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- Jun 21, 2003
Do you remember the Russian Olympic fencer who got caught rigging his beeper so he could make it go off whenever he wanted, and record a "touch?" Also, all the problems they had with the touch pads to decide who won a swimming race? I guess they have those difficulties straightened out now.Nadine said:rain, thanks for your thoughtful reply, but I still maintain everything I stated in my posts (as always). And that goes for having more trust in a completely objective device attached to a skater's blade that will 'beep' when s/he underrotates (and/or two-foots a jump) by more than a 1/4; whereas a Technical Specialist is only human & therefore subject to "manipulation, cheating, coercion, national bias, lying, etc." A machine, OTOH, is not.
Really? Wow, that's interesting to know. Do you know why it wasn't working in Serena Williams' semifinal match in the U.S. Open, or Venus' Wimbleton match?***Note: perfect example of this is in tennis, where a machine 'beeps' when the ball goes out of bounds/outside the white line.
Mathman
PS. Nadine, will you please turn on you "receipt of Personal Messages" thingy for a minute? Board business.