Evolution of a Go program

About the development of Moyo Go Studio, software to (help) play the Oriental game of Go. Go is a two-player zero-sum game of perfect information. It is considered much harder than Chess. Currently, in spite of enormous effort expended, no computer program plays it above the level of a beginner.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Lie on the envelope



This is the bubble envelope that Moyo Go Studio comes in. To keep the cost down to customers, it's not sent by registered mail because only in less than 1% of cases, a letter doesn't arrive in time and in that case I send a new copy but for the contents I write something like "cardboard sample demo". Because my post office asks me 10.75 USD extra to send MoyoGo registered. That's more expensive than sending another copy. That's the disadvantage of living in one of the world's most expensive cities. A beer across the street is 9 USD. One would almost be relieved that summer lasts only two weeks here.

The customs declaration specifies "CD", even when it's a DVD. This is to minimize the risk of theft. It is sent as a "gift" and the value is "none".