On: Ken Jennings on Watson

[adestefan]

The buzzer timing is a larger part of winning than knowing the answers. I would say, even though Jennings never does, that it was a huge advantage.

[kenjackson → adestefan]

But the buzzer timing is also part of Jeopardy. It's just a part of the game. You can change the game to disadvantage the computer, but then why not change other rules like require all responses to be handwritten using a hand with human blood flowing through it to a pumping heart, which is connected to a working human brain.