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To Test a Powerful Computer, Play an Ancient Game
Deep Blue's recent trouncing of Garry Kasparov sent shock waves through the Western world. In much of the Orient, however, the news that a computer had beaten a chess champion was likely to have been met with a yawn. While there are avid chess players in Japan, China, Korea and throughout the East, far more popular is the deceptively simple game of Go, in which black and white pieces called stones are used to form intricate...
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Why was an old (1997) article from NYT posted twice within 30 minutes from eachother?
Here is the other article: http://snapzu.com/drunkenninja/in-1997-futuri...-a-century-for-machines-to-beat-a-human-at-go
Search is gone right now so reposts will be more common until we can check for them.
Ah that's the icon I'm missing. I knew there were 4 icons next to the green submit button, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
I didnt know he posted that. I saw it on hacker news and wanted to share it.
I just thought it was bizarre, how an old article suddenly resurfaced twice within 30 minutes. I guess I should be trawling HN as well, then. :)
Beat you to it bud, sorry :D