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Garry Kasparov: Watson Is A Kid’s Toy

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12:46PM February 24, 2011 | Daniel Long

World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov knows a thing or two about defending his pride against game playing computers. He also wants to throw his chess board at Watson – that Jeopardy playing robot that nobody likes to invite to parties. More »


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Flying RC Penis Disrupts Garry Kasparov Speech

8:00AM May 20, 2008 | Jason Chen

We had to double check that this wasn’t a story about Second Life, but rather is an actual event in actual meatspace occurring this past weekend in Moscow. As former chess champion Garry Kasparov was giving a speech to unite opposition political forces, a radio-controlled penis flew across the room to some applause and laughter. The fun was ended when a dour-faced man smashed the penis out of the air. That’s always the case, isn’t it? Some guy’s having fun with a flying penis with someone joker just has to ruin the party. [India Times via Sharenator]

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