> >Moreover, I won a bet with jpm here on the list more than a year ago, and > the $100 has never been seen. > > Wait, Danny - are you talking about your program for converting > e-gold's gif images to numbers? > > As I've said to you a dozen times ... > > Put it up on the web, let people feed in a few images, see if it > works, if it does I'll happily pay the $100 > > Even though you still haven't done it for, what, a YEAR ?!!
Excuse me, but I'll copy here the original challenge you gave me in early February 2002 (you can still check the list archives for it): "> >This turing image does not defeat the automatic attack. All I need is a screen > >capture of the turing image combined with some OCR software, quite simple. > > > But Danny, it's not quite simple at all! > > You're simply wrong! I'm sorry! > > I'll give you $100 right now if you can set up your computer to > convert Jay's turing image to ascii text within a day. > > Go for it!" EOQ There is not any mention about putting it on the web. You challenge me "to set up MY computer to convert ..." I did set up MY computer by the next day, and posted the little visual basic program I had made for it here on the list complete with source code. A few others have tried and seen that it worked. Cracking the turing numbers was easy. At that point I had fulfilled the challenge. Not surprisingly e-gold has put in better versions of the turing numbers not long after. Afterwards you complained that it had to work on your Mac, and it should be on a webpage. We call that "changing the challenge after the bet is lost" Do you really think I will spend another 6 hours of work to put it on the web for you and get the $100? Unrealistic. I charge more than $15 an hour, sorry... And then maybe you will change the challenge again... Ah no. I simply concluded that either you cannot admit a lost bet, or perhaps $100 is a lot of money for you. So, I just decided to 'put in your soup' once in a while, I don't need this $100 from you. > > I'LL STILL HAPPILY PAY !!!! > > Is there something unclear about this??!! No, it is very clear. You changed the challenge after I won the bet. Your words are there: I have to set up my computer... I did that and showed others how they could do it too. > > $100 waiting! Sorry, but in February 2002 gold was at $290 an ounce. I am also suffering from the same currency effect I have tried to explain you. That $100 would have been 0.34 ounces back then. Which is $130 at todays rates... Cheers Danny --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
