Calling out to DreadedHermie for a game of "stoner chess"

N - Q6 Check!

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Aloha,
Havna gutyme Vishnu Voorheer

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Havna gutyme Vishnu Voorheer

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I don't recognize this as Dutch or Sanskrit, or "Hooked on Phonics for Stoners."

Hope it's not critical to my next move...

K - Q2

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

I don't recognize this as Dutch or Sanskrit, or "Hooked on Phonics for Stoners."


You might be over-thinking it.

Having a good time, wish you were here.

Hope it's not critical to my next move...

K - Q2

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If it was, it didn't help much.:D

If you move to Q2, kiss that bishop goodbye.
As in, N x B
If it's a clever sacrifice checkmate, I can't see it.:stoned:
Re-think?

Aloha W.

Hey, I know of a change in plans so ya don't hafta explain that. Sorry to hear that news.

Sorry about the move, too... s/b QB2.

Rare for me to be home to enjoy NYE with my fambly instead of attempting to stay sober and dealing with the ethanol-impaired masses. So I will be savoring just hanging out here at home. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Hey, I know of a change in plans so ya don't hafta explain that. Sorry to hear that news.

Thanks, brah.
The wife is doing the right thing.
Her sister needs a sister.
If she gets stuck there for a while...
Well, if everything happens for a reason, now she knows why she's on unemployment.;)


Sorry about the move, too... s/b QB2.

Dat's mo' betta.
N x NP check.

Rare for me to be home to enjoy NYE with my fambly instead of attempting to stay sober and dealing with the ethanol-impaired masses. So I will be savoring just hanging out here at home. :thumbsup:

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Got some homebrewed mead spiked with an ethanol ticture of decarboxylated resin.
But, I'll save that for New Year's Day,
Tonight, on the Islands, we have fireworks, lot's of them!
Hawaii residents can puchase a license for $25 that allows them to buy and use the GOOD stuff!:cool:
Skyrockets, mortars, monster fountains!

I stay sober on the full, blue, moon and keep my water hoses handy.
But come midnight.
I dance in the street like a 10 year old.:giggity::woohoo::yippee:
"obligatory pinhole burns down the front of my favorite shirt".
Dangerous, but exhilerating.

Aloha, an' HNY!

Weezard

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N x NP check

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??? (NP?)

Drat!
Looking back, that pawn is on your Kn3.
Nevermind.

I was tempted then to trade for your bishop.
He's your strongest piece at the moment.
Then remembered that I was demonstrating/playing-with, a "Knight's dance"
Get both sides to stable positions, then send in a knight to lay waste.:D
So, getting on with it.

N - KB7
Annoying your rook.


The continueation is not obvious, nor carved in stone, but, it looks like R -R2 is the safest move.
(When I examine the other choices, they all lose the rook in the next 3 moves.)
So, assuming;
R - R2,
I'd have to say N - K5, threatening your pawn.
Your rook can not cover the pawn from R2, so you'd have to move N - KB5.

'cept, if you do, I'll move P - KN3 to force his hand.

You will then see what looks like a brilliant move;
N - R 4!? interposing himself to block the protecting rook.


Then I parry, with N - KN4 to protect the pawn. and...

Or, not.
Howzit look to you?


This could all be rubbish, I did imbibe 4 beers, (That's 2 over my limit), then scarfed 5 magic cookies tonight.
Sobered me up!
I feel quite lucid, actually.

Oh, well, I'll jus' stuff dis pretty new pipe what my dollink gave me.:jointsmile:

HNY!

The fireworks were impressive this year.
Lotsa very illegal stuff.:clap:

Not even woozy, Weeze

And a happy one to you and yours, as well. :hippy:

Moving along, I'd continue with N x P, threatening your rook (for a change). :D

I'm dismayed by how much better I play in absentia. :(

OK, well done!

R - R3
Move it or lose it.:)

I'm amazed that I can play at all with 4 beers, 3 pipes, and 5 cookies.
Woke to da burping o da churds.:thumbsup:
Hopped out of bed, clear headed, (or so it seems.)

Prolly jus' "over da line", but I feel sharp and focussed.
Still, that's quite subjective.

I'll go get the breathalyzer fron da car and see if it thinks I'm drunk.
Nope! 0.0!

Think I'll attempt the NYT crosswords and see if I can beat my best time.
Sounds objective enough.

All that action and I only lost a pawn? Dang!:cool:
Nice dance.
Now you lead.:rastasmoke:

Aloha,
It's 2010, do you know where your head is at?:D

Weeze

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It's 2010, do you know where your head is at?

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Apparently not; I thought I moved already. :rastasmoke:

N - KB4

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Apparently not; I thought I moved already. :rastasmoke:

N - KB4

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Well, ya have now.:rastasmoke:

R - KR1
A short break from "horsin' aroun'".


Hear the crickets?

Startin' to look like me, you, an' OM are the only adults that don't log in from work or school.:D

'sgood to be retired.:jointsmile:
Weeze

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Originally Posted by Weezard

Hear the crickets?

Startin' to look like me, you, an' OM are the only adults that don't log in from work or school.:D

'sgood to be retired.:jointsmile:
Weeze

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Happy New Year Weez and DH!

'sgood to be retired? Shit, it's just good to be alive at my age!:thumbsup:

Think you could add DP and IR to your short list.:D

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Originally Posted by oldmac

Happy New Year Weez and DH!

'sgood to be retired? Shit, it's just good to be alive at my age!:thumbsup:

Think you could add DP and IR to your short list.:D

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Aloha OM

Happy New Year Brah.
Yup! An' Da Rockin' Horse.
Though he's not retired yet, just under-employed.
Yo' HMR! Where you be at?

Had the oddest N.Y.E. ever.
Downed 2 lagers in a half hour,
That normally gets my car keys'
(So, I'm a lightweight lush, so sue me, I'm also a cheap date:D)
This time, nada!:(

Hmmm, packed da pipe with "mornin' weed.
(That should have had me babbling out 40 year old memories.)
Zip!
:wtf:
Long to'ed evenin',
I said,
pups is fed, I'm paid ahead,
of gettin' high, I am no sked
guess it's time to feed my head.

Ate 5 magic cookies!:thumbsup:

2 hours later, still waitin'.

Tired of waiting, broke out da hash.
Li'l dab'll do ya, so I shaved up a big dab!
Nice buzz, kinda.
Not really feeling it:confused:
:wtf:
Been 4 hours and I'm not planning on driving, so, 2 more beers.
A bowl of WW, a bowl of G13/BB, and I'm still feelin' Sunday sober.:wtf:
<sigh>
Went to da vault, and unshackled the HI Homie III.
The-one hit thunderfuck edition!
Rolled an' smoked a fattie.:jointsmile:
So, why can I still walk, and think straight?:wtf::wtf:

Hmm, perhaps I can't.
Could jus' be beer goggles.
Went next door to watch my neighbors fireworks display through the eyes of his 3 year old. (Bes' way!)

He offered me a beer.
No wanna be rude so, 5 beers.


Still feeling no effect.:wtf:
OK, I say. "Mus' be me."
An' old Fugs tune rattling in my head "Couldn't get high".

Logged in and found a new move here and said,
OK, now V shell C!

The next 4 moves were so obvious and easy that I figured I must be very drunk, and am actually hosing this game.

Not so, even made a pawn sacrifice with a 4 move payback!

Ok, that proves naught.
Grabbed a NYT crossword puzzle for an objective function test.

Was even easier than usual. :wtf:

3:00 a.m not the least bit tired.
Had to will myself to sleep 'cause I was still havin' fun and still clear headed.
Woke around 8 feelin' great.
Uncharacteristic.
I don't usually "do" mornings.
Felt sharp and lucid!
Grabbed the paper and did da crosswords.
They were laughably easy.

Not complaining, mind you.
Except for not feeling stoned, it's a state of mind that I'd like to encourage.

The only thing I did differently New Years Eve was to try 13g. of Salvia hispanica, (Chia), seeds in the morning.
My Holistic friend gave me a large bag and said it's supposed to aleviate, <sic>, inflammation.
Though it makes no such claim on the bag.

Actually all the bag says is it's "The worlds healthiest whole food".
I'm about to try another scoop today.
Can't possibly be that good for you, don't taste bad enough.
I'll keep ya posted.

Wondering Wee Zard

Well, I'da bought a sacka that feed to try meself but it's not that easy to find around here. Lotsa Omega 3's, etc. Looks like it's fittin' to get pop-marketed though, like acai was couple years ago, so then maybe it'll be more widely available here(?) It's like, what, $25/lb or so?

Beer goggles, huh? If I ever feel that good I'm just having a manic swing. :D

Ima go P - QN4

Hey, Mac! Happy New Year!

You looked it up, yah?
No can find?
No bodder.
I'll test it for ya.
Got mine fo' free.:)


Just scarfed a nudder scoop.
In a half cup hot water.
Added milk and sugar.
Tastes kinda like a mixture of Instant Ralston and Farina.

That was 2 hours ago and I feel "sober" again.
:wtf:'s in dis stuff?


Might just be my personal chemistry, it is quite odd.
Hmmm, this could be very handy.
Some folks don't like the "side effects" of our meds.
Dem folks ain't me. :jointsmile:

But, still, there are occasions...
Can't wait to get invited to a game of stoner poker.;)


N - KB6
That gives you two problems.
One immediate, one festering.

Either way, I'm looking to steal a rook.:)

Dance li'l horsie, dance.

Weeze

R - KR1

Then you'll be expecting;
P - KR7

A.
W.

P x P

R - QR1!
What fun!
Said
Da widowed mother's son.;)

Thanks a ton.

Weeze

My computer is failing. Thassallright, I gotta get a Mac to run some stuff that's only for Mac, anyway. I guess I'll just gotta get it set up to run both platforms. But this one's hard to keep running. I still have Word 97 on it. :hippy:

B - QB3

If I suddenly quit posting, it died...

so weeze and DH how do i go about calling winner?? :D
if it hadnt been called i would love the honor (btw im underemployed with time to kill)
sorry if i missed whoever called next game in the 48 previous pages lol
-MG

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Originally Posted by mainegrown

so weeze and DH how do i go about calling winner?? :D
if it hadnt been called i would love the honor (btw im underemployed with time to kill)
sorry if i missed whoever called next game in the 48 previous pages lol
-MG

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I think you just did!
Welcome!

Weeze.

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

My computer is failing. Thassallright, I gotta get a Mac to run some stuff that's only for Mac, anyway. I guess I'll just gotta get it set up to run both platforms. But this one's hard to keep running. I still have Word 97 on it. :hippy:

B - QB3

If I suddenly quit posting, it died...

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N - K4

Is it an Old Mac?

W ;-}

If it's that old, Wurd97, then a rigorous internal dusting and a CMOS battery replacement are in order, yah?
The coin cells only last 3 to 5 years.
Time to replace da cpu fan as well.
Symptoms?:detective1:

Wee

yea i gott a old mac aka 'maclamp'...
worst idea a great company ever came up wid..
thing is slower than pouring that cold molasses into the watering can!!
but i gotta give em it always starts and rarely stops when i dont tell it to.. it just takes forever to get where i tell it to go :wtf:
but at a hundo how can one complain??
-MG

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If it's that old, Wurd97, then a rigorous internal dusting and a CMOS battery replacement are in order, yah?
The coin cells only last 3 to 5 years.
Time to replace da cpu fan as well.
Symptoms?

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Already cleaned. I've always run it with the side panel removed from the case for ventilation, too.

I see that coin cell in there, looks like it may be soldered in place, but that won't stop me... :pimp: What does that battery do besides keep an internal clock going? If I replace it, what'll I have to reset besides the time...what valuable might be lost is the real question, I guess. (I can hot-swap it if that's necessary.)

When I looked at CPU coolers as a possible LED platform it became clear there's a new generation (or three) of stuff out there. Nothing readily available to replace this part with, that I saw around. And the local parts-hoarder repair guy's closed his shop. But I'll be able to hear the blissful silence if that fan croaks, so not an immediate worry.

Symptoms...Well, about a month ago I started getting a "cannot find login.exe" dialog box when it starts up (I guess that's a monolog box :D), but I can just push through that and it runs okay. Freezes up a tad more frequently than usual, but still workable. Trying to keep multiple apps open is a bitch, though--runs slow and glitchy.

Within the last 3 days or so, though, it's been shuting itself off, suddenly, and restarting. When it comes back it's got a "Your system has recovered from a serious error" with some available codes, looks like short hexadecimal strings. Can probably save the message somehow...

Also see the "blue screen of death" flash on-and-off too quickly to read as the thing's crashing. Doesn't look good, though.

Happens generally after it's been running a few hours, maybe thermal's a factor(?) Cooler ambient operating conditions lately, though, thanks to the nippy weather.

I remember upgrading the RAM years ago, from half to a gig (total), and this motherboard won't take any more, seems like the shop that sold me the memory thought I was silly to 'waste' it in this machine back then.

But getting a Mac's (laptop) gonna be inevitable, just cause of the program I need to run. It's not like I've ever been nuts for the PC platform...but I've never used a Mac. But how bad can it be, comparitively?

You gotta pick between the (newer) Macbook or the (older release) Macbook Pro?

K - QN3

my :twocents: the older pro will last you longer.. they were made of better materials if i remember correctly... and I dont trust new shit...
-MG

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

K - QN3

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<Sigh>
R - QR3
Aloha,
Wee

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

Already cleaned. I've always run it with the side panel removed from the case for ventilation, too.

Not as good an idea as one might think.
If a "sheen is designed right, it "breathes" Mo' betta with the panel in places.

I see that coin cell in there, looks like it may be soldered in place, but that won't stop me... :pimp: What does that battery do besides keep an internal clock going? If I replace it, what'll I have to reset besides the time...what valuable might be lost is the real question, I guess. (I can hot-swap it if that's necessary.)

Zachary!
Replace the cell with the power on.
Though there is usually a backup capacitor that gives you >15 minutes to change the cell.
And it's the holder that's soldered in.
The coin cells lift and slide out of it.
(The only ones soldered in were the rechargeables and the mega-caps.)
But, they're kinda rare.

Not that big a deal really.
Besides the clock, the Battery holds the CMOS setup info.
Worst case?
It resets to the defaults and you have to reset the clock and the drive geometry. BFD.
Even then, they default to "query the drive".

When I looked at CPU coolers as a possible LED platform it became clear there's a new generation (or three) of stuff out there. Nothing readily available to replace this part with, that I saw around. And the local parts-hoarder repair guy's closed his shop. But I'll be able to hear the blissful silence if that fan croaks, so not an immediate worry.

Actually, it's more often the Video card cooling fan that gets "gummy" first
(Pot smoke is gummy stuff.)
Slows down enough to let the card overheat and crash the system.

Symptoms...Well, about a month ago I started getting a "cannot find login.exe" dialog box when it starts up (I guess that's a monolog box :D),
That's prolly network login.
but I can just push through that and it runs okay. Freezes up a tad more frequently than usual, but still workable. Trying to keep multiple apps open is a bitch, though--runs slow and glitchy.

Within the last 3 days or so, though, it's been shuting itself off, suddenly, and restarting. When it comes back it's got a "Your system has recovered from a serious error" with some available codes, looks like short hexadecimal strings. Can probably save the message somehow...

Also see the "blue screen of death" flash on-and-off too quickly to read as the thing's crashing. Doesn't look good, though.

Happens generally after it's been running a few hours, maybe thermal's a factor(?) Cooler ambient operating conditions lately, though, thanks to the nippy weather.

From your symptoms, I'd suspect the hard drive is having senior moments.
Let's find out.
Goto <Start>, <Run> and type "Command" or "CMD"
in the box.
That will get you a DOS command prompt (The dark place).:cool:
At the prompt, type in "CHKDSK C: /F"
It will whine about files being in use and ask if it can run on the next startup.
Type "Yes" and hit return.
Type "Exit" to leave the Dos window and then re-boot.
This will perform a thorough test and repair of C: at the next boot.

I remember upgrading the RAM years ago, from half to a gig (total), and this motherboard won't take any more, seems like the shop that sold me the memory thought I was silly to 'waste' it in this machine back then.

But getting a Mac's (laptop) gonna be inevitable, just cause of the program I need to run. It's not like I've ever been nuts for the PC platform...but I've never used a Mac. But how bad can it be, comparitively?

I think you'll be pleased.
I made a good living trouble-shooting PCs.
Why? 'cause they have more trouble to shoot.:D

You gotta pick between the (newer) Macbook or the (older release) Macbook Pro?

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Ah dunno!
Never owned one.

Though I did have one of the prototype Lisa cases that my buddy dug out of Apple's dumpster.
I stuck a Green/black crt in it and hooked it to a homebuilt Xerox 820 16 bit CP/M motherboard.
Built that into an ornate wooden case cobbled from an antique radio that also held 2. 8" floppy drives.
Looked like a fat Mac sitting on a baroque chest of drawers.:cool:

But, I digress.

Aloha.

Da Zard

K - QN4

N - KN5

B - Q4

I checked the C drive as you suggested. It verified files, indexes, and security descriptors then the "usn journal." (My computer's full of seamen :eek:)But how do you slow down the scrolling info? I was able to pick out the words "allocation" and "free bits/bytes" but it was gone in a flash.

Then this slow-ass thing just fired up like usual. The one time it actually runs fast...:mad:

No fan on the video card. Seems like I had a glitchiness that somebody said, "Ahh, yer video card's prolly goin' out," like a year ago, but now I can't remember what that problem was...The heatsink on the video processor is warm, but not screamin' hot. It's definitely not catching much air movement, whether the case is assembled or not. I should probably put a loose fan in there.

P - KB4

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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie

B - Q4

I checked the C drive as you suggested. It verified files, indexes, and security descriptors then the "usn journal." (My computer's full of seamen :eek:)But how do you slow down the scrolling info? I was able to pick out the words "allocation" and "free bits/bytes" but it was gone in a flash.

Then this slow-ass thing just fired up like usual. The one time it actually runs fast...:mad:

And did it still not find Login.exe?

If so, then it's time to replace damaged system files.
There's a little known gem called SFC (System File Check)
that will examine and replace damaged system files like login,exe.
You'll need a location to get the files from.
I usually copy the install CD to a directory I call Everet Ting.
before installing windows.
The install is faster, and it remembers that directory instead of asking for the original CD should you want to add or subtract windows modules/services.

No fan on the video card. Seems like I had a glitchiness that somebody said, "Ahh, yer video card's prolly goin' out," like a year ago, but now I can't remember what that problem was...The heatsink on the video processor is warm, but not screamin' hot. It's definitely not catching much air movement, whether the case is assembled or not. I should probably put a loose fan in there.

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It couldn't hurt.:D

N - KN2

Blank!

B - KB3
A cleric stand-off!

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And did it still not find Login.exe?

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Well, it stopped and gave me that error message box, as is usual (now). (All you do is click "OK" and you proceed as normal, no big deal.)

I'm pretty sure I've got the original discs for Windows. They hadda lotta service paks and such patched on over the years, though. I actually have XP on this though. Musta been like a early Beta version. :D

Rather than lead you astray, I'm turnin' in and trundling off to bed now.
To sleep, perchance, to dream.

I give mo' betta instruction dat way.

Gotta put on pants tomorrow and Sally Forth to buy burger for da wee beasties.
Ouch!
Meanwhile.
Jus' fill out da form and we'll jump all over it on the 'morrow.:D

G'nightall

Wee