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Bourque.org, Canada's tabloidy-headline answer to the Drudge Report (I wonder if the Bourque guy has that stupid hat, too.)
Arimaa. Derived from chess and specifically designed to be easy for humans and hard for computers (basically a gauntlet to the AI programmers of the world.) There are tutorials.
On a side note, while it's good to challenge AI programmers to come up with better ways of solving problems, I'm not sure Arimaa is the way to go. It seems like you're just refining and improving the search algorithms used for standard two-player zero-sum games (like Chess and Checkers) without expanding what AI can do, like poker and other games that better simulate real-life requirements.
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August 24, 2005 -- 2:44 PM
posted by Par
Some things that came up in discussions I've had with people over the past few days:
On a side note, while it's good to challenge AI programmers to come up with better ways of solving problems, I'm not sure Arimaa is the way to go. It seems like you're just refining and improving the search algorithms used for standard two-player zero-sum games (like Chess and Checkers) without expanding what AI can do, like poker and other games that better simulate real-life requirements.
August 24, 2005 -- 2:37 PM
posted by Par
But Percy, any money that goes to building infrastructure will take away from my Scrooge McPool. We cannot allow that, under any circumstances.
In all seriousness, that Ontario article seems pretty sketchy, based on my limited understanding of federal transfer payments. If I understand correctly, transfers are supposed to help balance things out between 'have' and 'have-not' provinces. So, logically, how could transfers create a have-not province? At best, wouldn't it turn a 'have' province into a 'break-even' province? Am I missing something? Percy?
Even stranger to me is the concept of provinces which contribute more than they get back from the feds asking for the difference back. Why not just throw out the whole system of transfers, then?
August 24, 2005 -- 2:29 PM
posted by P
I don't see what's so great about the "swelling coffers" of Alberta. It's just more money unused in a province that has roads in worse condition than Moncton's. If people have something to say I doubt a 25 year old ruckus over the NEP will keep anyone quiet about perceived unfairness.
August 24, 2005 -- 11:36 AM
posted by eric
i thought when Syndrome of a Downs got the mighty Volta to open they had the game locked in a choke hold, but shit, .MONEEN. officially wins SHITTIEST LINEUP of the YEAR AWARD:
09.23.05 | Edmonton
Red's
in the West Edmonton Mall (oh waterpark how you will feel my wrath)
with Yellowcard and Rufio
August 24, 2005 -- 9:04 AM
posted by edo
Haha
Police find missing gnomes cache
Police find missing gnomes cache: Gnome king declares national holiday
or
Police find missing gnomes cache: Pot of gold still missing
August 24, 2005 -- 8:54 AM
posted by edo
Interesting headlines 2 days later...
Ontario fears 'have-not' status: In-the-red province eyes booming Alberta
Its almost like we're worried that cousin Ontario is gonna come over and maybe pee in the money pool. Personally I'd be more worried about Calgary kicking the rest of the Alberta family out of the pool and saying its all theirs.
August 23, 2005 -- 11:25 PM
posted by Jere
Hey Daggers,
I can't make the show on friday, is there anyway we can get it moved to another day?
August 23, 2005 -- 9:42 PM
posted by nobody knows my face
fuck everything. fuck it all.
August 23, 2005 -- 7:50 PM
posted by Al
Eric play Forever Young by Alphaville if you are sneaking something in from Napoleon Dynamite.
August 23, 2005 -- 5:28 PM
posted by Pam
So i would like to invite you people out to the lake on saturday . . .
any time after 1100am, you can come.
i'll post more details later
just wanted to put it out there.
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