The Chess Master and the Computer

What does this tell us about the future of computer-human interfacing?

In 2005, the online chess-playing site Playchess.com hosted what it called a “freestyle” chess tournament in which anyone could compete in teams with other players or computers.

…Lured by the substantial prize money, several groups of strong grandmasters working with several computers at the same time [...]

How the Govenment Makes Private Companies More Competitive

Heh, funny; but I would add that government services tend to be so incompetently run that people will actually pay more for private alternatives, keeping them in business. The existence of FedEx and UPS are the obvious examples of this; though the huge (and growing) medical travel industry is probably a better example.