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| Friday, May 16th, 2008 | | 11:20 am |
gah!!
i am about 3 seconds away from uninstalling vista from this computer. what an awful OS! should i put ubuntu on it again? the only thing keeping me from it used to be my company's vpn, but now that they've switched to openvpn that makes me want to switch back. i don't play computer games really, and i'm a coder. it should be ubuntu all the way. | | 12:48 am |
position
Cesar: Turn 3
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O Opp ------- 58
------------------------------ -> Cesar AADIIPW 117
1|= ' = ' =| --Tracking-----------------------------------
2| - " " - | AAABDEEEEEFFGGGHIIJLLMNNNOOOOPQRSSTTTTUUUVXY
3| - ' ' - | AAELNYDEEEIO?HIKLOCNOUEINORRT 73
4|' - ' - '|
5| - - |
6| " " " " |
7| ' ' C ' |
8|= ' B R R R ' =|
9| ' I ' A ' |
10| " Z M " " |
11| W I T l E S S - |
12|' - A - '|
13| - ' V ' - |
14| - " E " - |
15|= ' D ' =|
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Opp's last move is H11 (S)AVED
These are the types of positions that I have the most trouble with, and the choice is going to be pretty critical. It's not a trick position or anything. Just see if you can find the best move within 2 minutes. | | Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 | | 10:24 pm |
(edited to remove negativity)
last wednesday:
1) vs brian n, ENLISTER CATERING GISArME / RETILEs, W 537-296
2) vs andy h, NEEDIEST DINGIES / WhIRLeRS DIATRON NARCOSE , L 409-442 (Eq: -31)
3) vs ira c, mATERIEL NEGRONIS / IMBLAZeS, W 401-379
4) vs joel elkins (welcome back, joel!), CROSTINO / dELICATE STRONGER, L 353-408 (Eq: -36)
this wednesday:
1) vs maddy k, WITlESS / MoNADES RELATION, L 369-381 (Eq: -55)
2) vs rebecca o, TSARiNAS / none, W 392-311
3) vs mike l, SORBENT / AlAMODE REEStING, L 348-423
4) vs ralph c, FEAtHERY AIRINESS OLIVINES / none, W 479-269
(edited to remove negativity) | | Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 | | 9:47 am |
| | Sunday, May 11th, 2008 | | 6:37 pm |
don't know how to catch up i uploaded this game vs mike b. to cross tables. it's the "haifa" game. :P http://cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=1185#0i'd be interested in any feedback on the plays where i commented with questions or anything of the sort.. i think it was a somewhat interesting game. also... my game vs dly in which i lost 3000 equity points in a single turn... http://cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=1184#0---- both BAKEMEAT and MAKEBATE were obsolete 95 years ago. stupid dictionary. | | 12:02 pm |
learning random 8s is cool
after fixing a small zyzzyva issue (thanks michael for making the code open source again!) that happens with enormous quizzes, i started again on the IKM study, and have gone thru like 2000 words in the last couple days. i love learning these random 8s. MORBILLI ... GRAMARYE ..
i should be done with the 8s in a couple weeks, then i gotta study the ones i missed in-depth. then.. it's time for the 7s. will i be done by nationals? stay tuned..
also, i sucked at wednesday club yet again. down by 140 to an underrated player, since he just bingoed and i had DEEENST i didn't even bother looking and slapped down the first thing i saw thru the i (NEEDIEST)... and there was a T I could play DETENTES thru for more points and a much better position that i noticed right after i hit the clock. i probably woulda lost anyway, but i need to figure out a way to not have these lapses in focus anymore... | | Monday, May 5th, 2008 | | 12:30 am |
oregon tile report so i should go to bed, but else i'm never gonna get myself to type up this report, so here goes. portland is a nice, modern, fun city. i loved the downtown, gab, me and james went there for some food saturday night. the tournament was very well run, a lot of fun, the hospitality room was great, and i had a lot of fun, even when i gave up on the tournament for a couple games the second day. now without further ado, so i had a good time at 1800, but now it's back to where i belong, until i learn all the words. i mean, ABELIAS and TABLOID, come on, cesar! it was fun seeing everyone, and i wish the tournament was three thousand games so i could just play scrabble all day. i wish life was a scrabble tournament, we could play a couple games every day at lunchtime during work and then at the end of the year someone would have like a 92-5 +30,000 record (probably dave wiegand) and they'd get a free cruise to japan. wow i need to go to bed. | | Sunday, May 4th, 2008 | | 12:14 pm |
update
10-5. my spread is low, but i am pretty sure i'll cash if i win my last game. maybe 5th or 6th?
edit: yay i beat the dielle hex :) i think i get 6th, not sure.
edit: 6th place = $250! but i probably have to give up my keys to the 1800 Executive Washroom (even with feedback pts). oh well, it was fun while it lasted! tourney report coming soon. | | Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 | | 4:21 pm |
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6-4 so far, but the only person rated over like 1600 i've played is joe dackman, and it was basically a spectator show after the first couple turns. i have 6 blanks in 10 games. but i think part of the reason is that when i'm not drawing well or feel psyched out, i don't make longer plays -- i.e. no turnover. i should look back at my games, i bet the blank draw is lopsided cuz i fish so much.
game 11 - my first two-blank game against james.. i'm such a luckbox. zamessssss. | | 12:41 pm |
yeah
i've had two bingos in the last four games and everyone is beating me. how fun. | | Friday, May 2nd, 2008 | | 3:23 pm |
now now so, james SIGNED ME UP for the early bird out of nowhere, and i'm getting owned. they're pairing us in groups of 4, so ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) chaithedog was up by 160 after 3 turns or so, axolotl8 was up by like 150 after 3 turns. i asked conrad if it was a rule that i draw both blanks in the end of the games when they don't really matter anymore, and he said yeah, it was in the flyer. anyway, i beat sam k and now they're doing two king of the hill rounds. i probably need to win each game by like three thousand to place. i'm probably like in 300th place. but it's fun! update: beat travis by a point. an 1100 is 4-0. this tourney is gonna have a dark horse winner! the top 4 seeds have all lost. update: final 3-2 +338. really doubt i'll place. maybe 8th? main event starts at 7 pm. i am friggin exhausted. i think i lost a rating point. 1) vs carl johnson, ELEGISEs, ENDIVeS / SHORTENS CHOIRING BECARPET, L 344-460. i coulda lost by a lot more but i hit an endgame fish for 80 pts. 2) vs peter armstrong, ANTIRAPE SUIcIDE / SUBFIELD TINCTED, L 426-440. i missed ABDILOT. i am actually pretty upset about it, i don't know how i can possibly play 16 more games. just kidding. but christ, the little NSSC winners found it, and i can't, i could have likely won the game. 3) vs sam kantimathi, AQUARIAN / COONTIE IoDIZED, W 468-403 4) vs travis chaney, INFECTOR / EMERIES, W 377-376 5) vs chora eilertsen, BARNIER DOGGOnED STEARIN / none, W 557-253 | | Thursday, May 1st, 2008 | | 10:37 pm |
man, i'm an idiot
i can't believe i'm flying to portland at 6:20 AM. i think i need to leave my house at 4. good night!
it would be cool if i could place. as seventh seed, it seems i am EXPECTED to place (they pay top 8). but i've never played an open, and i don't know how to rack up the spread, and i'm probably gonna be real tired tomorrow. i'll try to sleep on the plane too.
see you guys soon!
edit (3:53 AM) ok i'm on my way! i probably slept like, 3 hours. that's enough when you're full of pre-tourney adrenaline! can i still play the early bird? | | 3:00 pm |
supersprøde
S-U-P-E-R that is what you are | | Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 | | 11:28 pm |
club
i went 4-0 wednesday for the first time in.. forever.
1) vs andy h, MILITIA ENRAGED URBANISE / EXTOLLEd ROUTErS MEDICATE, W 468-399
a really fun game, i would have been happy even if i lost it, i like playing high quality games. it was much close than the score indicates --- if my second to last play (YAUDS) had been phony i would have lost the game, so i had to be basically 100% sure of the word, and i was only 99% sure. so i made the wrong move. OMG I SUXKCK
2) vs tim p, TRUENESs / none, W 374-301
the first of two tough closed-board games.
3) vs brian n, TERNION / NEGAtION, W 373-372
this was an interesting game. we got an early bingo each and then he was ahead for the entire game. i think he could have won it, but he was very low on time. at the end i left myself an out in two, but then with 10 seconds left on my clock i just couldn't convince myself that SORI was actually a word so i played something else, knowing that i would win by 1 (better risk a recount than risk losing the game). then i realized he coulda tied the game, but he didn't see the play cuz he had two seconds left. so the recount held.
4) vs roy k, REApPEAR BLASTeD NITRITES / VESTING NASCENT, W 475-388, basically drew the bag on roy.
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a positive omen for portland?? nah.. | | 2:04 pm |
hmm
i know weezer's new song is not that good, but i really like it. it's on the weezer.com frontpage. | | Monday, April 28th, 2008 | | 10:17 pm |
last wednesday 1) vs brian n., none/TINgLED DEFRaYS, L 335-456 2) vs robin t., WAITERED INSIDER / INsIGHT, W 404-348 3) vs judy l., rESPECTS RATEABlE / ATONERS OVERLENT, L 383-451 The right move is pretty freaking obvious here
Me: Turn 6
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O Opp ------- 175
------------------------------ -> Me AGIJNTY 158
1|= ' r ' =| --Tracking-----------------------------------
2| - " E " - | AEEENOSTUVIIEOTDWZAEX?IVBEEMDFOOPAAAGARUUYEF
3| - ' S H - | MORSBILNNRT 55
4|' - P I - '|
5| - E N - |
6| " " C " " |
7| ' ' T ' ' |
8|= A T O N E R S ' =|
9| O W ' ' ' |
10| H E L D " " " |
11| O D I C - |
12|K R I L L I - '|
13| - ' G ' - |
14| - Q U A " - |
15|= ' R ' =|
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Opp's last move is HIN I3
if i can't find it and play jenny instead, i deserve to lose 4) vs andy, TUNNIEs / RETRAIN OCTAnES, W 379-350 | | Sunday, April 27th, 2008 | | 5:19 pm |
studying
i wish so much i knew all the words, but i'm stuck on my last plan at 11,000. i'm going to code up an ikm tool and finish up the 8s, then start on the 7s..
i guess i've gotten kinda lazy since hitting the rating i wanted to, but that's no excuse, i'll be back in the 1600s before long. so, time to hit the Book. :P
congrats to everyone at BAT.
i keep feeling bad that i spend so much on tournaments, but my last two literally paid for themselves, so as long as that keeps happening i can keep going to tourneys :P | | Thursday, April 24th, 2008 | | 4:57 pm |
cool
there's this article on the news about how humans nearly went extinct 70,000 years ago. perhaps Arthur C. Clarke was right about the aliens saving us.
i only read space odyssey 2001 and childhood's end after his death; my girlfriend owns both books. she used to not like reading until taking a science fiction literature class at caltech. i really wish i'd taken it; they got to read some awesome books - i robot, dune, minority report and other stories, and other assorted science fiction classics. she really liked the class and i would read the books when she was done. dune is one of the best books i've ever read...
so once clarke died, i asked her if she had any of his books and she lent me both.. i read them both over a few days. scifi rules.
i often wonder about intelligent life in outer space. many people think that if there was intelligent life, it would have reached us already, but i completely disagree. in order for a radio signal produced by an intelligent being to reach us from just 300 light years away, i don't know what type of amplifiers and antennas you need on earth but i'm wagering it would be many orders of magnitude below the noise level. and we'd have to listen on all frequencies. "so why haven't they visited us?" hello, the universe is enormous. and as far as we know, wormholes are just a figment of science fiction. try jumping in a black hole and see what happens to you.
the real answer is that there's a significant amount of intelligent life out there, and they always wind up destroying themselves with nuclear weapons. the few that don't are never going to be technologically advanced enough to break the laws of physics. if you travel at 0.9999c towards a distant star, your effective mass is ridiculously huge, and friction does start mattering, space isn't empty, and not only that, but decelerating from that speed would take forever. so we're never going to meet them. space is TOO BIG. | | 1:35 am |
2-2 at wednesday club again
damn it i suck, i'm gonna finish worse than last year. shrug. i'm still making dumb mistakes, i lost about 18 equity points in my first game vs a 1450 player, and he killed me. i drew comparatively badly, an S and an X were my only "power tiles", but yet every little equity point counts. with CONE on the board, i had EEEIIRX, and inexplicably played EX under CONE, instead of EXINE, and that was the most egregious mistake. maybe i woulda gotten a blank or an S otherwise. so i can't blame anything. also, i need to stop thinking that i always gotta win, any decent scrabble player will find TINgLED and DEFRaYS, or ZA for 33, etc etc. so in conclusion, whatever. maybe i'll just have a crappy year at club. | | Sunday, April 20th, 2008 | | 9:29 pm |
tourney report i lost equities of 24, 27, and 32 my last three games. i hate scrabble sometimes. but, whatever, i had a fun weekend. |
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