[computer-go] Re: remote time measurement

2009-02-04 Thread Dave Dyer 
At 12:59 AM 2/4/2009, David Fotland wrote:
>What do you mean by operator at remote end?  In my case, the program was
>running on a cluster at Microsoft in some computer data center.  There was
>no operator at Microsoft.  The cluster was operated from Beijing through a
>remote desktop.  The operator was at the contest site.

In that case, the operator is watching you.  The goal is to
certify that the human putatively responsible for the program
is behaving consistent with the competition, not unplugging
cables or feeding in moves from a hidden 9 dan.  It wouldn't
prevent a deliberate attempt to defraud, but it would add a
significant amount of complexity.

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RE: [computer-go] Re: remote time measurement

2009-02-04 Thread David Fotland 
What do you mean by operator at remote end?  In my case, the program was
running on a cluster at Microsoft in some computer data center.  There was
no operator at Microsoft.  The cluster was operated from Beijing through a
remote desktop.  The operator was at the contest site.

David

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> My theory is that the organizers of tournaments with remote participants
> could appoint official observers, to observe the operators at the remote
> end of connections.  Not foolproof, but simple and doesn't interfere with
> the conduct of the tournament.
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[computer-go] Re: remote time measurement

2009-02-03 Thread Dave Dyer 

My theory is that the organizers of tournaments with remote participants
could appoint official observers, to observe the operators at the remote
end of connections.  Not foolproof, but simple and doesn't interfere with
the conduct of the tournament.

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