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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Watson
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:34:00 -0700
References: <847E266B-0626-438A-918F-CDD5DBEBA50F@acm.org> <7229B9FC-F082-4CFA-8EAC-CFA192110E0D@mac.com> <CAH1UNJ0tYpFVb1OLsv__Py-zCXP6HHohOO6aPmAtyHuNOkqjhw@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you for the kind words, George and Jayanand

Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

Question authority and the authorities will question you.




On Jul 22, 2013, at 9:14 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> I agree
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:21 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> 
> wrote:
>> 
>> On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:05 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote:
>> 
>>> Last month, Dr. John Kelley, VP Research for IBM, gave a lecture at the 
>>> Computer History Museum. In addition to personal history, he described 
>>> the process of developing the computer system, Watson, which bested the 
>>> current human champions at Jeopardy. In connection with this talk, a 
>>> temporary exhibit, which will stay a year, was set up by IBM and Museum 
>>> staff. This is the actual studio setup which was used in that Jeopardy 
>>> Contest. The stands are as they were in the studio: participants can 
>>> write their names with a stylus on a horizontal touch screen which is in 
>>> front of them and the writing will appear on the front panel of the 
>>> stand. They have the actual push buttons which contestants would push 
>>> when they were ready to answer, and there is a simulation of an actual 
>>> Jeopardy session. I haven't tried it, but our CEO did and said it was a 
>>> humbling experience.
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003146.jpg.html
>> 
>> constantly amazed by the unexpected education
>> we receive, in words and pictures, on this list
>> 
>> thank you Herbert
>> (and everyone else that contributes to my views of this world)
>> 
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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In reply to: Message from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] IMG: Watson)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMG: Watson)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] IMG: Watson)