This is par for the course for chess programs of that generation, though. I remember an old DOS chess program that would allow "castling" by just switching the king and rook, regardless of whether there were pieces between them. One Win 3.11 chess program I remember, was ridiculously easy to break if you used the take back a move function. Some sort of internal data structure wasn't properly cleaned if you did that, so the computer would start making illegal moves, randomly putting pieces on the board, etc.

It's chess more or less as it was played 100+ years ago. It's not FIDE chess, that's true.

This works well for FedEx, UPS, and Purolator. But Canada Post can't seem to figure it out. They refuse to read the big sign on the front door that says "all couriers please go to side entrance" and instead hang a card on the front door. Unfortunately the "front" door of this building is nowhere near anyone inside and therefore nobody hears if someone were to knock there.
We asked Canada Post at one point and were told their policy prohibits going to any door other than the front...

Who the hell wants to watch other people sing at the opera when you could be singing yourself?

If there's a specific piece of knowledge you want to get, reading the wiki is better. However, if you don't know much about the game and just want to learn as much as possible, watching it being played is far better. Sometimes videos are better even for specific knowledge (think for instance Super Meat Boy levels).

Well, one of the things I like to watch on twitch is Spelunky runs. Every run is different (random levels, don't you know), and the streamer interacts with chat in between levels (sometimes in the middle of levels, if they're reckless). They also have a "death roulette" function, so you can compete in guessing how the streamer will kick it, obviously that's one thing that won't work with prerecorded video.

Same reason people watch other people play sports.

Hell, in most IRC channels, people do exactly what they do in a Twitch chatroom, but they don't even have anything shared to watch!

You sat around playing Civilization 2 and injecting heroin?

Right. Assange wrote a piece about Google

http://www.newsweek.com/assang...

Christianity = everyone encouraged to help the less fortunate and free to decide who is less fortunate

Care to cite where the Bible tells people to only help the deserving poor?

Unfortunately I live in Canada, we don't have USPS, and Canada Post's options pretty much amount to "Screw you, you're stuck with us!"

I asked if I could have them just hold the packages, and they said no, they must deliver them to the correct address.
We asked if we could get the delivery person to come to the side door of our building (where people can actually hear the door, rather than the front door that nobody is near) and even with a sign telling all delivery people to use the side door, Canada post told us that it is against their policy to go to any door but the front. (UPS, Purolator, and Fed-Ex can all figure it out)

I've also had the tracking information show a package loaded on to a truck for delivery, and then scanned back in to the depot, with no attempted delivery at all five days in a row. and I've had 2 packages go completely missing never to be seen again (both were ones that weren't "tracked")

As for UPS, I've had their "guaranteed overnight delivery" take over a week, including them saying that they had no idea where the package was (but that it wasn't lost, because to declare it lost would take another week of investigation) and still refuse to reimburse the shipping costs, or provide any other compensation (so much for the "guarantee") (we shipped a second package to replace the first, and they both showed up on the same truck eventually)

I've also had DHL "accidentally" ship a package ground when we paid for air shipment, again, no compensation for the extra 4 days it took that package to take what should have been a one day drive.

and Both Purolator and FedEx have repeatedly delivered our packages to the wrong address, or other people's packages to our address.

About the only courier company I've had any real success with is Greyhound.

Exactly this. I can't get delivery companies to do more than sprint to the door, hang a card and sprint back to their trucks. You pretty much have to be standing on your front lawn and tackle the guy to actually get your package. If you wait for a knock or the bell to ring it's too late.

I'd actually prefer if they wouldn't even bother sending my package out for delivery, if I got an email notification when it hit their depot (like I already do) I could drive straight there and pick up my package a day earlier, as it is I have to wait for them to "attempt delivery" and only after that can I drive to that same depot and pick it up myself. Loading the package on to the truck when the guy has no intention of carrying it to your door (yes, this is common!) is a ridiculous waste of everyone's time.

Achievement unlocked: Batman gambit.

Ah, the old "I wouldn't be that stupid, would I? So someone must be framing me" defense.