Chess is a continuously evolving game. Technically. There have been many rule changes, but each one has taken centuries to be introduced and widely adopted. That might all change though with the latest work from AlphaZero, where the self-learning engine was used to evaluate 9 proposed variants of chess. These variants range from reverting the| Thomas Park | On web development, interface design, user research, and all th...
At the Overwatch League Grand Finals in Philadelphia, attendees received white wristbands that blink different colors in sync with each other during the event. When the San Francisco Shock won a round, they flashed orange and white in unison. When the Vancouver Titans — well, nevermind... These bands, made by PixMob, have been used at| Thomas Park | On web development, interface design, user research, and all th...
In Team Fortress 2, there are nine playable classes with unique personalities and complementary abilities: pyro, engineer, spy, heavy, sniper, scout, soldier, demo, and medic. When referring to several scouts, or pyros, or heavies, it'd be perfectly adequate to refer to each as a "group" or "bunch". But given TF2's whimsical style, why not adopt| Thomas Park
Groups of animals get special collective nouns[1. A longer list of animal collective nouns can be found here.], some of which are familiar (e.g., a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese) and others that are less known but equally evocative: a crash of rhinos, a charm of hummingbirds, a prickle of porcupines, a loveliness| Thomas Park
