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Marc Clifton wrote: ...and it takes less than 2 minutes to demo it to the customer. Yes, but now you can spend the rest of your life organizing your CD collection!
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David O'Neil wrote: Yes, but now you can spend the rest of your life organizing your CD collection!
I'd welcome that. Try organizing a collection of untagged MP3 files...
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If they are organized by directory, MP3Tag can take a lot of the work out of it. MP3Tag is an amazing tool for that job.
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I'm a long-time fan of MP3Tag. But there's only so much automation can solve.
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And the longevity of some quick-and-dirty code is surprising as well.
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We harmonise on the cusp of laughter without greeting. (11)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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We harmonise - SING with U
(on the) CUSP - definition
laughter withouut greeting HILARITY
Guess I'll try something simpler for tomorrow.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I thought the definition had to be at either end, not somewhere in the middle.
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It should
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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All's fair in love and war ...and cryptic crosswords
I guess you've met the classic
gegs (9,4)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I've been playing chess since I was around 9 years old off and on. If anyone plays on chess.com I'd love to organize a CodeProject group or just add some friends. I'm not the best (~1500-1700 depending on time controls) but I'd love to play with any range of player whether I'm helping teach them or they're helping teach me.
Anyone interested?
Random chess content: View from arguably the greatest speed-chess GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM Levy Rozman on the ranking of common openings.
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Chess ... chess ... Is that the one with the Horsie and the Prawns, or the BFG 6000?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Hmmm, I think it's the one where you do things on peasants and you're always checking stuff with your mate
Sorry for the joke at your expense French speakers!
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I do. Badly.
I doubt if the international rating goes low enough to give me a score.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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The legendary negative ELO
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Yes I do.
But only against my children, in order to have a chance.
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Jon McKee wrote: Anyone play Chess?
Lots of people. I hear it's quite popular. (needless unfunny joke - check!)
Personally, I play a little. I've never had any lessons, but every couple of years I go through a phase of playing a few games against some friends. It just so happens I am in one of those phases right now. (getting excuses in early - check!)
Based on your rating, if I pay attention I could probably give you a decent game, but I expect you would win the majority, if not all. (large dash of modesty - check!)
So I might be up for a bit of a CP league if there is enough interest. I don't have a chess.com account though, what are the limitations of the free version? (end of message - check... mate!)
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I do something similar with the phases. I recently got back into it after a lengthy break. I think the only restrictions on free accounts are limited puzzles per day and no access to the video lessons. When I got back into it I did a bunch of that stuff but now I just play a couple games here and there when I have time.
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Whenever I can manage it (not that often I would like) I play with my dad - we use lichess.org to connect from far...
I also teach my kids...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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The good news: my older brother taught me to move the pieces and "play" before I was five.
The bad news - my game has deteriorated since then.
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Yes I do! My handle is "cliftonmt"
I would say though, that I much prefer playing on a real board with three dimensional pieces. Staring at a 2D board, I miss obvious things that I would normally see otherwise. Not sure why that is, but I'm a much better player on a real board.
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Interesting, because I would say it's the other way for me. A 2D board is much easier to keep track of, the pieces just appears so much more clear.
Having said that, I do play better on a 3D board simply because other people seem to miss things easier.
Certainly not playing anywhere near an advanced level though, so that is probably a considerable factor in it too.
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I haven't played over the board in probably 15 years. I don't know anyone personally that plays and I live in a relatively small city. I'd be the opposite of you. I'm sure I would blunder constantly on a real board until I got comfortable with the perspective again.
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