Category Archives: Random

Moving Up on Lichess.org

Posted on August 14, 2021 by andrei

Another 402 games and I managed to improve my Rapid chess rating from 2000 (I mentioned it in my previous post) to 2100 on Lichess.org. Rapid (10 mins per player with no added time for each move) is what I … Continue reading →

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Which Countries are EU Contributors and Beneficiaries?

Posted on August 26, 2019 by andrei

Interesting data… https://www.statista.com/chart/18794/net-contributors-to-eu-budget/

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Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Posted on August 6, 2019 by andrei

Excellent documentary film about the original venture capitalists and the companies they helped to start and grow–like Apple, Intel, Genentech, Cisco, Tandem and Atari. Highly recommend it.  It is available on Netflix.

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International Diplomacy and Google Translate

Posted on October 17, 2018 by andrei

Recently, I purchased (online) a coin (number 3920) from The White House Gift Shop that commemorated the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that took place in Helsinki, Finland. Let’s say I did it for sentimental reasons. After checking … Continue reading →

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I’ve Seen the Future (and it had 8K resolution)

Posted on October 4, 2018 by andrei

When I was on vacation in Japan this past May, I walked into a Yodobashi Camera store and was stunned by how realistic the picture looked on one of the largest TV sets in the room.  After examining it closely, … Continue reading →

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