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Re: y'know what I miss....
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Wed, 8 Mar 2006 19:28:03 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
> we used to run the same competition consecutively.
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> that way we would get to learn from the first competitoin to build a better 'bot
> for the next one--we would glean better ways of doing something and become
> better 'bot builders/programmers in the process.
I have two reasons for not doing this:
a) it gets boring
b) it grows Hassenplugs, who dominate competitions, which also get boring.*
> Not to say that I want to revisit block exchanging, but I kinda miss the 'hey,
> lets run this for at least two consecutive compettions...'
But I do think we should return to Project Y some day. Not this year. Maybe
next year. Give people a while to think about the issue.
* Note, I have utmost respect for Steve's ability to compete, rather ruthlessly
in ANY competition. He's not a one trick pony.
Calum
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| (...) I always wondered how Steve got so tall. I thought it was just something genetic. ChiBots in Chicago has an interesting rule that I think adds to their events (they do run events again and again). The winner from the last event can't enter the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| we used to run the same competition consecutively. that way we would get to learn from the first competitoin to build a better 'bot for the next one--we would glean better ways of doing something and become better 'bot builders/programmers in the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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