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The Girl Who Replied to the Prince of Nigeria

Once there was a girl named Elsie, who received a curious letter — not by post, but through the shimmering scroll of her inbox . It was from a prince , exiled and alone, trapped with seventeen million dollars and no one to trust. Moved by noble compassion (and mild curiosity), Elsie replied with her full name, bank details, and a JPEG of her cat 🐈 He seemed so polite , she later said. He even used full sentences — none of that lol nonsense. But alas! The moment she clicked Send , her screen flickered. Her icons rearranged themselves. Her fonts turned to Comic Sans. And deep within the motherboard, a voice whispered, Your inheritance is processing... — like waiting for a completion with a progress bar stuck at 98% endlessly. Oh, let's make it as a theatrical description — tis like waiting at the edge of salvation, whilst the bar of progress halts; ninety-eight percent, ever taunting, never moving, a silent sentinel of false hope 🎭 Elsie was never seen o...

The Boy Who Wanted More... PDF

I was looking around for folktales from around the world. And, a-ha! That Dutch folktale, "The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese" — Klaas. So then I searched that on mobile, and this autocomplete appeared... 🤣 Most unexpected... Hm, now then, what have we here? The village Volendam in the story most certainly has no internet, nor even a computer, as it is set in a time before the Integrated Circuit (IC) was invented 🤔 😃 We shall proceed with modern Klaas then 💡 A tale of a boy with three keyboards, two mice, and regrets. 📖 The Boy Who Wanted More... PDF Documents 💾 Once, in the village of Softwaren... ...there lived a boy named Klaas, who longed not for riches, nor cheese, nor even attention — but for a comprehensive digital archive. Day and night, he clicked Download Now buttons with reckless abandon, hoarding PDFs of forgotten manuals, pixelated folklore scans, and user agreements none dared read. His folder structure grew vast and incomp...

Is [Number] Prime?

Did you ever wonder if 1331 is a prime number? Wonder no more! Using this application below, we can directly find the answer ✅ Above is an application to check whether a number is a prime number. Type your number input on the application, then simply press Enter or button. Motivation We sometimes saw peculiar number patterns, did we not? I, particularly, wondered, is that a prime number? 🤔 For instance, Boeing 737. The 737, it looks like a prime number. Therefore, this post 🙂 Here is a list of prime numbers from 1 to 1,000. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, 113, 127, 131, 137, 139, 149, 151, 157, 163, 167, 173, 179, 181, 191, 193, 197, 199, 211, 223, 227, 229, 233, 239, 241, 251, 257, 263, 269, 271, 277, 281, 283, 293, 307, 311, 313, 317, 331, 337, 347, 349, 353, 359, 367, 373, 379, 383, 389, 397, 401, 409, 419, 421, 431, 433, 439, 443, 449, 457, 461, 463, 467, 479, 487, 49...

Chess: Latvian Gambit 🥳

I played defence (black piece) — in 3 minutes Super Blitz game as Anonymous on Lichess spectaculaire . Latvian Gambit is a menace. I like the concept — "softer" than Duras Gambit . Duras Gambit is like throwing burning chair to our own face with a straight face 🤣 Miraculously, I did no blunder as a defender here 🥳 This opening is actually speculative ... ... Therefore, why not? 😂 You can use your left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the mouse scroll to see the moves back and forth on the chessboard. But first, click the board. In above image, the ptarmigan (the little dubious white creature near the chessboard) is very serious observing the "knight development" on both sides. Even though no one has even begun to do the first move. The other oddities in the image are the results of Latvian Gambit 🧐

Pants

I was thinking about... ... pants 🤔 Why is it "still" a pair of pants ? Like we were still in the days when we wore it per-leg basis 😂😐 Ah, fascinating how... ... the term did not advance like the garment did 👖🩳 Similar to scissors or glasses (eyewear). They are now 💥 as one tool , but are called... as they were separate. Scissors were literally two (small) blades ⚔️ operated by both hands. Each blade was held on each hand, being positioned like ⚔️ for snipping things ➡️ Now, same function, but it's advanced — blades are combined with a pin plus the majestic holders for the fingers, conveniently can be operated by one hand — into one amazing tool, this ✂️... But still, "a pair of scissors". I'd call it sniper . Yes, that's right, one "p". It would add the confusion, thank you. Glasses 👓 ... Similar to scissors and pants. Leg Tubes Let's focus on this bit. Because there is a pair of underpants . Before the Dark...

Chess: Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack

I played offence (white piece) — in 3 minutes Super Blitz game as Anonymous on Lichess 👯‍♀️ This game has this feeling: Oh you moved there? I move here. You took that? I don't care. Carry on. As in both of us simply walking our own paths — but somehow, it was all then connected 🤣 Like, Oi, you again! My oh my, you again! (🤦🤦‍♂️) I did no blunder (white) 🥳 Thus, I suppose my rating discount coupon is expired. Aw... Don't you worry, plenty of coupons ahead! In this game, I did "two knights attack" opening response as the "offensive" side. The defence side (black) unfortunately resigned, because... reasons 😔 You can use your left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the mouse scroll to see the moves back and forth on the chessboard. But first, click the board.

Samson and Delilah (1984 - TV Movie)

I watched Samson and Delilah (1984 - TV movie) because, honestly, I thought it would be funny. It delivered. 📜 The Era Shall we? 🙂 Let's briefly summarize the Samson era. It was in pre-king time — Book of Judges. Israel wasn't even unified ("tribal confederacy"), hence the "judges" to lead (or protect) them. Samson was the last of the judges in the Book of Judges — Samuel is considered the last of the judges before the unification ➡️ King Saul ➡️ King David. The Samson story took place in ~1200-1000 BC (or BCE). Let's take the average, 1100 BC , somewhere in Middle East vast region. Without the number, we might still roughly deduce that the era was sometime before the Classical Greece. In another words, Romans were still, well, had not even begun to call themselves "Romans" yet... Give or take 🤷‍♂️ 🎬 The Take The plot is actually very similar to the original story. Hollywood usually doesn't do that. And then... Let...

Fix Black Screen on Lenovo Legion on Startup

I have Lenovo Legion — 15ACH6 laptop 💻 And it is past warranty period. I also have posted about the term Legion 😂 Highly possible this is a 🐞 bug from Lenovo within the overall interconnected Ryzen (AMD) processor, Radeon GPU (onboard), NVIDIA GPU, and the power management. My other Lenovo (Lenovo Flex 5 — also post-warranty) with Intel processor, this blank never happened, ever. I mean, usually manufacturers don't deliberately put subroutines to make the customers stressed out and calling customer service, right? Right? 🤔 ... Right 🤷 So indeed it is a bug... Aside from the fact that this blank screen appeared conveniently when the warranty period was ended 😂 Of course it is a jest. It could be related to the driver updates on specific hardware and other "whoopsies". Anyway, this is the laptop being awkwardly "dead" ☠️ It was not off . The laptop was ON . The fans were running, the LED indicator on the power button was ON, it was ON. But t...

Three Wishes

If a jinni (or genie) grants you three wishes, what would you wish? 🧞 I might guess something like generic infinite richness, or your specific wishes, maybe even world peace... Or perhaps exploiting the technicality (loophole). Like please grant me another x wishes , or better, another battalion of you , "you" being the jinni. How am I supposed to clone myself? , said the jinni. Unless the jinni stated the terms and conditions, we can surely find a cheeky way to get to the backdoor. And as for me, I might... ... ignore the jinni politely. 😂 As in, I thank thee for the generous offer, kind sir. Might I offer thee for a sugared roundel, nigh consumed, its orb defiled? 🤔 A half-eaten donut? First of all... It came from a metallic lamp. It is unwise to ask anything from vapor emanated from an antique. We could be passed out and delirious from the poisonous gas, and dreaming up whatever it shows us. The grants would act as "Continue to Faint,...

A Squirrel, an Esteemed Esquire, Horse, and Boxing - Typing Animation

Once upon a time there was an esteemed esquire who had a horse and one squirrel to support. He used to cast his net four times a day. Long story short, he did not find any bottle made of yellow copper or even a jinni. But he did find a squirrel and a horse, in precarious order. Which then became his entourage. Sir Nuttington, his name was. With striking beard and dashing wrinkles, he kept the title out of spite, aged into it like fine whiskey, and now wears it like a defiant badge of noble rebellion. One time, the three of them noble wanderers found a mystical leech on a curious tree bark. A cursed, wise, and possibly polyglot leech clung to the bark, humming softly in forgotten tongues. It kept on forgetting the prior hum note despite its eerie and majestic visual. The tree bark barked like a vicious guard canine it was. RUN! , said Sir Nuttington. That's about the epic encounter. Below is an application to depict the glorious wandering days of Sir Nuttington...
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