Longest Thread Ever

[babe]

Can I just say that again, to put it up front on the top of the page?

 

[babe]

I pass out rep, so come here for rep refreshments, folks. . . .

 

[babe]

And now. . . . . for the record. . . . drum roll please. . . ..

This is post number 6,666

 

[babe]

At the moment, my stats are #30 in rep, #35 in postcount.

 

[babe]

I do have a wife, and kids... . and more than one job.

 

[babe]

This place is for visiting, and posting.

 

[babe]

come as you are, but please keep it kid-friendly. My kids read it.

 

[babe]

It's my front porch, somewhere under a big tree and a full moon, along a dusty western trail. . . .

 

[babe]

hospitality is important in these parts.

 

[babe]

So I'm gonna troll for Siro, again.

AI, anyone?

 

[babe]

I'm standing for the real deal.

 

[babe]

On the day that Kasparov was defeated by Deep Blue, I found myself thinking of the film "Being There'' (1979). The chess champion said there was something about the computer he did not understand, and it frightened him. There were moments when the computer seemed to be . . . thinking. Of course, chess is not a game of thought but of mathematical strategy; Deep Blue has demonstrated it is possible to be very good at it without possessing consciousness.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-being-there-1979