Monthly Archives: November 2005
Fall Chess Round 4 Game 1
My opponent for the fourth round had beat me twice in last year’s G15 tournament, but the games were close enough that I had hope of getting 1 out of 2 points and making a respectable showing in the A … Continue reading
Innoculous Misspelling
As I was documenting something as innoculous today, I thought I better double-check my spelling. Google works well as a spell-checker, either giving you a definition link or suggesting the correct spelling if it’s not a word. For once, Google … Continue reading
XML Schema Processing Diagrams
During my brief tenure as editor of the XML Schema 1.1 Primer, I added a general description of schema processing and a couple of explanatory diagrams. Though I made them in the vector-based drawing program, OmniGraffle, I could only provide … Continue reading
Sudokit Evolving
I’ve added some new solving techniques, a small puzzle database, and a rating system (not shown). I’ve also been doing some research, and discovered several other techniques I need to implement, though they are too esoteric to show up in … Continue reading
Unsophisticated Art Review : Jane Comfort Dance Company
The Jane Comfort Dance Company performed two wonderful pieces at Memorial Hall last week-end. To me, most modern dance is little more that athletic exhibition mixed with grace, but these dances told stories that even I could follow.
Fall Chess Round 3
I lost both of my round 3 games against another top player. In the first game, as White, I made the mistake of going after a pawn while leaving myself open for an invasion by Black’s queen. In the first … Continue reading
Unsophisticated Art Review : Tall Horse
The Handspring Puppet Company was in town for two Memorial Hall performances of Tall Horse plus a few sessions with UNC art classes. The life-sized puppets were certainly impressive, and the telling of the 19th century story of Eqypt’s gift … Continue reading