Life In 19x19

LocoRon wrote:As far as I know, all DSL subscribers have a dynamic IP address (unless they pay extra for a static address).

I used to be with a DSL ISP that gave all its subscribers static IPs. It was rather more expensive than most, though.

It's common for commodity residential ISPs in Unistat as well. (Some of them offer static IPs for extra cost.)

We can assume Random But Not Stupid Monkey who will pass if and only if all legal moves fill an eye.
No we can't, it will decide at random. otherwise it isn't a random monkey, it is a almost random monkey.
That's like saying it's only random if it can play illegal moves, or if it can play between ...

We can assume Random But Not Stupid Monkey who will pass if and only if all legal moves fill an eye.

Is anyone else amused by how there've been 125 posts here about a blog that, as far as I can tell, has had zero non-spam comments posted to it?

jts wrote:I actually find it immensely satisfying to see someone's face when they finally understand why you made that "bad" move.

Reminds me that I'm told Bobby Fischer once said his favorite part of chess was the look on his opponent's face when they realized they'd lost.

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RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.00]
AW[pa][nb][ob][nc][pc][qc][rc][sc]AB[ma][na][mb][mc][oc][md][nd][od][pd][qd][rd][sd]
;B[pb];W[qb]
(;B[oa];W[ra]
(;B[sb];W[pb]C[White is alive.])
(;B[pb];W[sb]C[White is alive.]))
(;B[ra];W[oa]C[White ...

blindgod wrote:Well, Nintendo's over 100 years old and I think they started out making playing cards.

They did indeed. Hanafuda cards, to be specific.

As I've said other places before, I'm not an iPad user so I don't know if this directly applies -- but can you just select all your sgf files on your iPad and push them via bluetooth to your computer?

You don't have direct access to the filesystem on an iOS device. Each app mediates access to its ...

daniel_the_smith wrote:If you plug your iPad into your computer, there is a documents drive that gets mounted

Not unless you use third-party software, and/or jailbreak it. In a stock configuration it does _not_ do that.

RBerenguel wrote:I don't think I checked, but I guess SmartGo Kifu also has iTunes file sharing.

It doesn't appear to.

mogosoup wrote:Smartgo kifu is ok but I dont have any way of transferring the sgf files between my iPad and computer.

SmartGo Kifu lets you send an .sgf in an email: from a listing of games, tap the envelope icon in the lower left corner. I don't know if there's a way to import a game into the app, though.

Under AGA rules, unless B disputes that e16 is alive, it is a point for W because it is entirely surrounded by live stones of a single color.

That said, W would have done well to play e17 instead of passing; it prevents the issue from coming up, and because of how the AGA rules work, it costs W ...

B can kill by filling in the outside liberties, then playing A17. If W captures at that point, B plays B18 and it's a dead shape.