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John Terhorst, Ph.D.
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Chemistry Instructor at Oregon State University, Canine Companions service dog recipient, and chess guy. Yale alum. He/him. Opinions my own.

📍Redlands, CA
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The government trying to figure out what’s up with all the drones over government sites
A picture of a man dressed up as a hot dog, saying we’re all trying to figure out who’s responsible for this
December 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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For all of chess history, even the greatest players had been sheltered from the sort of incredibly complex tactical play that computers handled almost trivially by 1993. You knew that your human opponents had roughly the same limitations as you did when it came to dealing with whatever arose on the board. That perceived equilibrium went out the window when you were facing a strong computer. It played chess well, but also differently. The psychological asymmetry and physical factors were an issue, but the new sensation of always wondering if your opponent might be seeing something you could scarcely imagine was very disturbing. —Garry Kasparov
November 20, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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August 27, 2023 at 7:57 AM