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by rubin427
Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:44 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: GoGoD Spring 2018
Replies: 4
Views: 6152

Re: GoGoD Spring 2018

I realize I'm possibly years late in my saying so, but...

whoa! that new website is looking SHARP.
great work!
by rubin427
Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:29 pm
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: asking about bughouse
Replies: 5
Views: 5310

asking about bughouse

Ahoy!

Lately I've been in love with 13x13, thanks to goQuest. and I've got this MAJOR compulsion to try a game of Bughouse on two 13x13 boards (described below).
so I'll ask some questions:

Does anyone happen to know of a place online where this variation is supported?
Has anyone played this ...
by rubin427
Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:49 am
Forum: Tournaments
Topic: Las Vegas Mind Sports Festival
Replies: 1
Views: 5807

Las Vegas Mind Sports Festival

So, I've been out of the loop a long, long time. But there is a tournament coming up in my home town this weekend (July 5th through 7th, 2013), so I'm compelled to ask:

Any of the folks from the Forums going to be there?

Las Vegas Mind Sports Festival
by rubin427
Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:47 am
Forum: American Go Association Forum
Topic: EJournal's usefullness in Congress budget
Replies: 15
Views: 15141

Re: AGA losses in 2011 Congress

It's a cost-benefit analysis. Suppose that the cost for EJ congress comps plus the extra office space is on the order of $5000 (just a guess). A pro game analysis can be had for $50, so what's better: congress coverage or having the E-Journal publish two extra game commentaries every week of the ...
by rubin427
Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Kim Jong Il
Replies: 24
Views: 17727

Re: Kim Jong Il

I usually don't mention news coming out of North Korea, but (from my point of view) this is worth repeating.

North Korea agrees to suspend nuclear activities, US says

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/29/north-korea-suspend-nuclear-tests-us
by rubin427
Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:26 pm
Forum: Gobans and other equipment
Topic: yutopian - Laminated Paper Go Board 13x13/19x19 (TT007)
Replies: 0
Views: 3284

yutopian - Laminated Paper Go Board 13x13/19x19 (TT007)

I see that Yutopian is selling the economical laminated board mentioned above.

Does anyone have first hand experience with this board? Does it fit a standard set of stones (for me, standard means Japanese diameter). Better yet, if anyone has one of the boards, can you provide a picture?

I think I ...
by rubin427
Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:01 pm
Forum: American Go Association Forum
Topic: I did not renew my AGA membership.
Replies: 201
Views: 100728

Re: I did not renew my AGA membership.

bearzbear wrote:Wait, are you saying that dealing with the AGA is like a (my?) spouse?...


You are giving my comment far more thought than I am giving yours. To my own surprise, that means I am trolling here. Please excuse me as I duck out from further discussion.

apologies.
by rubin427
Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:50 pm
Forum: American Go Association Forum
Topic: I did not renew my AGA membership.
Replies: 201
Views: 100728

Re: I did not renew my AGA membership.

bearzbear wrote:this is my sincere suggestion:


All I have to say is - I hope this is not the behavior you bring home to your spouse.
by rubin427
Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:09 am
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Korean Baduk phrases
Replies: 5
Views: 4656

Re: Korean Baduk phrases

Do you know that this book exists?

Contemporary Go Terms
Author: Chiyung, Nam
Year: 2007
ISBN: 89-900-7924-1
Price: $43.00

The book essentially has lengthy explinations in english of each term, which sometimes includes diagrams. Then there is a cross-reference for those terms in english, korean ...
by rubin427
Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:57 am
Forum: Professionals
Topic: Park Ji-eun Interview: All for the Love of the Game
Replies: 1
Views: 3273

Park Ji-eun Interview: All for the Love of the Game

I found this interview while reading the daily news. Hope you enjoy the link.

All for the Love of the Game, Says Baduk Star Park Ji-eun
by rubin427
Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:14 am
Forum: General Go Chat
Topic: Mainstream Go Sightings
Replies: 539
Views: 977585

Re: Mainstream Go Sightings

http://xkcd.com/1002/

Good to see go put in context with some other pastimes on this scale...

Bruce "Play-a" Young

This comic just made front page of USGO.org's news feed.
I don't know about you guys, but I am personally interpreting that as an official endorsement of the game "seven minutes ...
by rubin427
Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:08 am
Forum: American Go Association Forum
Topic: Boom!
Replies: 31
Views: 23644

Re: Boom!

Has there ever been bigger news (for US Go players)? I'm so curious about all the little details.
by rubin427
Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:22 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Kim Jong Il
Replies: 24
Views: 17727

Re: Kim Jong Il

Very serious topic, so I won't comment lightly.

But, I'll certainly be keeping an eye on events in the Korean Peninsula over the next few days/weeks/months.
by rubin427
Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:50 am
Forum: American Go Association Forum
Topic: Help needed for aga project
Replies: 3
Views: 4904

Re: Help needed for aga project

Are we talking Postfix mail server or postfix notation (reverse polish notation)?
I'm guessing the former.
by rubin427
Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:57 pm
Forum: KGS
Topic: Are you having lag on the new KGS server?
Replies: 9
Views: 5881

Re: Are you having lag on the new KGS server?

Yes, but I haven't done any networking forensics (yet), so it could very well be a local problem.