Search found 78 matches

by dfunkt
Sun Apr 24, 2016 5:04 am
Forum: KGS
Topic: KGS Clients... dated
Replies: 8
Views: 10923

Re: KGS Clients... dated

I doubt there are many people who would not welcome a refresh of KGS, maybe some snazzier graphics and a more customizable interface, but in term of functionality the current client has everything a go player needs. I think the attempts to create modern clients have failed to produce an interface ...
by dfunkt
Sun Dec 06, 2015 4:17 pm
Forum: OGS
Topic: Got kicked from OGS because I accepted game offers
Replies: 68
Views: 113496

Re: Got kicked from OGS because I accepted game offers

I gave up on OGS due to it's moderators. IN fact, one moderator even kicked me out of a group that I started on there and took it over instead of creating a group of his own. Users on OGS are not respected.
by dfunkt
Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:08 am
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Go Club Forums: Kick out Kaya, add OGS
Replies: 23
Views: 11217

Re: Go Club Forums: Kick out Kaya, add OGS

Title says it all. I think OGS is THE upcoming Go server with a lot of nice features. It deserves to have an own section.
ditto


<edit>

Although … OGS has a very fine forum itself — anything you'd want the devs and mods to know about should rather be posted there.

m

</edit>

Since OGS has ...
by dfunkt
Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:57 am
Forum: KGS
Topic: The future of KGS
Replies: 50
Views: 40208

Re: The future of KGS

Pippen wrote:In defense to KGS I have to say that Tygem is as much or little maintained/updated as KGS and nevertheless has built and maintained a strong & rich player base. I think once OGS has settled KGS will be dead. I think it has nothing to do with WMS not updating.

I doubt that very much.
by dfunkt
Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:52 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: The new OGS
Replies: 131
Views: 82061

Re: The new OGS

Bonobo wrote:here is not the best place to discuss these things


I think this is exactly the right place to discuss go servers and anything else go related.
by dfunkt
Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:31 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: OGS Poetry Contest!
Replies: 2
Views: 3587

Re: OGS Poetry Contest!

That forum is too weird
by dfunkt
Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:18 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: The new OGS
Replies: 131
Views: 82061

Re: The new OGS

Dear everybody,

since anoek and matburt, the developers of ☯GS, can’t watch each and every place where these things are being discussed, it is important that we not (only) mention the bugs here but report them on the ☯GS forum .

That the times are missing in the graphical overview of one’s own ...
by dfunkt
Thu May 22, 2014 7:08 pm
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Why did you start playing Go?
Replies: 69
Views: 25210

Re: Why did you start playing Go?

I first heard about go (weiqi) when I was read Chung Kuo: The Middle Kingdom by David Wingrove. This series of speculative fiction had a brilliant and diabolical character who was also a go master. The references to the game in the book fascinated me and I searched the internet for more info. It was ...
by dfunkt
Mon May 19, 2014 7:47 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Do You Know Go? kid's pamphlet NOW UPDATED for 2014
Replies: 21
Views: 15818

Re: Do You Know Go? kid's pamphlet

it offers both live and correspondence games (and the latter turn into live games when both players are playing at the same time)
Every time I read this, I die a little inside.

Let me spell it out for you:
the difference between a live and a correspondence game is that when you get into a ...
by dfunkt
Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:06 am
Forum: OGS
Topic: nova/ogs white stones.
Replies: 12
Views: 14284

Re: nova/ogs white stones.

I'm pretty sure the problem occurs if you use the browser zoom. If you have a high resolution screen and zoom to read the itty bitty text in chat panes then the stone and board rendering screws up.
by dfunkt
Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:39 am
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Why I love Nova.gs more than L19
Replies: 16
Views: 8231

Re: Why I love Nova.gs more than L19

(probably because they know the problem lies with trying to more with a browser than a browser is capable of). I firmly believe that the only truly decent servers will have a client that runs locally on the user's machine with a minimal data stream over the internet.

Regardless of the current ...
by dfunkt
Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:55 am
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Why I love Nova.gs more than L19
Replies: 16
Views: 8231

Re: Why I love Nova.gs more than L19

I gave up on KGS months ago, to be honest, as the experience was too laggy to compete with any other modern server.
When I started this old thread I was awed by the beauty and elegance of the web servers (kaya first, and then Nova) but since then I have seen Kaya go under and Nova become OGS and ...
by dfunkt
Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:12 am
Forum: Study Group
Topic: Non standard 9 or 10 stones handicap placement
Replies: 97
Views: 42363

Re: Non standard 9 or 10 stones handicap placement

I played a handicap game once and gave my opponent 2 moves for each of my moves for my first 9 turns. It made an interesting game even though he was much weaker.
by dfunkt
Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:23 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Warning, Yunzi Stones Are Dangerous To Health
Replies: 51
Views: 59328

Re: Warning, Yunzi Stones Are Dangerous To Health

A woman walks into a doctors office and says, "I want to sue! My son is retarded after eating his go stones which contained lead."

The lawyer pauses a moment and responds, "Don't you mean your son is more retarded after eating his go stones which contained lead?"