LAZBM@CUNYVM (laszlo grunfeld) (03/15/90)
Have neural nets been trained to play games or learned evaluation functions? Any papers written on the subject? Relay-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Posting-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Path: cunyvm!maine.bitnet!michael From: MICHAEL@MAINE (Michael Johnson) Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Badmouthing electric woks (was Re: My Chinese food is too greasy. Help!) Message-ID: <MICHAEL.900315101209@maine.maine.EDU> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 90 10:12:09 EST Organization: University of Maine System References: <1990Mar12.234352.9201@cs.cmu.edu> <23047@mimsy.umd.edu> <MRD.90Mar14132930@image.clarkson.edu> <1990Mar14.232107.10345@ultra.com> TO: NETNEWS@MAINE In article <1990Mar14.232107.10345@ultra.com> ted@ultra.com (Ted Schroeder) writes: >Why do people badmouth non-stick, electric woks? I use one (I have >an eletric stove and I'm sure I get better heating with it than I would >over the stove) and I think it works just great. Nothing sticks to it, >it heats quickly, cools quickly, all the things you'd want. Is there >some mystical magic about carbon steel woks that is so much better >that I don't know about? I would never use a non-stick electric wok for two reasons. You have nowhere near the heat control of a "real" wok on a gas stove, or even on an electric stove (you can remove the wok from the heat). The other reason is that when stir-frying I use a steel spatula and ladle. These handle the heat very well when I am chow-frying and would chew up non-stick coating in no time flat. Plastic utensils just don't have the heat capacity or the proper "feel" for genuine stir-frying. I also suspect that an electric wok would not generate the heat necessary for stir-frying, but that is an un-founded speculation. Michael Johnson, University of Maine System michael@maine.maine.edu "I will choose the path that's clear. I will choose Free Will." -- Neil Peart Relay-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Posting-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Path: cunyvm!maine.bitnet!michael From: MICHAEL@MAINE (Michael Johnson) Newsgroups: news.groups,rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: FINAL RESULTS: rec.food.recipes Message-ID: <MICHAEL.900315101925@maine.maine.EDU> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 90 10:19:25 EST Organization: University of Maine System References: <1990Mar12.160355.25792@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> <476@donk.UUCP> <608@cica.cica.indiana.edu> <1990Mar14.180149.22070@mthvax <38657@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> TO: NETNEWS@MAINE In article <38657@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> dave@cogsci.indiana.edu (David Chalmers) writes: >In article <1990Mar14.180149.22070@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> aem@Mthvax.CS.Miami.Edu >writes: > >>And I am getting mail as well from people who didn't see their yes or no >>votes. The numbers have been equal, and would not have affected the outcome. > >Posted results: 233 YES, 116 NO. Now, assume 10 missing YES votes and 10 >missing NO votes ("The numbers have been equal..."). 243 YES, 126 NO. >Now 243 < 2*126, and the group fails. This may seem to be a ridiculous idea, but I would like to suggest that those people who voted either way and didn't see their names/addresses in the voting summary should POST their votes and AEM can then re-do the tally with these votes being counted. Clearly there was a problem here and ignoring the problem is not a fair reaction. Michael Johnson, University of Maine System michael@maine.maine.edu "I will choose the path that's clear. I will choose Free Will." -- Neil Peart Relay-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Posting-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Path: cunyvm!maine.bitnet!michael From: MICHAEL@MAINE (Michael Johnson) Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving Subject: Driving in the DC/Virginia area Message-ID: <MICHAEL.900315095606@maine.maine.EDU> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 90 09:56:06 EST Organization: University of Maine System TO: NETNEWS@MAINE I may soon be taking a job in Arlington and I am wondering how the driving is in that area. I know that radar detectors are outlawed in Virginia. So I'm thinking I should trade my somewhat bulky Radio Shack unit for a nice, new, small Escort. So, to summarize my questions: - How rigorously is the anti-radar detector law enforced? If I put the detector on my visor and hide the power cord and keep the lights off (on the detector) am I likely to have a problem? - What areas/times of day are worst to drive in? I'm thinking in terms of congestion and boneheads here. - Are there any areas that are more heavily monitored (e.g. radar) than others? - Has anyone found any effective methods of camoflaging a radar detector when it is mounted up high? I like to have the detector at the top of the wind- shield because it is more effective there. My car is built so that I can easily run the cord down behind the plastic trim on the roof pillar. It's a VW Fox for those who might also own one and could make use of that info. You just remove the single screw and then pull the trim off. There are a couple of spring clips that will probably fall out when you do this, but they are easy to put back in place. Michael Johnson, University of Maine System michael@maine.maine.edu "I will choose the path that's clear. I will choose Free Will." -- Neil Peart
ahmad@icsib8 (Subutai Ahmad) (03/17/90)
In article <90074.094831LAZBM@CUNYVM.BITNET>, LAZBM@CUNYVM (laszlo grunfeld) writes: > > Have neural nets been trained to play games or learned evaluation functions? >Any papers written on the subject? > Check out the article "A parallel network that learns to play backgammon", by G. Tesauro and T. Sejnowski. Aritifical Intelligence Vol 39, #3 1989. The network went on to win the backgammon competition at a computer games tournament in London. For a short description of this see "Neurogammon wins Computer Olympiad", by G. Tesauro, Neural Computation, Vol 1, #3, 1989. --Subutai Ahmad