Bobby Fischer busted
Former chess world champion Bobby Fischer was picked up by Japanese officials after trying to travel to the Philippines with an invalid passport. Fischer has been wanted by the US for 12 years for violating an embargo against Yugoslavia. Fischer has become a vocal critic of the US in recent years. Want to bone up on your Fischer history? See Colby Cosh's review of David Edmonds' Bobby Fischer Goes to War.
Friday, July 16, 2004
Friday, July 09, 2004
Archive.org: not exactly following the ethos of traditional archives
I do not know what to say about this. This sort of behavior certainly dilutes archive.org's value as a reliable historical record.
I do not know what to say about this. This sort of behavior certainly dilutes archive.org's value as a reliable historical record.
Monday, July 05, 2004
The 17th Fujitsu Cup crowns a new world champion
19 year old Park Yeonghun (6p) defeated Yoda Norimoto (9p), current holder of the Japanese Meijin and Gosei titles, to take his first international championship.
19 year old Park Yeonghun (6p) defeated Yoda Norimoto (9p), current holder of the Japanese Meijin and Gosei titles, to take his first international championship.
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- thrashor
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Returned to working as a Management Consultant, specializing in risk, security, and regulatory compliance, with Fujitsu Canada after running the IT shop in the largest library in the South Pacific.
