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Dec-04-15
 | | Domdaniel: < One of the earliest movies ever made, the electrocution of Topsy the elephant, was only preserved due to the frame-by-frame paper copies of the images preserved by the Library of Congress.> And the manuscript of Archimedes' 'Method' was only preserved because some Xtian monks needed papyrus to write their prayers on. |
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Dec-05-15
 | | Tabanus: <CG> Perhaps you can do something. I have no idea what, but found some tentatively useful links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOCKSS
http://loc.gov/websites/collections/
https://library.columbia.edu/bts/we... |
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Dec-05-15
 | | jessicafischerqueen:
<El Trejo> Those web links you provided appear very promising! It looks like others are trying to do something about the problem with "website temprorariness" I've been bleating about. |
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Dec-06-15
 | | MissScarlett: <<Roger Paige> and the <Tidskrift> have gone down repeatedly and then come back recently as well.> <Roger Paige> is alive!? |
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Dec-06-15
| | MissScarlett: My premium membership expires on Christmas Day. Regarding my superlative Capablanca games collection, I note: <Free accounts are limited to a total of 8 game collections, and no collection may have more than 101 games. These limits are greatly expanded for premium Chessgames members.> If I revert back to free membership, I assume this collection will survive in its expanded form (currently 250+ games), but will I lose the ability to edit it or add further games? This potential problem could be overcome, of course, by granting me permanent premium membership in view of my being the best poster, etc., or, failing that, simply by making sure I'm a winner in the next Christmas draw. |
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| Dec-06-15 | | Jim Bartle: <This potential problem could be overcome, of course, by granting me permanent premium membership in view of my being the best poster, etc., or, failing that, simply by making sure I'm a winner in the next Christmas draw.> Brilliant satire. |
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| Dec-06-15 | | Everyone: <in view of my being the best poster> Believe it or not <Everyone>'s thoughts exactly! Or am I not the best poster ever? |
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Dec-06-15
 | | moronovich: Everyone thinks so ! |
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| Dec-06-15 | | zanzibar: <<JFQ> It looks like others are trying to do something about the problem with "website temprorariness" I've been bleating about.>
Is this what they mean by <Ex Post Facto>? * * * * *
I nominate <MissS> for free anything, if there's even the slightest hope of improving the general disposition of esteemed (and invaluable) fellow member, in the least. |
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Dec-06-15
| | Domdaniel: <Zanzibar> Nah, I think it's <ex post facto ergo propter hoc> but I admit my Latin is rusty. I thought <in loco parentis> meant 'crazy as a parent'. |
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| Dec-06-15 | | zanzibar: <Domd> have you no shame at all, punning in Latin?! Luckily for me, since I don't know any Latin, I'm immune. <Ex post dictum init, exit dictum> |
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Dec-07-15
 | | FSR: The games that I submitted in October still haven't been added to the database. |
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| Dec-07-15 | | Robed.Bishop: <Jess> Certainly I did not mean to demean your post or your strong feelings regarding the unpredictable life of a web page. I was merely expressing my surprise at your reaction to <Stonehenge's> plea for action. It is exactly this uncertainty when people interact that makes reading forums so interesting at times. Please carry on with your mission and thank you for keeping it interesting! |
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Dec-07-15
| | MissScarlett: < Stonehenge: <CG> It's time to get off your lazy arses and upload the games that are in the queue.> <FSR: The games that I submitted in October still haven't been added to the database.> My games got uploaded last week. Could it be any clearer what the pecking order is around here? |
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Dec-07-15
 | | WannaBe: Sorry for this dumb question, or if it's already been discussed. The "Pun" Game of the Day, the time of the new game is no longer mid-night Eastern Time Zone? Did the time for the new daily puzzle also change? |
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| Dec-07-15 | | zanzibar: <FSR> vs <MissS>? I can only imagine the pay-per-view numbers! |
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Dec-07-15
 | | ChessBookForum:
<Hi Jess, <Might you promote the ChessBookForum chessforum to a proper spot on the front page, now that it is a Cg.com "eternal" feature? As it stands, it only appears on the bottom of the "Example Search" list, and then only periodically. ... If that means you need to convert the forum to an actual page, like other cg.com official features, then I see no reason not to do that either.> I like the idea of promoting that forum more "properly" — moreover I like the idea of making a "book discussion page" as an official feature that may have a lot more features; namely a genuine database of books and authors to be folded into the rest of the data. The What's New would be a fine place to inaugurate it. Let me "promote" it for you a bit better and we'll revisit the idea of making it an official feature in 2016.> Wonderful! This is very exciting and we'd be glad to help on upgrades any way we can. Just for the record, "we" are <parisattack>, <JFQ>, <Boomie> and <hms 123> |
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| Dec-07-15 | | zanzibar: <CG> - can't we get the gamelist sorted by round in a view like this? London Chess Classic (2015)/Magnus Carlsen * * * * *
Also, can we get some color correction on this guy's picture? Sam Sloan (kibitz #253) * * * * *
And what about this guy's (and the other submitted) pictures? Klaus Junge
Maybe before the end of the year?
(I have other requests for Santa - these aren't even included) |
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Dec-07-15
| | jessicafischerqueen:
<Esteemed Colleagues> We should be patient, because if I'm not mistaken, <Daniel> is currently on an important business trip to the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. I bet when he returns, all our questions will be answered. Here is an audiovisual aid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igM... |
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| Dec-08-15 | | Pulo y Gata: Did he bring a towel? |
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| Dec-08-15 | | zanzibar: <JFQ> Round here we have a little jingle for the city of Lynn: <Lynn, Lynn,
city of sin,
never come out,
the way you went in>
Something similar can be said about visits to Black Holes. |
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Dec-09-15
 | | chessgames.com: Hi folks, I haven't gone anywhere, just scrambling to get the Christmas / CG Birthday festivities in place. We're going to be 14 years old! We've outlived 99.9% of American television. <MissScarlett> <I assume this collection will survive in its expanded form ... will I lose the ability to edit it or add further games> I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think you will be able to edit but not add. Here's hoping that Santa has you on the right list. |
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Dec-09-15
| | chessgames.com: <WannaBe: Sorry for this dumb question, or if it's already been discussed. The "Pun" Game of the Day, the time of the new game is no longer mid-night Eastern Time Zone? Did the time for the new daily puzzle also change?> It has always been midnight EST, but please note a month ago America did their daylight savings nonsense. <zanz> <Also, can we get some color correction on this guy's picture? Sam Sloan> I would, but Mr. Sloan mailed me that, so I hate to change it. Besides, maybe he spent a day at the beach? |
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Dec-09-15
| | MissScarlett: <Here's hoping that Santa has you on the right list.> Understood....say no more.
Incidentally, I have yet more Capa games that require your prompt attention. You may then care to attend to those of <stonehenge> and <FSR>, if you please. |
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| Dec-09-15 | | TheFocus: <Here's hoping that Santa has you on the right list.> Yep, there she is. On the naughty list.
8^) |
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