January 2011
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April 2010
1 post
I ♥ Hydrogen Peroxide
I have to say I usually am pretty skeptical about advice I get from spammy mass emails, but owing to how much I HATE cleaning the bathroom, I decided to give take heed of this one email, which extolled the many virtues and uses of good old hydrogen peroxide - which you can still get at the pharmacy or grocery store for about a buck a bottle.
So I just cleaned the bathroom from top to bottom,...
February 2010
1 post
“…Note that White has not embarked on dubious long-range combinations. His...”
– - GM Irving Chernev
January 2010
3 posts
It gives me vertigo, but it's FUN! →
jeniopia:
First person Tetris! I found this via boingboing. Praise Jebus for boingboing. Apparently it has a night mode, too, but the day mode is oodles of fun for the whole family.
http://www.firstpersontetris.com/
tChess Pro for iPhone just keeps getting better!
I just downloaded the new version - available now in the App Store. Here’s what’s new:
- New “Database” feature: download and view PGN files!!
- Replaced the computer’s difficulty levels with ratings: play against any Elo rating from 500 to 2500
- Replaced the Statistics feature with new “Profile” feature: play against the computer for rating points,...
September 2009
2 posts
iPhone App: tChess Pro Update (1.4.0)
tChess Pro has long been one of my preferred chess apps—which maybe isn’t such a big deal because I have five or six that I truly love. But still, it’s a good one. It’s slick looking and obviously comes from an author/developer who cares about chess and wants to help people improve their game.
It’s got a unique system for showing main-line options from book...
D&D, then & now
I was in the book store the other day and I wandered over to see if there were any interesting new chess books in the Games section. There weren’t, but they had a shiny new set of manuals for D&D (4th edition, I think it was), and I spent about twenty minutes thumbing through the Dungeon Master’s Guide, the Player’s Handbook, and my old favourite: the Monster Manual.
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July 2009
12 posts
Grooveshark -- Listen to Free Music →
Shidonni World- virtual pets drawings come to life →
art.com artPad →
This is kinda fun.
Exeter Chess Club: Chess Openings Handouts →
It's Fun to Read! →
Google News Timeline →
Follow That Page - web monitor: we send you an... →
Collecta →
This is cool - it doesn’t get more ‘current’ than this.
Cooliris | Discover More →
12 Coolest Chess Sets - Oddee.com →
WOBBLE CHESS SET | Wobbly, Wiggly Chess Board... →
June 2009
21 posts
Deep Thoughts (by Jack Handey) →
Opening theory in chess - Wikibooks, collection of... →
British Columbia Chess Federation - Home Page →
Graboid Video →
How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire - Part I:... →
Chess Tactics Explained in English: A Complete... →
ChessCircle - Ten Tips for Playing Chess!!! →
Play Chess on Twitter →
Download Free iPhone Wallpapers, Backgrounds and... →
www.smule.com/forum/ • View forum - Share your... →
The Smule Ocarina app songbook. Great fun!
How To Use The Best 40 Features of iPhone 3.0 :... →
RACHEL #439: TIRE DUST →
Auto-makers are all in league with Satan (as we knew).
Well, it happened: my 16gb Touch just told me there’s not enough space to update an app, but I know it really meant “go on, get an iPhone.”
My Obsession With Chess →
A 16-foot long ‘comic’. Interesting stuff
Can we please strike the “03/03/09” date format from the face of the earth, please?? (C’mon.. I said ‘please’ twice and everything.)
I am going to try to beat my personal best for light packing: 1 back-pack. The trick is wearing a couple days’ clothes on the plane.
Also, I may not have significant computer/wifi access till the weekend, so to my online chess buds… I’ll be moving about as fast as usual.
Well, I’m in Minneapolis till Friday. If there’s anything good to see/do there, don’t bother sharing; I won’t be seeing/doing any of it.
Free online OCR →
Are you using @MrTweet yet? He helps me filter through millions of folks to find those with relevant interests. http://mrtweet.net?v=14
And in case you’re wondering, #5 is a prohibition against zombies and other undead: http://bit.ly/OBqLP Thanks again, @westcoastjen !
The best way to utilize Wolfram|Alpha? As a Google side-dish, actually: http://bit.ly/dpJeo
May 2009
60 posts
Android | Official Website →
HTC - makers of the 'Magic' Android phone →
iPhone competition
As the rumoured announcement of an iPhone update draws near, I find myself increasingly curious about Android.. Have you seen the ‘Magic’?
Make your own book with Blurb →
Catch a (Google) Wave! Hang ten! Etc.! http://bit.ly/6LVld
LOL. Who watches the Watchbabies? Too funny. http://bit.ly/8sBzt
RT @tinybuddha: “Our choices show what we truly are far more than our abilities.” ~Anonymous
Ok, so apparently there IS a source for that quotation about choices vs abilities: J.K. Rowling. Related: Dumbledore = closet Buddhist!