[blml] Positronic brain

[Alain Gottcheiner]

At 17:35 9/10/2006 +0200, Herman De Wael wrote:
>Eric tries to get around to agreeing with me without actually doing
>so, but I believe he is painting himself (and us) into a corner.

IMOBO, the distinction made by Eric makes sense.

There is intrinsic information : through bids and cards + system & style : 
always AI
There is circumstantial information, e.g. scores on other deals, 
vulnerability : I'd say always AI, but please check.
There is extraneous information : this could constitute AI (e.g. opponents' 
mannerisms) or UI (e.g. partner's mannerisms).

It should be said somewhere that insisting on any item of AI (can) create UI.

BTW, some examples I've seen describes as EI-non-UI are UI IMHO. For 
example, saying, before we pick our cards, that we're vulnerable may convey 
(voluntarily or not) some message like : "bid carefully for once" or "I 
don't believe you're hale and hearty, so that you might not notice it".

This remembers me of one "code" I use with my favourite partner, and after 
reading all this, I wonder whether we may do so.

When arriving at the table, one of us might say "cloudy table". This may be 
translated as "they're even more crazy as we are, so let's bid quietly". Of 
course, opps often ask what it means, and we explain it. Sometimes we 
explain it spontaneously. They usually laugh, but don't realize we're in 
earnest.

How would you all classify this item of information ?

Ah, yes, why "cloudy" ? Because some of our preempts and overcalls are 
rather lax. Those are indicated, in our notes, by an asterisk. Now, when 
it's cloudy, stars are out :-))

Best regards,

      Alain.