The amount of gravitational pull you feel is partly offset by centrifugal force, which varies depending on how close you are to the equator, and on how far you are above sea level. According to your bathroom scales, you weigh more in Edinburgh than in London.
Alternative weight loss techniques include making the planet spin faster or else hollowing it out entirely, neither of which would have any negative repurcussions as far as I can see.
On a rainy day at the office I brought the board out and taught a friend. We can generally fit a full game into an hour. It's totally worth it for the weird looks everyone gives us.
I've been quite lucky to work in a place with people who are into this kind of thing. Most of the time I play online on OGS -- which is fun, but no substitute for a casual in person game.
I visited Kyoto before I knew how to play, and walked past a smoke-filled Go/shogi parlour. My dream is one day to go back there, find the oldest, crustiest player in the room, challenge them to a game, and get demolished.
Hi all! I'm a scientist and R programmer based in the UK. I like data, and history, and thrillers. I draw pictures. I play board games, especially chess and Go. I'm learning Chinese. Nice to be here!
What's the longest you've stayed on a distribution?
This is kind of the anti-distro hopping thread. How long have you stayed on a single Linux distribution for your main PC? What about servers?...
Want to lose weight? Move to Cornwall. (feddit.uk)
The amount of gravitational pull you feel is partly offset by centrifugal force, which varies depending on how close you are to the equator, and on how far you are above sea level. According to your bathroom scales, you weigh more in Edinburgh than in London.
Want to lose weight? Move to Cornwall. (feddit.uk)
We've started playing Go at work (feddit.uk)
On a rainy day at the office I brought the board out and taught a friend. We can generally fit a full game into an hour. It's totally worth it for the weird looks everyone gives us.
another beehaw introduction thread
if you haven't introduced yourself already, please feel free to do so