Today I had a strange occurrence. I couldn't launch Chromium-browser on my Ubuntu desktop machine. The error I got was this:
ERROR:browser_gpu_channel_host_factory.cc(121)
And something about the profile was already open, so it wouldn't launch again, to avoid corrupting my session or profile. Odd, I thought.
So, I …
As I mentioned earlier. I jumped off the deep end and dove into the world of Ubuntu Touch. One of the principle hangups I found was that there was not a FICS chess app. While this still remains to be solved, there was a great web-app for Chess.com.
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I recently took the plunge, and jumped in on a used Oneplus One phone, converting it to UBPorts community maintained Ubuntu Touch distro. Yes, I now have a true Linux phone. Arguably, Android is Linux, since Linux is really just a kernel, but in most people's minds, when they say …
Back in the middle ages, there were several different renditions of pawn promotion. Originally, the pawn would promote to the queen piece, but back then the queen could only move one space, like the king. Then there was the rule that the pawn could promote only to a captured piece …
Recently, my work "strongly recommended" that I go back and get the CompTIA A+ certification. Interestingly, CompTIA uses a pyramid style of certification, where the higher certifications on the pyramid renew the lower certifications. Oddly, I have two certifications above the A+ lever, Network+ and Linux+, but having a higher …
From the git-go, one of the hardest parts of making this chess engine and the following gui system has always been the pawns and the king. Both of these pieces have unusual maneuvers that you can't easily explain with the traditional shorthand that I was using for the engine. Things …
Some changes at my work are driving me to renew and gain new CompTIA certificates. What is a bit odd about the system, however, is the "stack-able" feature. Now you can not only get certificates for completing various exams, you can now "stack" some of the certificates to get special …
According to the Guinness World Records, the biggest playable chess set was made in Canada in 2009, with a king that was about 4 feet tall! Try moving that chunk of wood! Fortunately for me, moving these "wooden" chess pieces doesn't require much by way of heavy lifting!
It isn't …
Now that Oreo is out, I needed to go through my apps and make adjustments and updates for the new platform. One of the biggest problems I found was that of the KPPD Control app.
For some reason, assets in the asset folder are not transferring with the apk. I …
Identification please! Did you know that there have been numerous cases of mistaken identity for the masters of chess in print? There are so many that websites have even devoted entire pages to these mix ups! You can check out some good ones here, where among others, Bernhard Kagan was …