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    Mac vs PC: Battle It Out Bobby Fischer Style

    Chainmail Chess Set Is Suited For Battle

    Vacuum Tube Chess Set

    Skeleton Key Chess Board Puts The Smackdown On Sore Losers

    Inside a Computer's Brain Playing Chess

    Democratic Chess Set Is Cripplingly Bureaucratic

    Straight-Up Wall Chess Makes Knocking-Over Your King More Dramatic

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    Image of SaeedaAcarnan SaeedaAcarnan
    09/08/09

    In reply to Mac vs PC: Battle It Out Bobby Fischer Style
    PC VS MAC Chess tourney:

    PC side wins 90% of the time, but the Mac side will get 90% of the media exposure from the chess tournament.

    Linux will sit on the sidelines, smoking a bong muttering about how the proletariat will rise up and make all Chess open source.
     Reply
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    09/08/09

    In reply to Mac vs PC: Battle It Out Bobby Fischer Style
    That should be in the default Chess app for OS X 10.8 Housecat.
     Reply
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/08/09

    In reply to Mac vs PC: Battle It Out Bobby Fischer Style
    Macintosh apples are ok, but I'm more of Fuji/Gala man myself. Winesaps? Well last batch I got was mealy, and I've had some problems finding crispy ones at the Farmers' Market.

    Honeysaps forever bitches.
     Reply
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    Image of GlenTen GlenTen
    09/08/09

    In reply to Mac vs PC: Battle It Out Bobby Fischer Style
    What is a PC? And What is a Mac? Define them without talking about the OS please.
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    Image of ReconToaster misses garnett :( ReconToaster misses garnett :(
    09/08/09

    @GlenTen:

    i SEE WHAT YOU DID THAR!

    so, you removed the only thing that separates them, aside from maybe product design, and told us that it doesn't count.
     Reply
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    09/08/09

    @ReconToaster.: I like that idea. It would make me a legitimate woman, for one.
     Reply
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/08/09

    @GlenTen: Macs are defined mainly by that chemical odor that comes from the box, which is said to be the smell of Chinese disinfectants, but legend goes that Steve Jobs' pheromones are extracted and put into a diluted mix, which is then sprayed into every box upon packaging.
     Reply
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    Image of GlenTen GlenTen
    09/08/09

    @GlenTen: The answer is:

    Macs are PCs with a bitten apple for a logo.

    PCs are anything personal that computes.

    Both are used primarily to surf porn on the internet.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    09/09/09

    @GlenTen:
    That's easy:

    PC = Function over form
    Mac = Form over function
     Reply
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    Image of ttk2 ttk2
    09/08/09

    In reply to Mac vs PC: Battle It Out Bobby Fischer Style
    oh Great, Just wait until digg gets a hold of this. Well i am going to my bunker to wait out the war. Any one else want in?
     Reply
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    09/08/09

    @ttk2: Nah, I got an invite to Tom Cruise's. Although, for some reason he wanted me to pick up a bottle of wine and some Tylenol PM. But, that doesn't mean anything... right?
     Reply
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    09/08/09

    In reply to Mac vs PC: Battle It Out Bobby Fischer Style
    If Bobby Fischer sued for you using his name and won, would you be paying the Fischer Price?
     Reply
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/08/09

    @anexanhume: Awww, man......*tips hat*

    How long have you had that pun packed in, waiting for this moment?

    *groan-worthy*
     Reply
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    Image of OtKyle OtKyle
    09/08/09

    @anexanhume: All I have to say to that response: Nice.

    I see we kickin it old-school here.
     Reply
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    Image of MagnoliaX12 MagnoliaX12
    08/24/09

    In reply to Chainmail Chess Set Is Suited For Battle
    What an awesome chess set. Gizmodo had a 3 player set awhile back that still gets me thinking of making one myself.

    [gizmodo.com]
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    Image of iwishiwasjeff iwishiwasjeff
    08/24/09

    In reply to Chainmail Chess Set Is Suited For Battle
    Remind me what this has to do with technology.
     Reply
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    Image of Volcomador64 Volcomador64
    08/24/09

    @iwishiwasjeff: It takes alot of technical know how to make a chess set out of chainmail, remember everything and anything counts as technology not just the stuff that runs on electricty
     Reply
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    Image of iwishiwasjeff iwishiwasjeff
    08/24/09

    @Volcomador64: So this apple in my hand is technology?
     Reply
    Nick: I love Nick promoted this comment iwishiwasjeff was starred iwishiwasjeff was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    08/24/09

    @iwishiwasjeff: damn fanboy
     Reply
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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    08/24/09

    @iwishiwasjeff: he uses a drill to make the rings. HA!
     Reply
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/24/09

    In reply to Chainmail Chess Set Is Suited For Battle
    Gorgeous set. Imagine how heavy the pieces are. Hopefully no one is a sore loser throws a King or someone could lose an eye.
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    Image of EldonTexodus EldonTexodus
    06/29/09

    In reply to Vacuum Tube Chess Set
    Why... oh why... does EVERY frickin' picture of a chessboard have it set up wrong? A white square should be in the right hand corner for each player, not the left.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    06/29/09

    @EldonTexodus: If it's every picture, have you ever pondered that perhaps YOU'RE dyslexic?
     Reply
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    Image of bucho54 bucho54
    06/29/09

    In reply to Vacuum Tube Chess Set
    Very cool to look at, but most likely very impractical. I doubt you can touch those tubes to move them when they warm up. Unless they don't get as hot as tubes in tube amps.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    06/29/09

    @bucho54: Yeah, that's the reason the Corn-baller chess set never caught on.
     Reply
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/29/09

    @WearingBlue4BillyMays_GitEmSte...: You all are off having a great time playing chess and corn holing while Buster's left out.
     Reply
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    06/29/09

    In reply to Vacuum Tube Chess Set
    Can they randomly light up so you can play whack-a-mole with it since chess sucks?
     Reply
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    Image of DefineStatutory DefineStatutory
    06/29/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher:


    aww...were you that kid who always played checkers because all those different moves were confusing? :)


    I'm not a chess snob by any means, but with a decent opponent, chess is a great game.

     Reply
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/29/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Don't let these chess fanboys get you down. They'll never appreciate the subtle awesomeness of Connect Four.
     Reply
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    06/29/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I got you Sis. 4 in a row!
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/29/09

    @DefineStatutory: You people have no sense of humor.


    But anyway, if there was StarCraft 500 years ago, do you think people would have bothered to invent chess?

     Reply
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    06/29/09

    In reply to Vacuum Tube Chess Set
    Can the next one have Nixie tubes instead of vacuum tubes? I like them more.
     Reply
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    Image of ZaxxonQ.com ZaxxonQ.com
    04/06/09

    In reply to Skeleton Key Chess Board Puts The Smackdown On Sore Losers
    I. Waant. This. BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD. >_< MAKE IT! I'LL BUY IT!!!
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    Image of Bob_Dole Bob_Dole
    04/06/09

    @Zaxxon Q Blaque: OR YOU CAN MAKE IT YOURSELF!
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    Image of ZaxxonQ.com ZaxxonQ.com
    04/07/09

    @Bob_Dole: Bah! I'd enjoy it more if I just bought it. If I make it, I might get tired of it sooner. :-P
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/06/09

    In reply to Skeleton Key Chess Board Puts The Smackdown On Sore Losers
    Of course, chess has always had its special moves:

    Castling

    Moving the king two squares towards a rook, then placing the rook immediately on the far side of the king


    This game set brings a new element to the game:

    Keying

    Sore loser taking entire game board and scraping it along the "winner's" car

     Reply
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    Image of stackerrz stackerrz
    04/06/09

    @bosskev: you sir, win an internet.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/06/09

    @stackerrz: "you sir, win an internet."


    Isn't that, like, a bunch of tubes?

     Reply
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