Computer Can Now Win or Tie All Checkers Games

By analyzing all 5×10^20 (500 billion billion) possible checkers moves, computers can now beat or tie a human at checkers every single game. How’d they analyze so much data? By starting in 1989 and going until they were done. Let’s see them do this with Go. [Machinist]

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Starfire (Part 8, 1994)

Starfire (Part 7, 1994)

Part 7 of the Starfire video shows the helmet-haired antagonist attempting to derail our heroine’s brilliant business plan. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion. See also:Starfire (Part 1, 1994)Starfire (Part 2, 1994)Starfire (Part 3, 1994)Starfire (Part 4, 1994)Starfire (Part 5, 1994)Starfire (Part 6, 1994)Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (1993)

Starfire (Part 6, 1994)

Starfire (Part 5, 1994)

Part 5 of the 1994 video Starfire gives us voyeurism, a subtle Jetsons reference and more video-phone technologies of the paleo-future. See also:Starfire (Part 1, 1994)Starfire (Part 2, 1994)Starfire (Part 3, 1994)Starfire (Part 4, 1994)Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (1993)

Starfire (Part 4, 1994)

Part 4 of the Starfire video looks at the possibilities of media creation without shooting new scenes with new actors. See also:Starfire (Part 1, 1994)Starfire (Part 2, 1994)Starfire (Part 3, 1994)Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (1993)Apple’s Knowledge Navigator (1987)Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (1988)

Starfire (Part 3, 1994)

Part 3 of the Sun Microsystems video Starfire begins with our protagonist spying on the office receptionist. From there, we take a look at the scanning interface of the (paleo)future. Enjoy. See also:Starfire (Part 1, 1994)Starfire (Part 2, 1994)Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (1993)Apple’s Knowledge Navigator (1987)Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (1988)

Starfire (Part 2, 1994)

Part 2 of the 1994 Sun Microsystems video Starfire contains remote manipulation of a camera via tablet. Pretty sweet. See also:Starfire (Part 1, 1994)Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (1993)Apple’s Knowledge Navigator (1987)Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (1988)

Starfire (Part 1, 1994)

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Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (Part 3, 1988)

Part 3 of Apple’s 1988 paleo-future concept video Grey Flannel Navigator gives us much needed closure about that business plan. See also:Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (Part 1, 1988)Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (Part 2, 1988)Apple’s Knowledge Navigator (1987)Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (1993)

Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (Part 2, 1988)

Today we have part 2 of Apple’s 1988 paleo-futuristic concept video, Grey Flannel Navigator. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion. See also:Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (Part 1, 1988)Apple’s Knowledge Navigator (1987)Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (1993)

Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (Part 1, 1988)

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