Quantum Chess May Or May Not Be Chess (It Isn't)
I’ve played chess all my life. I’m a pretty average strength club level player and like many experienced players I’ve always enjoyed chess variants. This quantum variant is an interesting idea (each non-king piece has a dual identity in pseudo-quantum superposition, changing state on black squares - see the Wired UK article on it) but I’m not really sure about a couple of the implementation details. My feeling, after one game, is that too many of the normal chess rules have been abandoned.
Scrapping NHS Direct Is Hard To Swallow
A couple of years ago, I had a bad case of tonsilitis.
Live So Far - Steve Lawson and Lobelia
Really enjoying this new album from Steve Lawson and Lobelia on Bandcamp:
Why The Gaza Flotilla Attack Proves That I Am Right About Israel / Palestine
There can be no doubt that Israel’s botched attack on the humanitarian activist flotilla marks a significant turning point in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Yet commentators from both sides, as well as those trying to take a more balanced view, have all missed the most important point. What the attack shows, plain as day, is that my own opinions on the issue are the only correct ones, and everyone else is painfully wrong. The failure of everyone else to see how right I am can lead only to tragic consequences.
Music You Will Probably Like - Rena Jones / Steve Lawson
I’ve been looking for ambient / downtempo type good stuff on Bandcamp and there’s no shortage.