Thinking Machine 4: Play the Game

You would think being able to see into the mind of your opponent would be of great advantage in a game of chess...


As it turns out it depends alot on the opponent... I got slaughtered.

Kevin's quick reviews

Streamripper - Tutorial Kevin's review
Great, easy to use, flexible tool
The air is filled with tunes - Reach out and rip 'em!

Of Popes and Bears : Can buildings feel?

Top News Article | Reuters.com: "The marble..." which fell from the top of the Supreme Court building"...was above the inscription near the top of the building saying, 'Equal Justice Under Law' and above the allegorical figure representing 'Order,' one of nine sculptured figures on the pediment."

Can this be a coincidence?
Does torture at Abu Gharib evidence a crumbling from the inside?
Does the building itself resent the influence of the appointer?

...add your own rhetorical questions on Papal faiths, bear waste elimination, etc. here in the comments...

If you believe they put a man on the moon...

Man on the moon or a hoax in the Arizona desert? On Google, you may finally find the answer.
An 'extension' to their Google Maps service has surfaced: Google Moon (http://moon.google.com/)

The area displayed covers the lunar landing sites.
In theory, you should be able to zoom in close enough to see artifacts from the supposed missions such as landing craft and Lunar Rovers.
Try it -- zoom on in!


Here's some additional location data from a Slashdot post (http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=167174&cid=13939948 ):

The largest object that is on the moon is the 14036kg SIVB from Apollo 15.
Located at 1.51S 17.48W (or as a WWURI: worldwind://goto/world=Moon&lat=-1.51&lon=-17.48&a lt=13402 ),
it isn't actually visible, possibly because that is its impact place, rather than a resting place (so it could well be smashed).

The largest intact objects are the Lunar Rovers, and there's three of them:
Apollo 15's rover (worldwind://goto/world=Moon&lat=26.08&lon=3.66&al t=13402),
Apollo 16's rover (worldwind://goto/world=Moon&lat=-8.97&lon=-15.51& alt=13402)
Apollo 17's rover (worldwind://goto/world=Moon&lat=20.17&lon=-30.77& alt=13402)

BOOooOOooOoOo!

An eery, spooky Halloween creature staring straight thru you from Hamlet's Castle in Elsinore, Denmark.

This is one of a pair flanking a large fireplace on the second story -which is widely held to be haunted...... 

Coco takes a dip

Coco takes a dip
Originally uploaded by kvan1.

Turkey : Ucagiz

Turkey : Ucagiz
Originally uploaded by kvan1.

Moonrise in front of our 'pensiyon' in Ucagiz

Turkey : Side

Turkey : Side
Originally uploaded by kvan1.

Baths behind the amphitheatre

Turkey : Side

Turkey : Side
Originally uploaded by kvan1.

Ruins behind the amphitheater

Turkey : Side

pure Egg & Dart porn

Turkey : Side

Gitte rummages amongst the ruins before we grab a kebap. -Check the
doner kebap stand --it's wood-fired.

Turkey : Side

Gitte rummages amongst the ruins before we grab a kebap. -Check the
doner kebap stand --it's wood-fired.

Turkey : Side

Gitte rummages amongst the ruins before we grab a kebap. -Check the
doner kebap stand --it's wood-fired.

Turkey : Side

Gitte rummages amongst the ruins before we grab a kebap. -Check the
doner kebap stand --it's wood-fired.

Coming Soon!!!

jm(3).jpg
Originally uploaded by seyd.

Sifting thru way too many pictures to begin posting from the Turkey trip. I may opt for a link to the Flickr slideshow instead...stay tuned :-)

(Thanks to 'seyd' for the cool PopTurkish shot)

Turkey

Test pic from Nokia 3650, with soundbite!

Hi Mom

Mom
Originally uploaded by kvan1.

Took a random photo to test Flickr upload and it turns out it's Mom who wants her 15 minutes :-)