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February 10, 1996: The Machines’ Takeover Begins
Today marks the anniversary of a watershed moment in human history. In Philadelphia, the IBM computer named Deep Blue became, on February 10, 1996, the first machine to beat a reigning chess world champion, Garry Kasparov.
While nobody could have known at the time, this was the moment when machines truly began their conquest of Earth. […] Continue reading
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Dueling Star Wars LEGO Chess Sets
Great minds really do think alike. Here are several awesome Star Wars-themed chess sets built out of LEGO bricks:
icgetaway’s “Star Wars: A New Hope Lego Chess Set” (seen on MetaFilter by Matt) (also photographed by this user, as well as this one, and this one, and several others)
Levork’s “Lego Star Wars Chess Set,” which […] Continue reading
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