Written on 10:45 PM by gary
You're new to this game of 32 plastic pieces on a square board. You've just learned that the knight moves in a weird L-shape whilst the castles move about in a less drunken manner. The king is a hen-pecked guy that needs constant protection from an over-powering wife.
If you're new to chess and all this looks daunting to you, fret not. Supposingly, you are faced with an equally inexperienced player like you, here are some tips to help you win your first game. (Note: Only for an inexperienced opponent please. Vets will quickly avoid your trap and give you more agony.)
It's called the Four Steps or Fool's Mate (no offense)
The objective: To mate ("mate" means to finish off your opponent. Not the other meaning plz k thx) your opponent at this highlighted square)
First you move your pawn which is in front of your king
Then you bring out your bishop
And then your queen.
This is the whole plan.
Checkmate!
Not that hard right? Mate in 4 steps. Now get going.
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Written on 5:53 AM by gary
Some things people do still baffles me. I was in a mall today and I saw many people taking pictures of the christmas tree using their big-ass cameras and gizmos.
On many levels I find the whole process a redundant thing.
For example, why do people like to pose next to the decorations. I know we are inherently attracted to beautiful things and need to keep these memories in pictures. What occurs to me is that, if the pictures were ever developed, wouldn't it be weird to show it to people and say
"Hey, look, I posed with a christmas tree. Yay."
And for people who buy big-ass cameras, the whole psychology behind it baffles me. These people spend a huge amount of money buying the camera, stand, lenses and flashguns etc so that they can snap pictures. Of stuff. And they would go to great length to make trips so that they can do just that. Does it even matter? Because whatever they snap is probably gonna end up in some hard drives and maybe they are gonna upload it to Flickr and people are gonna go ooh and ahh and that's it. And perhaps they even have to
make people view their shots. I know that it's all in the name of passion and hobby but is it worth the money and effort? What's worse is when your gears block other people's view especially in concerts. Geram.
Isn't it futile?
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