Baduk: To Infinity and Beyond

AlphaGo. Ever since the AI Go master developed by Google DeepMind conquered our esteemed Korean baduk hero Lee Sedol, baduk has gained a much needed sudden boom in public attention and global interest. Go sets are selling like hot cakes, players  all around are grinding for rank-up, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect for the…

Baduk: Beginning Your Journey

“Elegantly simple. Profoundly deep.” Baduk (Go) is a simple, yet complex game. When you start to learn, it will probably seem both complex and extremely ambiguous. Many a time you will experience ‘analysis paralysis’ due to the sheer multitude of possible moves on the board. If you’re taught in a purely “Capture Go” oriented style focusing…

Baduk Consistency: For Better or For Worse

Consistent and rust-proof baduk strength that never falls more than half a level (“half a stone”) due to inactivity: for better or for worse? Lately I haven’t had much time for baduk, including making it out to the local club meetings, but I have at least been keeping tabs on my game results from occasions when…

IT Path – Way of the Student

There’s Google search, there’s Quora, there are friends and acquaintances, there are Google results beyond the first page, and then there’s all that other stuff. I like to watch a lot of guidance videos and tutorials on Youtube, too. But still I always wonder if I’m making near-optimal use of my resources. I ask myself:…

D&D – Lilyria Runeweaver

As my first substantial entry I’m going to share a character I’ve had the fun of putting together for a little D&D campaign in the works. Some close friends and I, most of us inexperienced with this stuff, have finally decided to commit to a semiweekly routine of D&D action. What you’ll come to know…

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