Think Globally, Act Randomly How do you say "Get a Life" in Klingon? Codependent and proud I'm Polyamourous, and I vote Warning: Contents under pressure What is the sound of one cat purring? That's the exception that proves the rule Some pink toes, some black toes Claudia is Everywhere I got nothing. Too bad. But I'm happy 'cause that's all I have. First there is a mountain. Then there is no mountain. Then there is. Verbing weirds language Nevermind and furthermore the plea of self defense Nevermind the furthermore the plea is self defense That'll do She can speak, but she can't tell time She can weep, but she can't tell time She can scream, but she can't tell time The Internet is dead More fun than a barrel of monkeys' uncles 2,682,440^4 + 15,365,639^4 + 18,796,760^4 = 20,615,673^4 People have one thing in common: They're all different Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really know what's going on I must follow the people. Am I not their leader? The dumplings in a dream are not dumplings, only dreams I am not sincere, even when I say I am not Inform all the troops that communications have completely broken down There is only one difference between a madman and me: I am not mad. Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore. It's too crowded. New mail has arrived buildsig: Command not found. cat: cannot open .signature .signature: No such file or directory error: static class member declared static My other car is on fire Another casualty of applied metaphysics That's funny for so many reasons If you see the Buddha by the side of the road, kill him Casting out nines I'm under contract too It's turtles all the way down Put down the ducky Your point being ... ? Lose faith now - Ask me how! Forbidden chars are: , < > ( ) Five words say it all Vote early and often First thing we do, we shoot all the extremists Operation would block (This line intentionally left blank) I think a no. I mean a yes, but it's all wrong. That is I think I disagree. I am not a ferret expert and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. cat: meow, meeeeow, meeeeeeeeeeooooooow! 42% of all statistics are made up on the spot Don't drop acid. Take it pass/fail. For every complicated problem, there's a simple solution. But it's wrong. Your program stinks, and so do you Bread is life Calculus is for living Solid gold question mark, twenty feet tall God will grant us all our wishes: Martinis and Bikinis for our friends Like I care If you're hungry enough, everything tastes good Fasten your safety belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride If it does not fit, you must acquit It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place Don't believe anything you read on the Internet Oh my God! They _are_ alligators! Hello, my name is Rhonda. May I help you? Is the nightmare black or is the window painted? I suck, you suck You've buttered your bread, now you must lie in it In one ear and gone tomorrow That's the last straw in the coffin What would "Tit for Tat" do in this situation? Purr and the world purrs with you. Hiss and you hiss alone. When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl Help Wanted: Telepath. You know where to apply Press any key to continue A)bort, R)etry, I)gnore Java is a Trojan horse's dream come true It's always obvious after the solution is given Two legs ok, four legs good, six legs bad, eight legs TERRIBLE! Just hand over the chocolate and nobody gets hurt A splendid time is guaranteed for all! And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill! And of course henry the horse dances the waltz! In this way Mr. K. will challenge the world! Doc note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod. It is of my opinion that the people are intending Moderation is for wimps Who the hell listens to lyrics anyway? The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Give a hoot, read a book! You can't really understand chapter 1 until you are finished with chapter 2 Life is too short for moderate emotions "Get that weasel out of my turkey!", aunt Nadine screamed. Simplify, simplify, simplify! There's a lot to be said for brevity Doing absolutely nothing But what I really want to do is wait tables And then things started to get weird If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat? When you study joseki, you lose two stones in strength. Don't try to enclose an open skirt. Play slow, win slow; play fast, lose fast. Do not make moves that strengthen your opponent! In an unreasonable situation, an unreasonable move is reasonable. Keep sente in the opening. A premature attack loses sente. Make a fist before striking. If you cannot succeed, then die gloriously. Keshi is worth as much as an invasion! Only amateurs try to come up with "fancy" moves. Don't count territory held by only one eye! Grab the border point between two moyos. Defend weak groups, not strong groups. Don't get surrounded! Ever! The simplest move is the best move. Hane? Extend! Make it a habit. White is always trying to kill a bigger group than black is trying to save. Grab the shape points as kikashi. Five liberties for tactical stability. Don't play on dame points, but guarantee connections. Be a little patient. Keshi works! Always remember, keep the balance. Conservative and slow will win. Believe it! Thickness? Ladders always work! Dead group? Always win ko fights! Make your own groups strong first, then attack. On the second line six die, eight live. On the third line, four die, six live. In the corner, five stones in a row on the third line are alive. Six eyes in a rectangle are alive. For rectangular six in the corner, dame is necessary. A basic: Don't push too hard. The comb formation is alive. For the comb formation in the corner, dame is necessary. The carpenter's square becomes ko. If there is no stone on the handicap point, the carpenter's square is dead. There is death in the hane. Strange things happen at the one-two points. If a formation is symmetrical, play at the center. Against three in a row, play right in the center. The semeai where only one player has an eye is a fight over nothing. There are times when even a fight over nothing means something. If there is a ko inside a semeai, capture it on the final play. Learn the eye-stealing tesuji. Don't make empty triangles. Don't make compact groups of stones. At the head of two stones in a row, play hane. At the head of three stones in a row, play hane. Shoulder connections, hanging connections, and knight's move connections. If your stone is capped, play the knight's move. Beware of the clumsy double contact. Don't make a play adjacent to a cutting-point. Capture what you cut off. Never try to cut bamboo joints. If you have one stone on the third line, add another, then abandon both of them. Answer the keima with a kosumi. Beware of going back to patch up your plays. The monkey jump is worth eight points. The poor player plays the opponent's game for him. If you have lost four corners, resign. If you have won four corners, resign. Pon-nuki is worth thirty points. One point in the center is worth ten in the corner. To reduce an opponent's large prospective territory, strike at the shoulder. If you plan to live inside enemy territory, play directly against his stones. Knight's moves win running battles. When your opponent has two weak groups, attack them both at once. The enemy's vital point is your own. Add one stone, then sacrifice both. The saki bottle shape is negative. There is no territory in the centre. 2-1 is the vital point in the corner. Fill in a semiai from the outside. Groups mustn't float. The strong player plays straight, the weak diagonally. If you lose by one point, take a rest. Win the early ko to win the game. Attach to the strongest stone in a pincer. Keep away from thickness. Five groups might live but the sixth will die. Win the stones, lose the game. Don't make territory near thickness. Sacrifice small to take large. Corner, side, centre. Extend one hand from the cross-cut. Good moves and bad moves are bedfellows. Don't peep at cutting points. Take the cutting stone on the second line. The rectangular six is normally alive. Stop on second, extend on third. If you don't know ladders, don't play go. Strike at the waist of the knight's move. Sacrifice and squeeze. Empty triangles are bad. Atari, atari is vulgar play. Keep inessential ataris till the end. Avoid the plate connection. A meijin needs no joseki. Big groups never die. Ikken tobi is never wrong. Strange things happen at the one-two points. The L group is dead. Don't overlook the edge of the board. There is damezumari at the bamboo joint. Learn to play under the stones. Eyes win semiais. Don't make dangos. Know the eye-stealing tesuji. Connect with good shape. Don't disturb symmetry. From a cross-cut, extend. Use the Knight's move to attack, the 1-point jump to defend. Attack two weak groups simultaneously. Sacrifice for shape. With only one group, you will win. Each step in a ladder is worth 7 points. With less than 15 stones in danger, tenuki. Grab the 4th point of the bamboo joint. A knight's move near the edge of the board cannot be cut. When in doubt, remove the enemy stones from the board. Turn, turn, turn! Don't reduce your own liberties. The weak player fears ko, the strong player seeks it. Do not fear furikawari. Don't defend - extend! Keep your own stones connected, and your opponent's apart. Proverbs do not apply to White. One big eye kills one small eye. When your opponent is thick, you must also become thick. Those who are good at winning, don't usually fight. Those who are good at making shape don't usually fight. In opponents' sphere of influence, avoid sharp conflict, don't move too deep Seek small gains but incur big losses. Don't be greedy! Use a wall to attack, not to make territory. In the opening, when you don't know what to play, make a shimari. 5 lines for extension in front of shimari To invade, need 20 points in open area; otherwise, keshi is best. There is a thin line between thick and slow. More haste less speed