January 2011
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April 2010
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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 →
Google News Timeline →
It's Fun to Read! →
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.)
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.
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.
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
Ok, so apparently there IS a source for that quotation about choices vs abilities: J.K. Rowling. Related: Dumbledore = closet Buddhist!
RT @tinybuddha: “Our choices show what we truly are far more than our abilities.” ~Anonymous