OnlyWire: Bookmark Artikelmu Secara Otomatis

OnlyWire adalah salah satu layanan FREE yang mempermudahkan kita membookmark artikel di blog kita. Dengan OnlyWire secara otomatis artikel kita akan dibookmark ke 24 situs sosial bookmark. Jadi tingak sekali klik lalu artikel kita akan langsung dibookmark ke 24 situs sosial bookmark yang tidak asing lagi bagi kalian.

MysteryGoogle.com: Situs Misterius Yang Mirip Google

Para penguna internet dikejutkan dengan adanya sebuah situs yang sangat mirip dengan Google. Situs dengan embel-embel "mystery" itu mirip dengan Google tetapi mempunyai warna yang berbeda. MysteryGoogle.com itulah situs yang sempat membuat kaget para netter. Apakah itu sebuah search engine atau hanya situs tiruan belaka? inilah jawabannya.

I'm Halal - Search Engine Islami

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Lose/Lose - Game Dengan Resiko Berbahaya

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Free Download Manager - Sudah GRATIS Cepat Lagi

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Asyiknya Kirim Email Palsu

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Microsoft Security Essentials - AntiVirus Dari Microsoft

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Lose/Lose - The Freak Video Game

Lose/Lose is a video-game with real life consequences. Each alien in the game is created based on a random file on the players computer. If the player kills the alien, the file it is based on is deleted. If the players ship is destroyed, the application itself is deleted.

Who Are the Best Video Game Icons?

Videogames culture has never yet made a household name of it's designers, producers or Directors. A famous name is justified by some genuinely game defining work. The list of these industry players is endless but the limelight always goes to the character that has been created in the video game.

Console game designers have changed the actual characters over time. This is done with advancing technology. What is good is that the designers have aimed to preserve the iconography while making the stars of their games more three -dimensional. Who is your favorite game icon? How many of these can you remember?

Pac-man 1980 Once king of the arcade and originally called Puck man. A yellow munching machine that looked like a Pizza with a missing slice.

Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 The spiky blue mascot has been almost prolific as his rival Mario. Sonic was all about one thing, Speed.

Lara Croft 2001 England's favorite pistol firing treasure hunter. The top heavy original was later turned into an elegantly athletic model.

Pikachu 1998 The most famous of all Pokemon. The super fast mascot is still catchable in Pokemon games and has been spotted in other video games.

Console makers are also associated by Mascot characters. Nintendo has Mario who has starred in well over a hundred games. His first appearance was in the platform game Donkey Kong in 1980. PlayStation, Xbox, Gamecube, Gameboy, Wii, and DS, they all have their favorite character

As long as new console games are being invented, more iconic characters will appear. Enjoy your gaming.

First Move Advantage in Chess

Belated pop star Michael Jackson coined the immortal words "It doesn't mater if you are black or white". The world is certainly rallying to make this true in everyday life, but is it true for a game of chess? Many chess players have at one point questioned whether moving first is an advantage. This article attempts to put this question to rest.

Introduction

Chess has been played for more than 1500 years. Although the piece names, colors and moves have changed, the fact that somebody must move first has always remained constant. A game of chess between well versed players relies solely on skill, and skill alone. With the element of luck removed, it would seem plausible that the player who moves first would have significant advantage. Gratefully, that is not always the case.

Statistics

Statistically, white does win more often than black. The advantage is very small though. Reviews of chess games played at tournaments and online chess sites show that white has an approximate 2% advantage over black. Many argue that this variation is so small that it could be attributed to other factors. The psychology of moving second for example may tempt a player to begin on a defensive footing. This alone could attribute to the variation.

Most statistics have borrowed from games played at the elite level. Anecdotally, it appears that first-move advantage reduces as the experience of the player reduces. The white advantage of those who play casually appears to be minuscule.

Furthermore, most players do not worry about the first-move advantage as statistically a player will play both black and white an equal number of times. A player's win/lose ratio will reflect this fact.

Black Advocates

There have been many protesters denying the existence of first-move advantage. Most notably is Adreas Adorhan. Andreas is a Grandmaster of Chess who has written several books on first-move advantage. His famous work "Black is OK!" proposes aggressive opening ideas for black in an attempt to eradicate first-move advantage. An excerpt of his latest edition "Black is OK forever!" can be found at Google Books.

Conclusion

It does certainly appear that white has a slight advantage over black. The advantage is so small, however, that it could be easily attributed to psychology alone. Unless you are an expert player, first-move advantage can generally be ignored.

Further Reading

Wikipedia. First Move Advantage in Chess.

Adorjan, Andras (2005). Black is OK Forever!, Batford.