Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information