David Maddox: The Greens - not all is how it seems
I notice that James Mackenzie, that tireless spindoctor and general dogsbody for the Green Party in Scotland, has come up with a surprising admission on his Two Doctors blog.
As the world leaders sat down to discuss nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, Mr Mackenzie the official mouthpiece of a party supposed peaceniks, announced that he wants to increase his own personal nuclear arsenal from two to three.
He was talking about his collection of board games - apparently he already possesses Confrontation and War on Terror, which sound more like George W. Bush's hobbies. Far be it for me to suggest that this is a sign of latent megalomania in the otherwise urbane and personable spin doctor, but it does appear that for him subconsciously, as in a misquote of the James Bond movie, the world (let alone Scotland) may not be enough.
However, we must hope he does not become a global domination because the world may be left lacking. As his blog shows he probably would not allow either chess or cricket to be played, thus depriving civilisation of its two best past times.
His objection to chess is that he believes computers are better at the game because they can process more information. Yet the only time the world's best player lost to a computer was Garry Kasparov against the second Deep Blue constructed by IBM.
Subsequent investigations have suggested that IBM may have cheated and used other grandmasters in a bid to boost its share price. The company quickly dismantled the computer before any checks could be made or a rematch could take place.
As the world leaders sat down to discuss nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, Mr Mackenzie the official mouthpiece of a party supposed peaceniks, announced that he wants to increase his own personal nuclear arsenal from two to three.
He was talking about his collection of board games - apparently he already possesses Confrontation and War on Terror, which sound more like George W. Bush's hobbies. Far be it for me to suggest that this is a sign of latent megalomania in the otherwise urbane and personable spin doctor, but it does appear that for him subconsciously, as in a misquote of the James Bond movie, the world (let alone Scotland) may not be enough.
However, we must hope he does not become a global domination because the world may be left lacking. As his blog shows he probably would not allow either chess or cricket to be played, thus depriving civilisation of its two best past times.
His objection to chess is that he believes computers are better at the game because they can process more information. Yet the only time the world's best player lost to a computer was Garry Kasparov against the second Deep Blue constructed by IBM.
Subsequent investigations have suggested that IBM may have cheated and used other grandmasters in a bid to boost its share price. The company quickly dismantled the computer before any checks could be made or a rematch could take place.
Labels: board games, chess, cricket, David Maddox, Greens, James Mackenzie, nuclear weapons
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3 Comments:
Factcheck! In 2006 Vladimir Kramnik, the undisputed World Chess Champion, was defeated by Deep Fritz.
Incidentally, the computer that beat him was less powerful than mine at home.
Also, I have an old set of Monopoly at home too. Does that make me a wannabe property tycoon?
James
No I had not forgotten about Deep Fritz.
But the point about Kramnik is that while he was world champion at the time, he was a much inferior player to Kasparov at his peak. The contest was on an entirely different level.
Kasparov played the second Deep Blue, having the thumped the first, at a time when he was still world champion but his abilities were beginning to wane.
The point is that processing power and imaginative strategy are entirely different things.
Incidently, I didn't realise you had desires to be a property developer as well. Is that how you intend to fund your path to power?
- David M
James may indeed be turning into a Bond villain. The papers seem to have missed the fact that Hunterston leaked radiation into the Clyde mere days after James toured the facility.
Surely it's only a matter of time before he acquires a white cat and hollows out a Munro?
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