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May-09-18
 | | WannaBe: <NakoSonorense> Not sure what (language) you will be programming/coding in... Open-source would probably be Eclipse. But it's gotten heavy and over-loaded with add-ons and plug-ins. The other one is TextPad (free or paid, even paid is cheap). I know it sounds weird. But TextPad is probably the best editor I've ever used. |
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May-09-18
| | WannaBe: Former CA governor George Deukmejian died in Long Beach, age 89. =(( |
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May-09-18
| | WannaBe: Glassdoor got bought for some serious amount of money, and it's a cash deal!! https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/... |
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May-11-18
| | WannaBe: Follow up on that Outlook search returning no results, after rebuilding search index, all back to normal. But it did take 2+ days to rebuild. |
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May-11-18
| | WannaBe: http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/11/tec... When it starts saying "Kill All Humans", like Futurama's Bender, then I'd be seriously worried... |
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May-14-18
| | WannaBe: Why this is a bad time to buy a Mac...
https://www.sfgate.com/technology/b... |
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May-14-18
| | WannaBe: Apple now face class action lawsuit over (fragile) keyboard. https://www.sfgate.com/technology/b... |
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May-14-18
| | WannaBe: So, the latest Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) is 18.04, and I've always wondered, why it's always even number, and why is it always .04 Oh, the name of this release is Bionic Beaver. Hee-hee Hee-hee... |
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May-15-18
| | WannaBe: In my ever on-going battle with my arch-nemesis (No, not Elmer...) Ubuntu. Got this new HP Omen 880 and trying to install 16.04 Boots up to the menu okay, select 'Try Ubuntu without installing" or "Install Ubuntu" both ends up with black screen. Googled around, the solution is to hi 'e' for edit at the menu, and add "nomodeset" after "quiet splash ---" Ugh! |
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| May-15-18 | | whiteshark: So Ubuntu recognises and bites you first. ;)
Personalized AI warfare... |
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| May-15-18 | | thegoodanarchist: < WannaBe: http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/11/tec... When it starts saying "Kill All Humans", like Futurama's Bender, then I'd be seriously worried...> Might be too late then! |
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May-15-18
| | WannaBe: Got a copy of "Bad Blood" by John Carryrou on hold/reserve at my local Barnes and Noble. Will be available Monday, 21st and I can't wait to read it. Been following Theranos for a number of years. =)) |
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May-16-18
| | WannaBe: World Cup is less than a month away, first match between home Russia and Saudi will be June 14th. <!!That means prediction contest!!> 1. Contest is conducted in two stages, group winners and match-play winner. You have to pick 2 teams that will advance out of group play (does not matter first place or second place) For each correct pick, you will be awarded (handsomely) <ONE POINT>. 16 points possible for this round.
2. Knock out stage. Once the bracket is set, you will be asked to predict each game's winner, all the way to the final. (Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final game) https://goo.gl/images/eaPgUJ
Round of 16 <TWO POINTS> for each correct pick
Quarter Finals <FOUR POINTS> for each
Semi-Finals <EIGHT POINTS> for each
Final <SIXTEEN POINTS> for picking the winner
In other words, 16 possible points will be up for grabs for each round, for a total of 80 points. |
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May-16-18
| | WannaBe: Sample Prediction:
Group A: Egypt, Saudi
Group B: Iran, Morocco
Group C: France, Australia
Group D: Iceland, Nigeria
Group E: Serbia, Switzerland
Group F: Sweden, Mexico
Group G: Tunesia, England
Group H: Japan, Colombia
<You do not pick knock out winners until bracket is final> Round 16: Iran, Morocco, Australia, Nigeria, Switzerland, Mexico, Tunesia, England Quarter-Finals: Morocco, Australia, Mexico, Tunesia Semi-Finals: Australia, Tunesia
Final: Tunesia
<Group play prediction must be made before Russia-Saudi Arabia game starts> |
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May-18-18
| | WannaBe: John Carryrou's book "Bad Blood" will be released Monday, and ahead of it, 60 minutes will have a segment this Sunday on Theranos. |
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| May-18-18 | | zborris8:
World Cup 2018 Prediction:
Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia
Group B: Portugal, Spain
Group C: Denmark. France
Group D: Argentina, Croatia
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland
Group F: Germany, Sweden
Group G: Belgium. England
Group H: Poland, Senegal
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May-18-18
| | WannaBe: Scariest AI (yet)…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/goog... |
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| May-19-18 | | Dr Winston OBoogie: Here's my predictions although my WC knowledge is far superior to anyone else in the history of history ;) Group A.. Egypt and Uruguay.
Group B. Spain and Portugal.
Group C. France and Australia.
Group D. Argentina (They have Messi!) and Croatia. Group E. Brazil and Costa Rica.
Group F. Germany and Mexico.
Group G. England and Belgium.
Group H. Colombia and Poland.
Thanks, Wannabe :)
PS. Looks like Germany and Brazil could meet in the last 16 but only if one of them top their group and the other comes 2nd. Full schedule for the group games here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footbal... |
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| May-20-18 | | Count Wedgemore: Hi there, <WannaBe>. A World Cup prediction contest, great!
I wish Norway was there, but we haven't qualified in 20 years. And to make matters worse, my other favorite national team, Italy, failed to qualify also! I will root for Denmark (their head coach is Norwegian) and Iceland. Unfortunately, I don't think neither of them will do particularly well (hope I'm wrong, though). And now (drum roll), here's my carefully crafted predictions: Group A: Uruguay, Russia
Group B: Spain, Portugal
Group C: France, Peru
Group D: Argentina, Croatia
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland
Group F: Germany, Mexico
Group G: Belgium, England
Group H: Poland, Colombia |
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| May-21-18 | | morfishine: Great idea <Wannabe> to break up the monotony! Chessbucks only goes so far! lol Here are the advancing teams:
A: Russia, Uruguay
B: Portugal, Spain
C: France, Australia
D: Argentina, Croatia
E: Brazil, Serbia
F: Germany, Sweden
G: England, Belgium
H: Colombia, Japan
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May-21-18
| | WannaBe: Shoot, dang it!! in '06, WCPC was held at my forum, winner was <percyblakeney>. But '10 & '14 it was at <NakoSonorense>, and his prem membership ended, so forum closed. Does anyone know/remember won WCPC of '10 and '14? Thanks in adv. |
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May-21-18
 | | TheAlchemist: NakoSonorense chessforum (kibitz #3250) Jul-12-10
NakoSonorense chessforum
NakoSonorense: FINAL Standings:
♔ (7) <dakko>
♔ (7) <NakoSonorense> ♕ (6) <vonKrolock> ♖ (4) <moronovich> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(3) <chessmoron> (2) <whiteshark>
(2) <gus inn>
(2) <technical draw> (1) <just a kid>
(1) <amadeus>
(1) <soldal>
(0) <Everyone else> _____
Congrats to all the winners and all the losers! It was very fun trying to predict the results. As everyone could witness, it it not as easy as it may look. Thanks all for participating! You rock! (But <dakko>, <vonKrolock>, <moronovich>, and <yours truly> rock a little bit more!) |
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May-21-18
| | TheAlchemist: NakoSonorense chessforum (kibitz #5258) Jul-12-14
NakoSonorense chessforum
Golden Executive: <NakoSonorense: Nobody predicted Holland to finish 3rd, so it's a battle between <Schwartz> and <falso contacto>.> Exactly.
Final Standings <if ARG wins tomorrow>: Predictor, Group Stage, Knock-out Stage, Total
falso contacto 10 58 68
Schwartz 11 48 59
SugarDom 8 50 58
Golden Executive 11 38 49
dakgootje 10 38 48
NakoSonorense 10 38 48
WannaBe 12 34 46
Karposian 11 34 45
moronovich 9 34 43
MarkFinan 0 40 40
KKDEREK 8 28 36
chessmoron 9 26 35
valiant 8 26 34
optimal play 9 24 33
Fusilli 0 32 32
whiteshark 6 26 32
juan31 10 20 30
METOPEA 0 28 28
TheAlchemist 0 2 2
Final Standings <if GER wins tomorrow>: Predictor, Group Stage, Knock-out Stage, Total
Schwartz 11 64 75
dakgootje 10 54 64
NakoSonorense 10 54 64
Karposian 11 50 61
falso contacto 10 42 52
Golden Executive 11 38 49
WannaBe 12 34 46
moronovich 9 34 43
SugarDom 8 34 42
MarkFinan 0 40 40
KKDEREK 8 28 36
chessmoron 9 26 35
valiant 8 26 34
optimal play 9 24 33
Fusilli 0 32 32
whiteshark 6 26 32
juan31 10 20 30
METOPEA 0 28 28
TheAlchemist 0 2 2 |
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May-21-18
| | TheAlchemist: NakoSonorense chessforum (kibitz #5301) Jul-13-14
NakoSonorense chessforum
NakoSonorense: <dakko>, From 2010:
<FINAL Standings:
K (7) <dakko>
K (7) <NakoSonorense> Q (6) <vonKrolock> R (4) <moronovich> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(3) <chessmoron> (2) <whiteshark>
(2) <gus inn>
(2) <technical draw> (1) <just a kid>
(1) <amadeus>
(1) <soldal>
(0) <Everyone else> > This contest was for predicting the score of each game. This was for the final ranker:
<Overall Standings (Group Stage + Elimination Round)Rank / ID / Stage 1 / Quarter / Semis / Final / 3rd / 1st / <Total> 1 / <NakoSonorense> / 13 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 35 / 50 / <208> 2 / <Jim Bartle> / 0 / 30 / 20 / 20 / 0 / 50 / <120> 3 / <dakgootje> / 12 / 35 / 30 / 40 / 0 / 0 / <117> 4 / <percyblakeney> / 11 / 40 / 30 / 20 / 0 / 0 / <101> 5 / <amadeus> / 0 / 35 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / <55> 5 / <vonKrolock> / 0 / 35 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / <55> 7 / <chessmoron> / 0 / 25 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / <35> 8 / <fusilli> / 10 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / <30> 9 / <Red October> / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / <13> 10 / <technical draw> / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / <13> 11 / <falso contacto> / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / <11> ____
It was all or nothing for <dakko>. Had Holland won today, he would have captured 1st place, I would have taken 2nd, and <percyblakeney> would have finished 3rd. But luckily for me and my ego, Spain won and <dak> had to take a well-deserved 2nd place. Congrats also to <Jim Bartle>, who thought that we would laugh at his predictions; but it turned out that he was the one who laughed last!> <percyblakeney> won in 2006. I don't remember how far off I was then. |
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May-21-18
| | TheAlchemist: I think it's
'10 <dakgootje> & <NakoSonorense> for predicting exact results and <NakoSonorense> for predicting the winners (which is what you're hosting) and
'14 <Schwartz> |
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