WannaBe Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Jan-21-26 Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello Not enough words can describe what you created and what we lost.

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Jan-20-26 Chessgames - Sports    WannaBe: <keypusher> In a nutshell, Monte Carlo simulation is used in insurance, life, auto, home <A LOT>. It is also used in retirement simulation, e.g. how much saving you already have, male/female life expectancy, expected returning and amount withdrawn each year. Also some ...      Jan-20-26 WannaBe chessforum   WannaBe: Re: Star Trek Academy <WannaBe: 12m in. Not impressed> So, I did not finish episode one, it's still in my queue, but I did manage to read some of the reviews... And the reviews have not been kind. Some even compared episodes 1 and 2 (released the same day) to the very much ...      Jan-20-26 Hort vs de Firmian, 1986   WannaBe: <Breunor> Good question, I ran this game through the computer game analysis and: 31...Kg6 32.Bxa7 Bc4 33.Nd5 Nc6 34.Bc5 Ne5 35.Ke3 Bf1 36.Bd4 ⩱ +0.87 (41 ply) Possibly white was low on time and don't want to risk the chance to reaching move 40      Jan-19-26 R Toran vs M Valls Tona, 1948    WannaBe: Well, if you play f4, there is mate in 250...      Jan-16-26 Chessgames - Politics    WannaBe: Zed's dead. Zed's dead. (if one is to go down the 'Pulp Fiction' path) "That is A tasty burger!!"      Jan-14-26 Chessgames - Odd Lie    WannaBe: This one is from Henry Cho: "I'm changing the caller ID of my wife's phone number to Potential Spam" If you have not seen or heard of Henry, he is worth some of your time on YouTube.      Jan-14-26 Dickson    WannaBe: Apparently, it was a "far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"      Jan-12-26 Fischer vs V Pupols, 1955    WannaBe: I was thinking baseball bat, tire iron, or brass knuckles.      Jan-11-26 Tata Steel Masters (2026)    WannaBe: So, the Tata Steel blitz were held in India, and players have 6 days to fly to NED for the next (or 2026 first) major event... What is the flight path? Here are some ideas: https://www.flightroutes.com/CCU-AMS      Jan-06-26 Atterdag chessforum    WannaBe: <OCF> Not to mention when TV stations switch red (dem) and blue (rep) to what we know today... On a similar note, in Asia, if the stock shows red, it mean up, green, means down. Go fig.

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 402 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-31-11    WannaBe: Okay, so... I am an ol' f@rt, I had to/wanna check out a 'Lady' Gaga video on youtube. So, I selected Bad Romance... That is all I have to say about that. Mar-31-11    crawfb5: I'm with you...I think of her as Madonna's talentless love child... Mar-31-11    WannaBe: On July 30th, Oakland A's will have a Beerfest promotion http://mlb.mlb.com/schedule/promoti... Apparently everyone in MLB have forgotten their history... Remember dime beer night?! However, considering you have to pay 8 bucks for 12oz beer, I do not think it will get too out of hand... Unless <Jim Bartle> shows up, wooo, watch out! Apr-03-11    Lil Swine: Phony Benoni's puzzle answer as I believe is Bd3? Apr-04-11    Phony Benoni: <Lil Swine> Oops, I never gave that, did I? The answer is indeed <1.Ke2>, allowing Black to promote with double check. However, if he does so, White plays 2.Ke3 and mate will come next move no matter what. Try it. After 1.Bd3+ Kd4 White doesn't have a mate in two more moves. For instance, if 2.Rf3+ (to guard the ♗d3) then 2...e5, and there's no mate on the move. Apr-08-11    WannaBe: From ESPN, columnist Jayson Stark: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/colum... <Are we supposed to look back in awe at the 2,574 hits, the 555 homers, the .585 career slugging percentage, the .996 OPS? Well, we would have -- in another time, in another context. But not now. Look at that stat line again for a moment. It's one you haven't laid eyes on a whole lot, even if you've rummaged from one end of the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia to the other. Just three players in history have ever assembled those numbers -- that many hits, that many homers, that high an OPS and slugging percentage. One was Babe Ruth, who might have tested positive for too many cheeseburgers once upon a time but otherwise remains his same old iconic self. And who were the other two? A couple of dudes named Barry Bonds and Manny Ramirez. How 'bout that?> Who's Babe Ruth? Apr-10-11    Benzol: Swotting is a term usually used by students which means studying up for exams or tests. I imagine there must be an equivalent term used in the US even if it is in red and on the right hand side. :) Apr-10-11    WannaBe: <Benzol> We usually use 'cram' or 'an all-nighter'! At least when I was back in school. =) Apr-13-11    jessicafischerqueen: heh heh pretty funny message over at the admin forum. Apr-13-11    chancho: http://www.ezzyblog.com/jem/wp-cont... Apr-13-11    WannaBe: <jessicafischerqueen> Thanks, what did your post that followed mine, (Spanish, is it?) mean? <chancho> I should have copyrighted my name, people are (ab)using it! =) Apr-20-11    spirit: i want to be a wannabe so u wont be the wannabe then there will be 2 wannabes. Apr-21-11    WannaBe: <spirit> That, is a very, very scary thought... Apr-21-11    WannaBe: 'Personal log', when ever I am 'confused' or 'discouraged', I often go visit the Star Trek world, and more often than not, revisit the episodes that would help me. This is probably, or more likely, no different than someone would read a chapter in the Bible, Koran, Torah, or Harry Potter. But, my personal favourite episode, the one that I always like to watch is 'All Good Things', and also 'A Year of Hell'... Apr-21-11    Benzol: <WannaBe> I'm glad you're not suffering from Symbalene blood burn. Apr-28-11    jessicafischerqueen: <MannBee> according to the Google translator, I typed "I want to be guanobee." However, <falso contacto> immediately told me "don't," so it's possible that I actually typed "My hovercraft is full of eels." Chastened, I resolved never to use the Google translator "in reverse" again. Apr-29-11    WannaBe: <jessicafischerqueen> Yes, I do not believe the translator is fully capable of Klingon-Vulcan-Cardassian-Korean-Canadianess yet. But however, in the future, I do recommend the episode 'Sacrifice of Angels'. =) Apr-29-11    WannaBe: Where I hope <OhioChessFan> is rooting for the Miami (OH) team next year. Because I don't think OSU will survive the NCAA investigation. Apr-29-11    OhioChessFan: I'm a Miami alum. They were really lucky to win as many games as they did. I don't think Tressel will survive. May-04-11    Robin01: <WannaBe>The Derby is this weekend. Who you betting on? May-05-11    WannaBe: Yet another loss against the computer... [Event "play.chessgames.com"] [Site "play.chessgames.com"] [Date "2011.5.5"] [Round "1"] [White "WannaBe"] [Black "Computer"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 Bg4 4. Be2 cxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. b3 Nxd4 13. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 gxf6 15. Rae1 Bb4 16. Re2 Qa5 0-1 May-06-11    WannaBe: From L. Berstein... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1ky... Most fascinating! May-06-11    Robin01: I like Nehro, however, his post position leaves a lot to be desired. I am still going to lay down a small bet on him. May-10-11    WannaBe: Holy mother lode, I hit the ultimate jackpot! I was thinking back on Roberta and 'First Time I Ever Saw Your Face'. And behold, look at what I found... Here is yet, another episode of <WannaBe>'s chronology study of a song. Peter, Paul, and Mary, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTFJ... (Grade B+) note the intro, they give credit to MacColl, and Seeger, who is related to Pete. Now, here is Peggy, the wife of MacColl, singing the song the husband wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXYP... (A-) Further more, here is Mary and Peter, (Paul is hung up by the Aussie immigration official =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1eI... (B) Then later, you have Gordon Lightfoot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5X8... (C-) and Elvis McPelvis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3yf... (C-) Not to be outdone, Cash came out with one too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdSI... (D-) and then Celine Dion joined the action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnXN... (F) Also, Leona Lewis have a version (Who, is, she? Looks a bit like Mariah Carey) (C) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEGF... Even Lauryn Hill have a version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUnX... (F-----------) But, to enjoy and appreciate this song, I recommend this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOFr... read the comment directly underneath the screen, it talks about Eastwood 'Play Misty For Me' and the history how Roberta made this song what it is. (AAA++++++++++) Next week, I am doing the history of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'. No lie! May-10-11    chessmoron: There's another version from this unknown guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX5D... Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 750) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 402 OF 750 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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