Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...discovered that I was playing a very flexible, quickly changing opponent with an ability to avoid any mistakes in long-term calculations. My opponent was psychologically stable, undisturbed and unconcerned about anything going on around it, and it made almost none of the typical computer-chess errors...
...think this match proved that there should be no special anticomputer strategy. To beat this machine, I just have to play great chess. I need comprehensive, bullet-proof opening preparation that checks all sharp lines of play to avoid any flaws--which can be deadly when playing Deep Blue. I need physical and psychological stability, a great level of concentration and a mind free of other distractions to calculate, calculate and calculate...
TIME: So we should avoid these stocks...
...take the sandwich. On balance, progress does make things better, at least materially, for most people. But the costs are real. Converting someone from a teller to an ATM servicer is not easy or cheap. And if we as a society are going to meet the challenge, we should avoid dubious reassurance about the impregnable uniqueness of our species...
...that is over now. Flinn, 26, is applying for an honorable discharge to avoid facing a court-martial on charges including adultery and disobeying an order. Her decline began when she fell in love with Marc Zigo, a civilian who coached kids' soccer at the base. Believing he was separated, she started going out with him last summer. Soon he was telling her she was the love of his life, spoke of marriage and gave her an Irish promise ring...