Man in the Mirror

Q. What do you get when you play different time-controls on www.chessbase.com ? A. German opponents mainly .... 😛😛😛 AND DRAWS !!!

Q. What do you get when you play different time-controls on www.chessbase.com ? A. German opponents mainly .... 😛😛😛 AND DRAWS !!!

  Joglekars Cottage : Alibaug     https://youtu.be/7_YPHxUUU2s   😇😇😇😇 

  Joglekars Cottage : Alibaug     https://youtu.be/7_YPHxUUU2s   😇😇😇😇 

Socratic.org helped me help students from 150 countries , in subjects as diverse as pre-algebra and astronomy . SPREAD THE LIGHT !!! 😎😎😎

Socratic.org helped me help students from 150 countries , in subjects as diverse as pre-algebra and astronomy . SPREAD THE LIGHT !!! 😎😎😎

Quora is a discussion forum, popular with Indians, that caters to all interest groups. Here is celebrating 100 followers on the forum. Cheers Quora, Cheers India !!!! 😍😍😍

Quora is a discussion forum, popular with Indians, that caters to all interest groups. Here is celebrating 100 followers on the forum. Cheers Quora, Cheers India !!!! 😍😍😍

Try out this fascinating game - Othello (Reversi) versus the Computer @  http://www.othelloonline.org/ . There is even a musical ensemble for relaxation. See how I did ...... I won ..... Hoorah !!!  😍😍😍

Try out this fascinating game - Othello (Reversi) versus the Computer @  http://www.othelloonline.org/ . There is even a musical ensemble for relaxation. See how I did ...... I won ..... Hoorah !!!  😍😍😍

Refer the first graphic. The Yahoo , Big Basket and GMail tabs are open in the same browser instance. All are in English. When I open the Google Search tab the language has a link in Telugu .  How does Google explain this ?  😈😈😈

Refer the first graphic. The Yahoo , Big Basket and GMail tabs are open in the same browser instance. All are in English. When I open the Google Search tab the language has a link in Telugu .  How does Google explain this ?  😈😈😈

Time for a toast ..... 400 blog posts I blog therefore I am ........ 😎😎😎

Time for a toast ..... 400 blog posts I blog therefore I am ........ 😎😎😎

Completed 500 posts @ www.scienceforums.com Zero warning points Five reputation points I have been a Science buff, since my school days, and see science as an extension of philosophy. 😑😑😑

Completed 500 posts @ www.scienceforums.com Zero warning points Five reputation points I have been a Science buff, since my school days, and see science as an extension of philosophy. 😑😑😑

Two major milestones crossed - 3000 blitz games @ 5 minute limit (I had my biggest losing streak ever, and even fell prey to Fischeresque paranoid schizophrenia). 😞😞😞 Explored the 10 minute format (to reduce anxiety neurosis) and beat my Thai opponent (in a  kind of mental Muay Thai contest). Hmmm......

Two major milestones crossed - 3000 blitz games @ 5 minute limit (I had my biggest losing streak ever, and even fell prey to Fischeresque paranoid schizophrenia). 😞😞😞 Explored the 10 minute format (to reduce anxiety neurosis) and beat my Thai opponent (in a  kind of mental Muay Thai contest). Hmmm......

Played out the 10 minute a side game @  www.chessbase.com .  The last time I played in this time-control was over 4 years ago. Came out with a draw against a far superior German opponent .... I guess he must have been over-confident ???    😥😥😥 Play as a Guest and enjoy the pleasures of playing chess on the Internet 

Played out the 10 minute a side game @  www.chessbase.com .  The last time I played in this time-control was over 4 years ago. Came out with a draw against a far superior German opponent .... I guess he must have been over-confident ???    😥😥😥 Play as a Guest and enjoy the pleasures of playing chess on the Internet 

In a blitz chess game, presence of mind is of the essence. See the graphic, and realize that although material was equal, the opponent evidently faltered on time management.  Why am I saying this ? Because it mimics life. We spend our whole life focusing on material, while time passes us by ..... ( in this case : 37 seconds 😊 ) Is there then, an element of psychology in Chess ? 😑

In a blitz chess game, presence of mind is of the essence. See the graphic, and realize that although material was equal, the opponent evidently faltered on time management.  Why am I saying this ? Because it mimics life. We spend our whole life focusing on material, while time passes us by ..... ( in this case : 37 seconds 😊 ) Is there then, an element of psychology in Chess ? 😑

Trivial Bug : In Quora, when trying to complete a series using ???, all but the last question marks are truncated. (see graphic). 😈😈😈

Trivial Bug : In Quora, when trying to complete a series using ???, all but the last question marks are truncated. (see graphic). 😈😈😈

Why is the Home Page of a site not abstracted from SEO - In a google search directed at " Yahoo answers ", the Home Page occupies third spot. SEO is fine, but when a site is requested, it's Home Page should occupy the Numero Uno spot. In the graphic, the filter used places tumblr results above the de-facto Home Page ( in.answers.yahoo.com ), which is inappropriate. 😈

Why is the Home Page of a site not abstracted from SEO - In a google search directed at " Yahoo answers ", the Home Page occupies third spot. SEO is fine, but when a site is requested, it's Home Page should occupy the Numero Uno spot. In the graphic, the filter used places tumblr results above the de-facto Home Page ( in.answers.yahoo.com ), which is inappropriate. 😈