Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
I got a copy of Story Time Chess for my kid for Christmas. I took a bit of a gamble on it since I wasn’t how receptive she would be since she was on the lower end of the age range. She had played some games, but tended to lose interest quickly. Even classics like Candy Land and similar didn’t work.… Read the rest
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is a great introductory work to learn how to play chess and how to start studying chess. The book covers the basic rules such as how pieces move, en passant, castling, etc. but also gets into the strategy and tactics to win. It’s a great chess book early on in your learning of the game.
This is one of the first chess books in my chess library, but it was a foundational work.… Read the rest
Chess is the quintessential game of strategy. It pits 2 players against each other on a 64 square board with neither player having an advantage in pieces and without luck playing any role. Despite the simplicity of the game’s rules, it’s still one of the most studied games, and one of the hardest to truly master.
While chess tactics and strategy can be divided into multiple levels (openings, middlegame, endgame, etc.),… Read the rest
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Simply put, RSS is a standardized format using a computer (and human) readable format that shows what’s changed for a website. Atom is a similar (but slightly different) competing format. RSS and Atom help with tracking the updates to constantly changing sites such as blogs, podcasts, news sites, etc.
Most WordPress (WP) blogs have a link for RSS or Atom (usually at /feed or similar for newer WP installs).… Read the rest
Pho and ramen are both common soup noodle dishes popular in different parts of Asia (as well as around the world). I’m personally a huge fan of both but I’ve met people who didn’t know what pho was or that ramen isn’t just instant noodles in a bag or cup. I also didn’t know they had a shared historical connection.
I wouldn’t have even suspected a shared origin if I hadn’t been exploring Google trends blowing off some steam.… Read the rest
Chess has been a popular game for ages and has a multitude of variant games. It’s a fun game because it has a fixed set of rules but a massive number of possibilities. Some variants have minor changes, while others feel just vaguely like a form of chess. A rook may be weak in one variant while the most important piece in another.… Read the rest
