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19. July 2010, 23:19:46
alanback 
Subject: Re: Removing Pawn Registry
Fire764X: Resistance is futile.

6. June 2010, 02:11:29
alanback 
Subject: Re: "score of finished games"
plaintiger: I believe it means the results of other games between the same opponents.

16. May 2010, 07:01:50
alanback 
Subject: Re: fencer
Fencer: Yes, thanks, I realized that after I posted.

15. May 2010, 22:34:05
alanback 
Subject: Re: fencer
kmf: I may be mistaken about my last post. I just checked and I don't have a link for "Started Games" when I view my own profile.

Here is a link to the only game you have running -- you may need to cut and paste this into your browser

"http://brainking.com/en/ShowGame?g=4611988"

15. May 2010, 22:29:44
alanback 
Subject: Re: fencer
kmf: You should see a list of your active games when you log in. If not, you may have to change some of your Settings. If you just want to see the list, click on your own name and then on "Started games"

11. May 2010, 01:00:09
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Bernice: And when you say they timed out, I assume you mean they ran out of time, but that they did not time out.

11. May 2010, 00:22:02
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Bernice: Didn't have auto vac turned on?

2. April 2010, 00:32:42
alanback 
Subject: Re: Red code question
rabbitoid: lol

31. March 2010, 22:42:21
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Fencer: Thank you :-)

31. March 2010, 20:34:31
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Fencer: I think he wants to know whether such a player will still have 0 vacation days left when the new system is implemented.

30. March 2010, 21:57:52
alanback 
Subject: Re: Rook?
Gabriel Almeida: A Rook who looks like an angel and has the wisdom of solomon - what more can you ask?

25. March 2010, 01:39:24
alanback 
Subject: Re:
beach: It appears that I have 4 games that went to 4 days 23 hours and 1 that went to 2 days 23 hours. All 3 day games.

14. January 2010, 21:03:47
alanback 
Subject: Re: has time outs stopped?
Fencer: Is that AI or AS?

26. September 2009, 23:05:54
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Bernice: We can't see your messages.

28. August 2009, 18:16:51
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Pappy: I'll translate all but the last word for you. "I want to see your ...". I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

17. August 2009, 18:21:09
alanback 
Subject: Re: Traceroute
Fencer: Working fine this morning (PDT)

17. August 2009, 01:07:00
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Carl: I'm not experiencing these delays with any other site.

16. August 2009, 23:44:54
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Bernice: Very slow here in Las Vegas as well.

17. July 2009, 19:16:07
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Czuch: Happens to me a lot too, in Firefox.

19. June 2009, 23:25:34
alanback 
Subject: Re: People who resign
tfra11:I would say also that there is a difference between quitting and acknowledging the inevitable.  In backgammon in particular, I will resign only when I have no mathematical possibility of winning.  To resign earlier would be quitting.

I would go so far as to say that in other games, such as chess, you should resign a clearly lost position because to play on implies you don't think your opponent has the ability to play out the clear win.  Of course, the question whether a game is "clearly lost" requires some realistic evaluation of the opponent's ability.

19. June 2009, 18:36:43
alanback 
Subject: Re: People who resign
tfra11:It is good manners to resign a hopelessly lost game.  You've done all you can do to win at that point, and the rest of the game is just meaningless dice rolls.  There are many people who are annoyed at players who drag lost games out just for the sake of postponing the loss.

15. June 2009, 07:47:43
alanback 
Subject: Re:
DeaD man WalkiN:God bless you and your family.  Take care of each other, you need each other more than you ever have.

12. June 2009, 19:53:06
alanback 
Subject: Byes
There is never a need or a justification for byes after the first round in a single elimination tournament.  It's easy to calculate the number of byes.  If there are N players and X is the next power of 2 higher than N, there should be (X-N) byes.  Of course, if N is a power of 2, there should be no byes.

11. June 2009, 03:30:08
alanback 
Subject: Re:
nodnarbo:Internet gambling is illegal in the US.

11. June 2009, 01:13:08
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Czuch:Indeed.  One hopes that non-US players weren't affected, but who knows?

11. June 2009, 00:47:51
alanback 
Subject: U.S. Deals Blow to Online-Poker Players

In an apparent crackdown on Internet gambling, federal authorities
in New York have frozen or seized bank accounts worth $34 million
belonging to 27,000 online poker players, according to representatives
for the players and account holders.


In an operation that began last week, the office of the U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York froze or issued seizure
orders for bank accounts in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Arizona held
at Wells Fargo, Citibank, Goldwater Bank and Alliance Bank of Arizona.


A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office had no comment.


8. June 2009, 19:12:23
alanback 
Subject: Re: Congrats Fencer!
Czuch:To my surprise I found that my first login was on 12 February 2003, so I've been here even longer.  My how time flies!

15. May 2009, 20:01:19
alanback 
Subject: Re: PayPal Issues
"GERRY":I don't think we have a vote on this, it's Fencer's time, trouble and money, and he can do as he wishes.

12. May 2009, 17:48:00
alanback 
Subject: Re:
rabbitoid:Your lack of precision is not logical ;-)

11. May 2009, 07:59:30
alanback 
Subject: Re: Waiting Room RED bullet
rabbitoid:That would be red matter :-)

30. April 2009, 23:43:51
alanback 
Subject: Re:
SL-Mark:Perhaps you misunderstand me.  No doubt a child abuser has a problem.  However, the shock and disgust to which you refer are entirely within the control of the viewer.  They serve no purpose other than to disturb the viewer's equanimity.

30. April 2009, 22:59:49
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Bernice:Because the real problem is not the "crap", but your reaction to it.  If you can control your reaction, you don't have to worry about controlling events outside yourself.  The easiest way to avoid being bothered by other people's behavior is to realize that it's not about you, but about them. 

30. April 2009, 22:34:27
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Bernice:Try telling yourself that whatever is going on is his problem, not yours, and you needn't worry about or be bothered by it.

20. April 2009, 19:51:35
alanback 
Subject: Re: Random colors?
Marshmud:No worries!

20. April 2009, 19:38:57
alanback 
Subject: Re: Random colors?
Marshmud:My suggestion was based on the fact that this has turned into a technical discussion of Knight Fight, and is not of general interest to readers of the BrainKing.com board.

20. April 2009, 19:21:07
alanback 
Subject: Re: Random colors?
Isn't it time to move this discussion to the Knight Fight board?

18. April 2009, 02:25:19
alanback 
Subject: Is this the first 3000 rating on BK?

6. April 2009, 22:03:42
alanback 
Subject: Re: Unlikely archievements.
joshi tm:I think "negative achievements" is a better term.

6. April 2009, 21:05:38
alanback 
Subject: Re: Unlikely archievements.
Fencer:For them, there is no rest of the day!

6. April 2009, 20:08:03
alanback 
Subject: Re: Unlikely archievements.
Undertaker.:If I make 1,000 moves in 1 day, that means the rest of my day went very badly ;-)

6. April 2009, 18:18:39
alanback 
Subject: Re: Unlikely archievements.
coan.net:Methinks you overlooked the irony in the entire post ;-)

2. April 2009, 18:27:57
alanback 
Subject: Re: Guess who?
(V):More money than he is collecting from letting people run memberships into the 22nd century? ;-)

2. April 2009, 17:35:01
alanback 
Subject: Re: GUESS WHO?
Artful Dodger:Aren't you the optimist!

1. April 2009, 17:40:08
alanback 
Subject: Re: This is neat.
rabbitoid:Should be good from now to Easter - after all, it's an Easter egg!

25. March 2009, 23:57:26
alanback 
Subject: Re:
Bernice:Probably nobody who can read your question.

5. March 2009, 01:05:14
alanback 
Subject: Just to change the subject
And to point out another anomaly resulting from trying to fit the backgammon peg into the chess hole ... consider this display of the score in a tournament final round:

Top 50 Backgammon Race (Invitational)

What would you guess is the score of this 11 point final match?

If you guessed 4-3, you are wrong ... the score is 8-4.

4. March 2009, 23:33:16
alanback 
Subject: Re: why am I banned
(V):And for a pawn at that.  Has someone found a way to hack the vacation days?

4. March 2009, 22:37:01
alanback 
Subject: Re: why am I banned
somebody_1:I'll tell you if you tell me how you can have 55 vacation days left.

3. March 2009, 08:53:51
alanback 
Subject: Re: There are genuine cases where people get ill and end up in hospital.
Artful Dodger:I know that if I were hospitalized, I wouldn't be worrying about my games.!

2. March 2009, 21:02:51
alanback 
Subject: Re: Tip of the day
"GERRY":http://brainking.com/en/Advertising

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