Life In 19x19

. . . yesterdays theories are incorrect and obsolete. Today's theories will be considered incorrect in the future and theories in the future will be rendered incorrect farther in the future. . . .

Is there no stability to knowledge? Personally, I'd feel pretty silly if I found something from ...

I definitely don't have a Polaroid moment. When I memorize pro games, for example, I couldn't start at one corner and lay the stones out on the board like I had a complete picture of the entire position in my head.

My 'memory' of the game is sequential. I only memorize the next moves in relation ...

...I'm reading a really cool book about mindsets and how they affect everything we do. Someday ...

Any chance the title of this book is "Mindset"?

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I doubt this is actually true. I'm sure all great go players and anyone else who excels in a competitive field are very, very goal-oriented ...

From the amount of discussion I see among go players about rank and progress I think it is safe to say that we as go players fit this bill. One point this book makes is that when we shift mindsets we actually free ourselves up to make greater progress.
I doubt this is actually true. I'm sure all ...

I will soon have 5 children. There's no bigger mark on the World to aim for than bringing up sound well balanced kids - I just need to make sure I put the effort and time in, and I'll die a happy man

Congrats to you on your five children, from another father of five! I don't know about being best ...

I was browsing the An Appreciation of Go (Marcus' Study Journal) earlier and I noticed several people commenting on working through the games of one or more professionals. That got me thinking. . . .

I have worked through pro games in the past. I've also made an attempt to follow the progress of ...

The clams are rejoicing. Just think no more 'stones' needed!

Will future generations of go players someday write articles on how go players used to hold the stones between middle and index fingers when placing a stone? Perhaps.

This technology reminds me of the overlays many sports broadcasts are ...

Played a game last night and felt pretty good about it, except for the 18.5 white lead at the end LOL. As I went back through it, I didn't spot one obvious blunder (doesn't mean there isn't one, eh?). Your opinions and comments are appreciated!

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I had an Electrician Engineer friend of mine once brag that that geek is spelled with a 'EE.'

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Thanks for the info about your plugin. I've installed it on my new self-hosted version of my blog and it works great!

I like the Wordpress.com stuff, but ultimately found it too limiting. I eventually moved to a self-hosted ...

I'd skip the mural board. If the videos are online, use CGoban and do screencasting. It is hard to follow someone manually using a board. Since you are going for online videos use technology

Also, if you want to insert video of yourself talking or introducing a concept that is easy to do and makes ...

It is easy and perhaps natural to set goals for ourselves. But perhaps we set ones that do as much harm as good, meaning that when we reach for a goal and then begin slipping, we tend to give up easier.

Reaching SDK by new years is a worthy endeavor. But perhaps that is your desire and the goal ...

I prefer the term geek

I think one key to happiness is learning to not take oneself too seriously. Let's face it . . . if most go players were to sit down in a group of 'average' people (men or women) and begin trying to explain the game and doing so with the enthusiasm we possess for go, what ...

As for the whole discussion "why women don't play more go", I think it's just the brainwashing. Girls are told that they're not analytical enough for things like maths, chess, and computers. They end up believing it so much they don't even try. As a computer engineer playing go, I suppose I qualify ...

if any of you kept any that you thought you'd like to share?

Here's one that isn't so much a wallpaper as perhaps a good sign for a desk. I used to have it posted in my cubical at work. Everyone but the very occasional go player was scared to ask about or even comment on it for fear of revealing ...