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Old 05-01-2009, 08:53 AM
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Default Computer Picks Pioneerof the Nile to win...
Story here: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horse...n_N.htm?csp=34

No word on whether Jon White programmed the computer...
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:05 AM
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this is done by Liam Durbin on E-Ponies.com Good guy and site.
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Old 05-01-2009, 09:25 AM
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sounds like it is based on nothing but statistics.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:36 AM
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Well, that settles it!
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:37 AM
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Hey kid! I'm a computer. Stop all the downloadin'.
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Old 05-01-2009, 11:40 AM
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sounds like it is based on nothing but statistics.
This is how the computer surmized that POTN was going to win the Derby: It took the overall derby commentary by all experts and analyzed the text, sorted out the names of the horses and the number of times they were mentioned, then took the horse that had been mentioned to win the most number of times. And since Jon White mentioned POTN 240 million times in the last 2 months, he was declared the winner. The computer also determined that Andy Beyer has the capability to be a arrogant pompous ass.
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Too bad this isn't the BCS.
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Old 05-01-2009, 12:29 PM
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Too bad this isn't the BCS.

nah, it's just bs.
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Old 05-01-2009, 01:57 PM
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sounds like it is based on nothing but statistics.
as opposed to what??? Voodoo?
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