"You did that on purpose!"
"What did I do?"
"You named that table!"
"It's a perfectly fine name!"
"You didn't have to suggest that name. You know Jim is a religious nut!"
"Look, 'Boolean Flag Translation Table' was just unwieldy. It had to be shortened."
"You named it '[B-Trans]' on purpose to cause trouble. Then you started using it like a verb, and telling Jim he 'should B-Trans... that data'!"
"We use all kinds of identifiers as verbs as a shorthand!"
"Which you knew when you planned this!"
"I really have no idea what you are talking about..."

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Verse 1 (paraphrased meaning): The singer takes on the role of a controlling dance instructor he wants to lead the dance, insists everyone let themselves be "controlled" a little, and promises to show them how it's done "correctly." He describes forming a nice round dance where "freedom plays on all the violins," music comes "out of the White House," and "Mickey Mouse stands in front of Paris."
Verse 2 (paraphrased meaning): He claims to know useful steps and to protect his followers from missteps; anyone who doesn't want to dance "doesn't yet know that he'll have to dance." He'll show them the direction "Santa Claus comes to Africa," and again "Mickey Mouse stands in front of Paris."
Coca~Cola, somebody's war

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Rapid pays off but gives little points..
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10 mins is about speed and blunders with a plan in the mind, regardless as long you acquired more points than opponent you just play it out.
The 30 mins I win mostly

0001 My Current Project


Few years ago I got an idea of creating a who-done-it horror story for Halloween. Things didn’t go as planned ( ̄~ ̄;). Real life distractions made me spend too much time on cooking ideas for the story instead of actually working on it. And now my simple project transformed into a well-fed monstrosity with sharp teeth and claws to keep me firmly attached to it.

I did read about feature creeping that many developers face from time to time. Especially when working on something beloved and personal. But I didn't think a text-based interactive fiction can suffer from it. Luckily, my project is way behind the point where I couldn't stop myself without damaging it.

That being said, I am still short on time I can spend to work on it. But I want to finish it. One way or another. I hope releasing my intentions to the void will help me stay focused on this desire. In that case...

I'll be back.

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The side quest was to move that file from my host to my image, had to battle some SELinux things to get it right on the right port to transfer that file and voila
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3 rapid games won in a row!!!! Those 3 must feel miserable..
Current streak is 3 at my newly made account on Lichess from mobile data only..
So, I'll stop for the day and maybe concentrate on puzzles.
2 were chess-mated the 3rd a friend just gave up in the end.
This made my day! a second 3 times streak win in just a week time.
Nah, fuck it! I want a higher strike and as such Imma vape some more Gelato Kush and have a grip on the game.


stupid game mech pit me against higher way higher elo so my streak loss is back to 3 vs 3 win...But the loss points are less then I won so I'ts logical.

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@Plan-A̵̛͈̬̥̿͋̓͛̕

I really do not care for rapid games. For less experienced players it adds an element of luck which should not exist in chess. For experienced players it just says who has memorized the openings better. For me, chess is a thinking game, I typically play with the standard 30 minutes, and an additional 30 minutes after 40 moves if the clock allows for tournament settings.

Most importantly though I hope you had fun! That is another important part of chess, remembering that it is fun.

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@Unus Nemo Well I had my part of being dwelled by 1000 elo whilst I was only 890 ish but as you say that rapid makes me do errors essential ones, but on the other hand fast play has it's advantages as well, If you master the openings and take out his horses and a essential few pawns and retain defensive he will make faults at my level.
Another fun is the puzzles they offer there apart from the education of opening- mid game - end game. I must train on mid game where all gets I get you but you get me and the counts misses at some point... add me I sent ya a PM
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@Unus Nemo well I funnily win if it were for 30 minutes double the elo from rapid where I took some serious blows
Same as rapid they trained on killing horses pinches with horse etc and time runs out.
The Android app is ok but I prefer the site for overview but it has some nice functions.
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Oh, I hoped that you were somebody
Someone I could count
To pull me to my feet again
When I was in doubt
Now I'm the last cowboy in this town
Empty veins and my plastic broken crown
They said I swam the seas then ran aground
They said I once was lost but now I'm truly found
And I know the place but not the way
I feel, I feel no shame
But you threw your heart away
Oh, I know just what to say
That the Concorde, it can wait
We have still got time to say
And I know you ran away
Oh, I know my feeling okay?
But now I've found love, the feeling won't go
Now I found love, the feeling won't go
See you walk away
Feeling okay now
Happy now?
I'm calling out your name!