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FUN ChessShirov's One Hundred WinsToday, I offer all of the games in Sergei Soloviov's Shirov's One Hundred Wins, exciting, complex games all, as well as one of the two games in the book that involve the Perenyi Variation.
Uncompromising ChessMany of you may never have heard the name Victor Kupreichik, perhaps the fiercest fighter amoung all Russian GMs. That says a lot when you consider names like Keres and Tal, but Kupreichik's games sta…
The Chess of Richard RetiChess master, chess journalist, and chess composer Richard Reti participated in most of the great tournaments of the 1920s until his early death from Scarlett fever in 1929. He leaves us with a lifeti…
The Closed SicilianBoris Spassky had great success on both sides of the Closed Sicilian, always seeming to win the game with white or black by a single tempo. The name of the opening suggests a passive approach, but the…
The Spanish ExchangeIn 1998, English IM Andrew Kinsman produced a highly readable book on an important opening, the Spanish Exchange. After the standard opening moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6, Fischer, Timman, Shirov a…
BlockadeAron Nimzovich's first published book? Most might say My System but in fact, earlier in 1925, Nimzovich published Blockade. It was a short work and was quite scarce until my uncle, Dr. Joseph Platz, t…
Isolated PawnsYesterday, I gave some tips on fighting against isolated pawns. If only it were that simple. It's complicated enough that GM A. Mikhalchishin and two other authors have provided an impressive tour of…
Five Steps to VictoryOn the main Chess is Fun instruction site, I take visitors through the five steps to victory. (1) Identify the weakness; (2) Fix the weakness; (3) Attack the weakness with your pieces; (4) that will f…
Chess Blog: Exploiting Small AdvantagesIn 1985, GM Eduard Gufeld produced a fascinating manual, Exploiting Small Advantages that offers 80 examples of the kind of careful technique required to achieve consistent results. If you are lucky e…
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Uncompromising ChessMany of you may never have heard the name Victor Kupreichik, perhaps the fiercest fighter amoung all Russian GMs. That says a lot when you consider names like Keres and Tal, but Kupreichik's games sta…
The Chess of Richard RetiChess master, chess journalist, and chess composer Richard Reti participated in most of the great tournaments of the 1920s until his early death from Scarlett fever in 1929. He leaves us with a lifeti…
The Closed SicilianBoris Spassky had great success on both sides of the Closed Sicilian, always seeming to win the game with white or black by a single tempo. The name of the opening suggests a passive approach, but the…
The Spanish ExchangeIn 1998, English IM Andrew Kinsman produced a highly readable book on an important opening, the Spanish Exchange. After the standard opening moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6, Fischer, Timman, Shirov a…
BlockadeAron Nimzovich's first published book? Most might say My System but in fact, earlier in 1925, Nimzovich published Blockade. It was a short work and was quite scarce until my uncle, Dr. Joseph Platz, t…
Isolated PawnsYesterday, I gave some tips on fighting against isolated pawns. If only it were that simple. It's complicated enough that GM A. Mikhalchishin and two other authors have provided an impressive tour of…
Five Steps to VictoryOn the main Chess is Fun instruction site, I take visitors through the five steps to victory. (1) Identify the weakness; (2) Fix the weakness; (3) Attack the weakness with your pieces; (4) that will f…
Chess Blog: Exploiting Small AdvantagesIn 1985, GM Eduard Gufeld produced a fascinating manual, Exploiting Small Advantages that offers 80 examples of the kind of careful technique required to achieve consistent results. If you are lucky e…
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Linux GazetteEcolBy Javier Malonda These images are scaled down to minimize horizontal scrolling.
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Wireless Configuration for DesktopsBy Muthaiah Ramanathan Let me start with pointers to the two most valuable (in my personal view) resources that I constantly referred to prior to deciding which PCI wireless card would be the best fit…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
Joey's Notes: Access Control ListsBy Joey Prestia Linux has the ability to use access control lists at the file level. This allows file owners and system administrators to define who has access and what level of access they have beyon…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
A Slightly Advanced Introduction to VimBy Pranesh Srinivasan This introduction is about the little things. Things that help ease everyday tasks but go a long way into making you a better user, editor, programmer - a better computer user.
2008:07:10 00:08:17
XKCDBy Randall Munroe Click here to see the full-sized image More XKCD cartoons can be found here.
2008:07:10 00:08:17
Apertium: Open source machine translationBy Jimmy O'Regan Apertium is an open source shallow-transfer machine translation (MT) system. In addition to the translation engine, it also provides tools for manipulating linguistic data, and transl…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
News BytesBy Deividson Luiz Okopnik and Howard Dyckoff Contents: News in General Nokia on Open Cell Phone Systems HP Open-sources AdvFS Kernel Developers Sign up a Letter Against Closed-Source Drivers Openmoko'…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
HelpDexBy Shane Collinge These images are scaled down to minimize horizontal scrolling.
2008:07:10 00:08:17
Review of the Plat'Home OpenBlockSBy Ben Okopnik Some months ago, Plat'Home sent us a press release detailing their new product, the Plat'Home Open Micro Server [1]. The writeup seemed promising - lots of keywords designed to ping a g…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
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Wireless Configuration for DesktopsBy Muthaiah Ramanathan Let me start with pointers to the two most valuable (in my personal view) resources that I constantly referred to prior to deciding which PCI wireless card would be the best fit…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
Joey's Notes: Access Control ListsBy Joey Prestia Linux has the ability to use access control lists at the file level. This allows file owners and system administrators to define who has access and what level of access they have beyon…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
A Slightly Advanced Introduction to VimBy Pranesh Srinivasan This introduction is about the little things. Things that help ease everyday tasks but go a long way into making you a better user, editor, programmer - a better computer user.
2008:07:10 00:08:17
XKCDBy Randall Munroe Click here to see the full-sized image More XKCD cartoons can be found here.
2008:07:10 00:08:17
Apertium: Open source machine translationBy Jimmy O'Regan Apertium is an open source shallow-transfer machine translation (MT) system. In addition to the translation engine, it also provides tools for manipulating linguistic data, and transl…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
News BytesBy Deividson Luiz Okopnik and Howard Dyckoff Contents: News in General Nokia on Open Cell Phone Systems HP Open-sources AdvFS Kernel Developers Sign up a Letter Against Closed-Source Drivers Openmoko'…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
HelpDexBy Shane Collinge These images are scaled down to minimize horizontal scrolling.
2008:07:10 00:08:17
Review of the Plat'Home OpenBlockSBy Ben Okopnik Some months ago, Plat'Home sent us a press release detailing their new product, the Plat'Home Open Micro Server [1]. The writeup seemed promising - lots of keywords designed to ping a g…
2008:07:10 00:08:17
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Lostbrain.comEight Questions They Should Have Asked Barry ...Nobody's Buying Bonds
Lets Crack Gmail!Cause it's freakin' fake.
Martha TalksI'm innocent you #ucksticks!
Please see the attached zip fileIt's not a virus, so relax.
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Lets Crack Gmail!Cause it's freakin' fake.
Martha TalksI'm innocent you #ucksticks!
Please see the attached zip fileIt's not a virus, so relax.
What to say when the SEC calls.The WorldCom call scripts
The Rise and Fall of WorldcomIllustrated in blistering 2-D!
Needed: Naked Harvard StudentsCome pose naked for your new campus magazine
Play the Oscars Drinking GameNo Shirley Temples!
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Feedroom: FunGiant Preschoolers WrestleJuly 10 - A wrestling match between two of the world's largest preschoolers ended with the pair becoming fast friends and capping the day with at McDonald's.
Gisele's 'Breathless' Perfume AdJuly 10 - Victoria Secret has called on Gisele Bundchen to help sell their perfume 'Breathless'. The new ad features the supermodel in a gold bikini.
'Sausage' Mascot AttackedJuly 10 - Authorities have fined Pittsburgh Pirates player Randall Simon for clubbing a sausage-wearing Milwaukee Brewers mascot Wednesday night.
The Lovely Ladies Of HootersJuly 3 - The lovely ladies of 'Hooters' are putting down the wings and aprons and changing into bikinis for a new swimsuit competition.
'Miller Lite' Catfight GirlsJune 20 - Miller Lite catfight girls Tanya Ballinger and Kitana Baker talk about how much fun it was filming the Miller commercials along with Pam Anderson.
America's Hottest BelliesJune 18 - They are hot, talented, and not afraid to show off their tummy. Can you match the belly to the superstar?
Tyra On The ProwlJune 17 - Tyra Banks is no stranger to the runway or the covers of fashion magazines. Now she's on the hunt for the world's next modeling superstar.
Beckham To MadridJune 19 - Real Madrid officials talk about the imminent arrival of soccer superstar David Beckham, who is being transferred from Manchester United for $44 million.
The Matrix Reloaded GameMay 14 - The game Enter the Matrix is part of the entire Matrix experience, with a story that weaves in and out of the movie The Matrix: Reloaded.
Gisele's 'Breathless' Perfume AdJuly 10 - Victoria Secret has called on Gisele Bundchen to help sell their perfume 'Breathless'. The new ad features the supermodel in a gold bikini.
'Sausage' Mascot AttackedJuly 10 - Authorities have fined Pittsburgh Pirates player Randall Simon for clubbing a sausage-wearing Milwaukee Brewers mascot Wednesday night.
The Lovely Ladies Of HootersJuly 3 - The lovely ladies of 'Hooters' are putting down the wings and aprons and changing into bikinis for a new swimsuit competition.
'Miller Lite' Catfight GirlsJune 20 - Miller Lite catfight girls Tanya Ballinger and Kitana Baker talk about how much fun it was filming the Miller commercials along with Pam Anderson.
America's Hottest BelliesJune 18 - They are hot, talented, and not afraid to show off their tummy. Can you match the belly to the superstar?
Tyra On The ProwlJune 17 - Tyra Banks is no stranger to the runway or the covers of fashion magazines. Now she's on the hunt for the world's next modeling superstar.
Beckham To MadridJune 19 - Real Madrid officials talk about the imminent arrival of soccer superstar David Beckham, who is being transferred from Manchester United for $44 million.
The Matrix Reloaded GameMay 14 - The game Enter the Matrix is part of the entire Matrix experience, with a story that weaves in and out of the movie The Matrix: Reloaded.
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FunkWit.comDiary Entry: A clarificationDear Nursery Rhymes International P/L, Please find enclosed a new copy of your popular nursery rhyme As I Was Going To...
2007:04:02 20:32:00
Diary Entry: Overheard #10Location: The Eltham train (ex-Melbourne Central at 6:27PM), between Watsonia and Greensborough. Time: Friday 24th November 2006, about 7PM. Overheard: Two German (or at least...
2006:11:26 06:13:00
Diary Entry: An Open Letter To My Work ...Now, I have an announcement to make. That announcement is: yes. Yes it is. It's a hickey. So, you know, you can get it...
2006:08:28 08:52:00
Diary Entry: Eurovision 2006: Insert funny ...Yes, it's been a while again. But what better way to come back to my blog with a bang than...
2006:05:21 07:29:00
Diary Entry: Comedywealth GamesWell, as the Commonwealth Games draw shudderingly to a close (the closing ceremony is on as I write this), it's...
2006:03:26 05:47:00
Diary Entry: Vicious CycleLook, I know I slung a little bit of crap at the sport of track cycling in my argument for...
2006:03:18 07:03:00
Diary Entry: Scandal on the Hurstbridge LineAn Open Letter To The Woman Who Catches The 5:36 Greensborough Limited Express, And Who Holds Hands And Makes Lovey...
2006:03:07 19:43:00
Diary Entry: Feeling a little downFrom today's The Age front page, about recently-murdered ‘colourful Melbourne identity’ Mario Condello: He was said to have employed two over-zealous...
2006:02:07 21:25:00
Cars And Transport: BATBYGOBSTOPLSomeone, somewhere, deep in the bowels of an advertising agency (or, if I know my advertising industry, and I think...
2006:01:31 06:38:00
2007:04:02 20:32:00
Diary Entry: Overheard #10Location: The Eltham train (ex-Melbourne Central at 6:27PM), between Watsonia and Greensborough. Time: Friday 24th November 2006, about 7PM. Overheard: Two German (or at least...
2006:11:26 06:13:00
Diary Entry: An Open Letter To My Work ...Now, I have an announcement to make. That announcement is: yes. Yes it is. It's a hickey. So, you know, you can get it...
2006:08:28 08:52:00
Diary Entry: Eurovision 2006: Insert funny ...Yes, it's been a while again. But what better way to come back to my blog with a bang than...
2006:05:21 07:29:00
Diary Entry: Comedywealth GamesWell, as the Commonwealth Games draw shudderingly to a close (the closing ceremony is on as I write this), it's...
2006:03:26 05:47:00
Diary Entry: Vicious CycleLook, I know I slung a little bit of crap at the sport of track cycling in my argument for...
2006:03:18 07:03:00
Diary Entry: Scandal on the Hurstbridge LineAn Open Letter To The Woman Who Catches The 5:36 Greensborough Limited Express, And Who Holds Hands And Makes Lovey...
2006:03:07 19:43:00
Diary Entry: Feeling a little downFrom today's The Age front page, about recently-murdered ‘colourful Melbourne identity’ Mario Condello: He was said to have employed two over-zealous...
2006:02:07 21:25:00
Cars And Transport: BATBYGOBSTOPLSomeone, somewhere, deep in the bowels of an advertising agency (or, if I know my advertising industry, and I think...
2006:01:31 06:38:00
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Mike CohenI will no longer update this site at radio.weblogs.com. I will now be publishing my weblog at http://www.mc-development.com/~mike.
2002:11:01 10:56:20
Red Hat recently published a security patch that, thanks to the infamous Digital Millenium Copyright and Suppression of Free Speech Act can only be explained fully to people not within US borders. [Da…
2002:10:16 17:13:35
Unattended Laptop on Plane Triggers Military-Jet Evacuation. A United Airlines flight from New York City landed under military escort after a crew member found an unattended laptop computer under a se…
2002:10:16 00:22:07
They Forgot Stop Banging On The Keys - The Printer Just Isn't Going To Print Today. 'You are in a library and not an adult entertainment center' and other computer error messages for library OPACs. [l…
2002:09:22 23:56:03
NY POST...PAGE 6 THE Harry Potter toy broomstick from Mattel has a vibrating feature that has proven to be too popular with teenage girls. The Nimbus 2000 is a plastic battery-powered replica of the b…
2002:09:07 21:34:13
C.Y.B.O.R.G.M.I.K.E.: Machine Intended for Killing and Exploration I love the acronym for my cat: C.O.D.Y.: Construct Optimized for Destruction and Yardwork
2002:09:04 21:33:41
In Greece, use a Game Boy, go to jail. A new Greek law means that anybody carrying an electronic game--even one on a mobile phone--could face a hefty fine or lengthy jail sentence. [CNET News.com] She…
2002:09:03 17:12:39
dontsavekaryn.com [Daypop Top 40] Great parody & I agree with him. Why should we send money to some stupid lady who doesn't know how to manage her finances? I don't have the least bit of sympathy for…
2002:08:15 11:09:17
Morons in the News: Inbred Hicks Unable to say Under God Quietly. Back in my old stomping grounds, the inbred hicks are unable to say Under God in a normal tone of voice anymore... [Morons Dot Org]
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Red Hat recently published a security patch that, thanks to the infamous Digital Millenium Copyright and Suppression of Free Speech Act can only be explained fully to people not within US borders. [Da…
2002:10:16 17:13:35
Unattended Laptop on Plane Triggers Military-Jet Evacuation. A United Airlines flight from New York City landed under military escort after a crew member found an unattended laptop computer under a se…
2002:10:16 00:22:07
They Forgot Stop Banging On The Keys - The Printer Just Isn't Going To Print Today. 'You are in a library and not an adult entertainment center' and other computer error messages for library OPACs. [l…
2002:09:22 23:56:03
NY POST...PAGE 6 THE Harry Potter toy broomstick from Mattel has a vibrating feature that has proven to be too popular with teenage girls. The Nimbus 2000 is a plastic battery-powered replica of the b…
2002:09:07 21:34:13
C.Y.B.O.R.G.M.I.K.E.: Machine Intended for Killing and Exploration I love the acronym for my cat: C.O.D.Y.: Construct Optimized for Destruction and Yardwork
2002:09:04 21:33:41
In Greece, use a Game Boy, go to jail. A new Greek law means that anybody carrying an electronic game--even one on a mobile phone--could face a hefty fine or lengthy jail sentence. [CNET News.com] She…
2002:09:03 17:12:39
dontsavekaryn.com [Daypop Top 40] Great parody & I agree with him. Why should we send money to some stupid lady who doesn't know how to manage her finances? I don't have the least bit of sympathy for…
2002:08:15 11:09:17
Morons in the News: Inbred Hicks Unable to say Under God Quietly. Back in my old stomping grounds, the inbred hicks are unable to say Under God in a normal tone of voice anymore... [Morons Dot Org]
2002:08:14 15:44:07
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Doctor Fun2005/11/07: The nefarious corn borer drills ...
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Topix.comDog bites boy, boy bites dogAn 11-year-old Brazilian boy fended off a pit-bull attack by biting the dog so hard that he lost a canine tooth.
2008:07:25 15:59:59
Dwarf in suitcase at airport no laughing ...Airport staffers in Stockholm, Sweden, were not amused when a TV comedy-show team tried to check a suitcase with a dwarf inside.
2008:07:25 09:20:52
In Portland, Ore., parking laws include ...PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland police are not above the parking laws, even if they're hungry. Officer Chadd Stensgaard, who parked his patrol car illegally while making a dinner-break stop at a Japan…
2008:07:25 08:23:42
'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance in ...MILFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop - causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood.
2008:07:25 08:22:07
Couple claim mysterious noise plagues their ...GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Bob and Leona Ehrfurth say the noise that's been plaguing them for two years sounds something like a rumbling motor, with a subtle vibration that won't quit.
2008:07:24 09:20:53
Nudists eat, drink, be merry (and do yoga?) ...A group of Manhattan diners request that no hot soup be served when they attend monthly meals at a handful of restaurants ... in the nude.
2008:07:23 12:11:16
NY man earning $100K lived in company paint ...ORANGEBURG, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York state report says a maintenance man who earned $100,000 last year working at a psychiatric center has been living for free in a paint shed on company grounds and ev…
2008:07:23 10:58:31
Suspected thieves run out of gas at Goodwill ...COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three men suspected of stealing from a Goodwill store in Cookeville ran out of gas before making it out of the parking lot, police say.
2008:07:23 10:55:39
Black and white twins a million to one chanceParents Tracey-Ann and Andrew knew when they were having non-identical twins, they wanted to treat them as individuals.
2008:07:23 10:53:45
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2008:07:25 15:59:59
Dwarf in suitcase at airport no laughing ...Airport staffers in Stockholm, Sweden, were not amused when a TV comedy-show team tried to check a suitcase with a dwarf inside.
2008:07:25 09:20:52
In Portland, Ore., parking laws include ...PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland police are not above the parking laws, even if they're hungry. Officer Chadd Stensgaard, who parked his patrol car illegally while making a dinner-break stop at a Japan…
2008:07:25 08:23:42
'Pantyhose Bandit' causes sheer annoyance in ...MILFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Dozens of pairs of pantyhose have been left near a Milford school bus stop - causing sheer annoyance in the neighborhood.
2008:07:25 08:22:07
Couple claim mysterious noise plagues their ...GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Bob and Leona Ehrfurth say the noise that's been plaguing them for two years sounds something like a rumbling motor, with a subtle vibration that won't quit.
2008:07:24 09:20:53
Nudists eat, drink, be merry (and do yoga?) ...A group of Manhattan diners request that no hot soup be served when they attend monthly meals at a handful of restaurants ... in the nude.
2008:07:23 12:11:16
NY man earning $100K lived in company paint ...ORANGEBURG, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York state report says a maintenance man who earned $100,000 last year working at a psychiatric center has been living for free in a paint shed on company grounds and ev…
2008:07:23 10:58:31
Suspected thieves run out of gas at Goodwill ...COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three men suspected of stealing from a Goodwill store in Cookeville ran out of gas before making it out of the parking lot, police say.
2008:07:23 10:55:39
Black and white twins a million to one chanceParents Tracey-Ann and Andrew knew when they were having non-identical twins, they wanted to treat them as individuals.
2008:07:23 10:53:45
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