Rut ro.
http://www.juliusvonbismarck.com/fulgurator/

Here’s a nice little chess problem generator. You’re dropped into the end of a game and have to figure out mate vs. Black which is just a few moves away.

Stretch those brain ligaments:
http://www.davchess.com/problemasajedrez.php

The Board of ICANN today approved a recommendation that could see a whole range of new names introduced to the Internet’s addressing system.

ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers like domain names (such as .com, .net, .org, .museum and country codes like .us) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet.

Presently, users have a limited range of 21 top level domains to choose from — names that we are all familiar with like .com, .org, .info.

“The Board today accepted a recommendation from its global stakeholders that it is possible to implement many new names to the Internet, paving the way for an expansion of domain name choice and opportunity” said Dr Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN.

This proposal allows applicants for new names to self-select their domain name so that choices are most appropriate for their customers or potentially the most marketable. It is expected that applicants will apply for targeted community strings such as (the existing) .travel for the travel industry and .cat for the Catalan community (as well as generic strings like .brandname or .yournamehere). There are already interested consortiums wanting to establish city-based top level domain, like .nyc (for New York City), .berlin and .paris.

“One of the most exciting prospect before us is that the expanding system is also being planned to support extensions in the languages of the world,” said Peter Dengate Thrush, ICANN’s Chairman. “This is going to be very important for the future of the Internet in Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia.” The present system only supports 37 Roman characters.

Upon approval of the implementation plan, it is planned that applications for new names will be available in the second quarter of 2009.