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In a 2003 chess game between Kasparov and the chess engine Fritz, the latter abruptly resigned a complicated position. This was unpredictable to the extent that it had never happened before. (That is, no computer program had ever resigned a game unless it was at a distinct material disadvantage or had detected an invincible mating… Continue reading Kasparov and the Machine, Part 2
The ferris wheel was at the back of the carnival, by the expressway. There was nobody nearby. It was deserted. Out of nowhere, a figured approached. "My brother runs the wheel," said the man with a sheepish grin, showing missing teeth. "They don't give us any breaks, so you got to take what you can… Continue reading St. Stanislaus Kostka Carnival
The past few years, I have seen the posters for the carnival at the Polish church: St. Stanislaus Kostka. I have even seen the rides from my car, driving by on the Kennedy Expressway. This weekend, Etta and I had wanted to drive to Torch Lake in Michigan but the weather turned chilly, so we… Continue reading Kennedy Expressway Ferris Wheel
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