I'm a card mechanic.

[smoore]

The point of deep blue/Kasparov matches aren't for competition, the're to determine the current status of AI in the realm of chess.

Now... if I play Kasparov and use deep blue to make my moves, am I cheating? Of course I am. It's supposed to be human vs. human.

Is the guy with a notepad in a B&M cheating? Nope. If he uses his palm pilot to do the same thing and then crunches the numbers to help decide what to do he is.

[CaptLego]

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Is the guy with a notepad in a B&M cheating? Nope. If he uses his palm pilot to do the same thing and then crunches the numbers to help decide what to do he is.

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Seriously? If you take a palm pilot to a casino, they'll kick you out?
If I use the palm to calculate pot odds, is that cheating?
If I have an index card with odds tables, is that cheating?
If I have an inspirational photo of my family as a card protector, is that cheating?

Now, if my Palm could predict which card will be dealt on the turn or the river --- that would be something.

If my Palm could secretly arrange for whatever cards I desired to be dealt to my opponents, myself, or the board --- now THAT would be cheating.

[RunDownHouse]

Lego demonstrated the ability for abstract thought that you are clearly lacking.

Honestly, the math involved in poker isn't that hard. Where do you draw the line between mental skill and mechanical advantage? If every player has a calculator in hand, do you consider every player to be cheating? What about if a player has an abacus, as opposed to a computer? Pad and pen instead of a computer?

Good luck drawing inferences from these simple questions!

[Spladle Master]

I nominate this for Post Of The Year.