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- Mon Jan 18, 2021 4:28 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: The Focus of each DW forum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 63
The Focus of each DW forum
Just a reminder about the focus of each DW forum. dhammawheel.com DWT - A Buddhist discussion forum on the Dhamma of Theravāda Buddhism (no politics or lounge sections) dharmawheel.net DWM - A Buddhist discussion forum on Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism (there are politics and lounge, but it is not ...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:00 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Joke thread
- Replies: 197
- Views: 53098
Re: Joke thread
Everyone can use a little “grammar” update now and then, so here’s yours for today... Is it "complete", "finished", or "completely finished"? No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words - "Complete" or "Finished". In a recent linguistic competitio...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:57 pm
- Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
- Topic: Parler Hacked
- Replies: 20
- Views: 586
Re: Parler Hacked
The site is still down, not likely coming back, so why would someone pay that exorbitant fee for the app?
- Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:31 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Socially aware music
- Replies: 157
- Views: 38473
Re: Socially aware music
Speaking of the 1980s and New Year's Eve:
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:14 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Top 10 chess players of all-time
- Replies: 10
- Views: 345
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:39 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Iron Lady from Israel
- Replies: 1
- Views: 99
Iron Lady from Israel
Great video about the Iron Lady from Israel.
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:49 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What music are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 193
- Views: 54168
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:50 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Top 10 chess players of all-time
- Replies: 10
- Views: 345
Re: Top 10 chess players of all-time
What exactly bothers you when you play traditional chess, doctor? Too much emphasis on opening theories and memorization of these systems. The winning player is often the one with better memory, not necessarily the one who is really better at chess. If he explained to you everything, the way he pla...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:07 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Top 10 chess players of all-time
- Replies: 10
- Views: 345
Re: Top 10 chess players of all-time
Here is Bobby Fischer, complaining about chess and advocating for Chess 960:
The video was made just a few years before his passing away.
The video was made just a few years before his passing away.
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:06 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Top 10 chess players of all-time
- Replies: 10
- Views: 345
Re: Top 10 chess players of all-time
Do you think that 960 will replace regular Chess in another 20 years? Suppose the rules are a bit different regarding castleing & maybe other things? I hope so! Historically, chess has undergone some changes, it's just the last five to six hundred years that chess players and organizations have bee...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:04 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Top 10 chess players of all-time
- Replies: 10
- Views: 345
Re: Top 10 chess players of all-time
Yes, something like that would work too.Nicholas wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:42 am This site suggests not cards or dice but picking from these Bishop & King-Queen options.
https://computerchess.com/en/how-to-play-chess960/
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:33 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Top 10 chess players of all-time
- Replies: 10
- Views: 345
Re: Top 10 chess players of all-time
How is the back row made truly random? Dice or cards or some other random method. In Chess 960 the back row position for white is the same position for black, so equal position no matter how weird it might look (compared to regular chess). I would guess human's strength in 960 against a computer is...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:16 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Top 10 chess players of all-time
- Replies: 10
- Views: 345
Top 10 chess players of all-time
Several years ago, way back in 2010 I made a list of the top 10 chess players of all-time, just for fun. And then posted it on DWT and Dhamma Wiki. DWT no longer allows lounge type topics, so I'm posting my update to that page here. https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5148 Recently I fo...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:42 pm
- Forum: Environmental Dharma
- Topic: 8 months of no rain!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 311
Re: 8 months of no rain!
I believe you get the water from a reservoir (dam). What is the water level percentage at the moment? Correct, from Lake Mead, which feeds from the Colorado River. https://bouldercityreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/13235060_web1_BCR-Water-Level-JAN16-20.jpg?crop=1 You can see where the water ...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:58 am
- Forum: Environmental Dharma
- Topic: 8 months of no rain!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 311
8 months of no rain!
Las Vegas broke it's own record for the longest dry streak of no measurable rain. 240 days of no rain, until today when it finally rained. I believe this is the longest dry streak of no rain for any large city in the U.S., since they started keeping records. https://www.weather.gov/vef/2020DryStreak
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 11:59 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Socially aware music
- Replies: 157
- Views: 38473
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 12:07 am
- Forum: News, Current Events & Politics
- Topic: SCOTUS rejects Texas' case
- Replies: 1
- Views: 239
SCOTUS rejects Texas' case
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/politics ... index.html
Only Alito and Thomas voted to even hear the case, the rest voted against.
Only Alito and Thomas voted to even hear the case, the rest voted against.
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 3:15 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Socially aware music
- Replies: 157
- Views: 38473
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:39 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Socially aware music
- Replies: 157
- Views: 38473
Re: Socially aware music
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/07/media/bo ... index.html
Bob Dylan sells his entire collection for an estimated $300 million.
Bob Dylan sells his entire collection for an estimated $300 million.
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:37 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Socially aware music
- Replies: 157
- Views: 38473