The old hoary chestnut always gets brought up when there's nothing else to say.
Best let the CCC readers judge for themselves.
Graham Banks
Posts: 44908 Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:52 am
Location: Auckland, NZ
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by Graham Banks » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:17 pm
Hiarcs did very well and the whole team should be proud.
Anything can happen in tourneys over 7 rounds.
Regards, Graham.
gbanksnz at gmail.com
Erik Roggenburg
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by Erik Roggenburg » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:26 pm
On my PC, HIARCS seems to do better with Megadeth playing in the background.
Can't really understand why, though. Is HIARCS a speed metal fan?
Kaj Soderberg
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by Kaj Soderberg » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:51 pm
Erik Roggenburg wrote: On my PC, HIARCS seems to do better with Megadeth playing in the background.
Can't really understand why, though. Is HIARCS a speed metal fan?
With Led Zeppelin in the background it seems to be from another planet.
PauloSoare
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Location: Cabo Frio, Brasil
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by PauloSoare » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:58 pm
Kaj Soderberg wrote: Erik Roggenburg wrote: On my PC, HIARCS seems to do better with Megadeth playing in the background.
Can't really understand why, though. Is HIARCS a speed metal fan?
With Led Zeppelin in the background it seems to be from another planet.
Well, I think with Beatles it will go conquer the universe
Paulo Soares
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