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Bobby Fischer Is Dead At 64
A number of readers wrote in to make sure we know that former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he had lived since 2005. No cause of death was given.
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the guy was a raving hatefilled a**hole of the highest order
we're not talking alternative politics here folks, we're talking about venom and spite and bigotry
we shouldn't mourn his passing, and he really shouldn't be slashdot frontpage material
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
Did anyone else see this under "Games," read "64" and automatically assume it was Nintendo related?
Yes, I know I'm pissing my Karma away posting this.
I just pooped your party.
Not that I agree with some of his rather eccentric remarks, but Mr. Fischer is definitely an interesting person. Although in this new century, with the dominance of AI it is hard to see any human champion beating the computer.
"So what if he could play a stupid game? It's just a nerdy version of sport hero worship."
You sir, are a fucking idiot.
I neither play chess, nor worship sports heros. However to compare one to the other shows true ignorance on your part, yet you feel the need to broadcast it on possibly the most discerning and judgemental backstreet of the Web, Slashdot.
You got balls, sir.
You feel sleepy. Close your eyes. The opinions stated above are yours. You cannot imagine why you ever felt otherwise.
(extends neck)
I certainly don't agree with the jew-bashing, but as a Canadian (and a megalomaniacal psychopath), I too was relatively pleased the day the towers fell. That very morning, I thought "it's about time someone made the US Government their bitch". I foolishly hoped for humility, that someone at the white house would stop and think "We've been pissing the world off for far too long, and this is the price we pay for a century of antisocial behavior". Instead what happened was "Goddamnit I hate these arabs, Me & My Daddy are gonna kill em all!".
Despite the idiocy of the Bush administration, I still think, for all the lives lost that day and in the ensuing cockfight, there is some good to come out of it, with a lot more on the way. It divided people, forced them to think about what had been done and step outside of their comfort bubble. Bobby Fischer was a wacko for hating Judaism and its followers, but I think he was right in saying the world trade center was a welcome tragedy.
-Billco, Fnarg.com