Jim Loy's Home Page (text version)

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I have been called a "Renaissance person." I think the correct expression is "middle aged."

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Perhaps you need a Road Map to all of my pages.

New stuff:

Latest additions to my WWW pages:

The Reign of Terror in my History pages
McCulloch's Anderson Online in my Checkers pages
ItsYourTurn.com USA vs. World 8/04 in my Checkers pages
Genuine Replica Rolex Watches? in my Issues/Opinions pages
The Word "Cook" in my Checkers pages
E. Johnson - W. G. Hill in my Checkers pages
I've added The Mighty to My Favorite Movies
Bobby Fischer Goes to War - by David Edmonds, and John Eidinow in my Book Reviews
Kear's Encyclopedia Online in my Checkers pages
Inkheart - by Cornelia Funke in my Book Reviews
the curious incident of the dog in the night-time - by Mark Haddon in my Book Reviews
A. Hynd - R. T. Ward, English Tourney 1904 in my Checkers pages
Hanhouser - J. Wyllie, c. 1874 in my Checkers pages
R. Martins - C. Adamson, 1884 match, game 19 in my Checkers pages
G. Dick - M. C. Priest, 1883 match, game 5 in my Checkers pages
G. Jewitt - J. Moir, Scotland v England 1884 in my Checkers pages
R. Stewart - W. Gardner, Scotland v England 1899 in my Checkers pages
Jesse Priest - gst_favian, ItsYourTurn.com in my Checkers pages
Quiz 12 in my Checkers pages
Quiz 13 in my Checkers pages
J. Loy - P. Heringer, 2004 Dist. 9 Mail Ty. in my Checkers pages
The FTC's Do-Not-Call-List (stop telemarketers) in my Complaint Department
Lees' Guide Online in my Checkers pages
The Radioactive Boy Scout - by Ken Silverstein in my Book Reviews
The Tale of Despereaux - by Kate Dicamillo in my Book Reviews
Advice to Checkers Authors in my Checkers pages
Bringing Down the House - by Ben Mezrich in my Book Reviews
Jennifer Government - by Max Barry in my Book Reviews
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance - by Louis V. Gerstner in my Book Reviews
Some Anderson - Wyllie Errors in my Checkers pages
The Pleasure of My Company - by Steve Martin in my Book Reviews
Practice algebra quizzes in my Mathematics pages (these require JavaScript):
- Algebra Practice 001 - Solve for x
- Math Practice 002 - Reduce the fraction
- Algebra Practice 003 - Factor the polynomial
- Math Practice 004 - Improper fractions
- Algebra Practice 005 - Parentheses
- Math Practice 006 - Adding fractions
- Math Practice 007 - Multiplication NEW
A Bridge Ending by H. Morrall in my Checkers pages
The Fugitive King Escapes? in my Checkers pages
Mobility in my Checkers pages
Getting into Debt in my Issues/Opinions pages
A Maximum Area in my Puzzle pages
I've added Spellbound to My Favorite Movies
Free sample online: ACF Bulletin #306 (December 2003) in my Checkers pages
The W32.Novarg (or Mydoom or SCO) Worm in my Computer pages
Easy Draw in my Checkers pages
Checker Books for Sale - from the Estate of Don Goodwin in my Checkers pages
Basic Checkers vs. the Minotaur in my Checkers pages
Checker King - J. Loy, 1982 in my Checkers pages
W. Aiken - J. Loy, 1985 Dist. 9 Mail Ty. in my Checkers pages
R. L. Fortman - D. Cayton, 1990 World Mail Championships in my Checkers pages
ACF Logo Contest in my Checkers pages
Brundibar - by Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak in my Book Reviews
M. Tinsley - A. Long, 1947 Practice Game in my Checkers pages
Bank or Cut? in my Billiards pages
Archimedian Solids in my Mathematics pages
1-1 or 2-0 Split? in my Bridge pages
The 26-17 Defiance in my Checkers pages
Only Six Cuts? in my Puzzle pages
A Flawed Matchstick Puzzle in my Puzzle pages
Bar Rules in my Billiards/Pool pages
Hustling, Gambling, and Playing for Money in my Billiards pages
Credit Foundation of America and Debt Consolidation in my Complaint Department
The Star of Bethlehem in my Astronomy pages
Word Arithmetics - Impossible? in my Puzzle pages
I've added an addendum to Various Calendars in my Mathematics pages
The Darwin Awards, Volumes I, II, and II - by Wendy Northcutt in my Book Reviews
666 in my Pseudoscience pages
5-Card Majors vs. 4-Card Majors in my Bridge pages
Qwest Voice Messaging in my Complaint Department
Trisecting a Square in my Puzzle pages
No Longer a Checkers Disaster, the Saga Continues Some More in my Checkers pages
Rectangle to Square Dissection in my Puzzle pages
The Cesaro Curve a fractal in my Mathematics pages
Bozeman Pool League Standings in my Billiards/Pool pages
F. B. Hutchins - D. Dickson in my Checkers pages
I've added an animation to The Koch Curve in my Mathematics pages
I've added a puzzle to World's Greatest Checkers Puzzle? in my Checkers pages
Ancient Egyptians in Australia? in my Pseudoscience pages
Trisecting a Line Segment in my Mathematics pages
Til Eulenspiegel in my Music pages
The Pumping of the Fist in my Sports pages
D. Watson-G. Gibson in my Checkers pages
1972-88 Inter-District (I-D) Tournament Games in my Checkers pages
Bad Programs in my Checkers pages
Why Do They Hate Us? in my Issues/Opinions pages
Patriot Act? in my Issues/Opinions pages
Handle Guns Responsibly in my Issues/Opinions pages
Some Lunar Optical Illusions in my Puzzle pages
Some Rules and Equations in my Mathematics pages
Eragon - by Christopher Paolini in my Book Reviews
Words from Ancient Greece in my Language pages
Freesole vs. Shoe Goo in my Tennis pages
Obnoxious WWW Advertising in my Computer pages
Lying by Telling the Truth in my Language pages
123456789 = 100 in my Puzzle pages
Some Optical Delusions in my Puzzle and Humor pages
The Governor of Kgovjni in my Puzzle pages
Some Ambiguous Objects in my Puzzle pages
101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions and 99 More Unuseless Japanese Inventions - by Kenji Kawakami wacky inventions in my Book Reviews
Plagiarism and the WWW in my Issues/Opinions pages
The Essential 55 - by Ron Clark (become a successful student) in my Book Reviews
Relays and Interference in my Bridge pages
Some Matchstick Puzzles in my Puzzle pages
Moscito (a relay Precision) in my Bridge pages
Writing a Book Report in my Arts pages
His Dark Materials Series - by Philip Pullman in my Book Reviews
The Electoral College in my Issues/Opinions pages
The Language Police - by Diane Ravitch in my Book Reviews
King and Queen vs. King and Rook in my Chess pages
Mate Efficiently in my Chess pages
Some Paintings by Childe Hassam in my Arts pages
Behind Deep Blue - by Feng-Hsiung Hsu a book review in my Chess pages
The Rail Nurse (Part 2) in my Billiard pages
How to Open a Chess Game - by seven Grandmasters a book review in my Chess pages
Jim Loy - Walter Browne, 1972 Simul, Orem, Utah in my Chess pages
Stacking the Deck - by Bryan Berg and Thomas O'Donnell an amazing book in my Book Reviews
The Hank Zipzer Series - by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver a children's book in my Book Reviews
Jim Loy - Leo Kupersmith, 1971 U. S. Open in my Chess pages
Some Paintings by John Singer Sargent in my Arts pages
The Da Vinci Code - by Dan Brown in my Book Reviews
Iso-Metrics in my Puzzle pages
Serendipity in my Science pages
M. Botvinnik - J. R. Capablanca, 1938 AVRO Tournament in my Chess pages
Some Paintings by Albert Bierstadt in my Arts pages
A Double Cross Game a quiz in my Checkers pages
Some Paintings by Edouard Manet in my Arts pages
Some Paintings by Winslow Homer in my Arts pages
Trofim Denisovich Lysenko in my Biography pages
I've drawn a nice picture for my Issues and Opinions page
Beware of Executable Email Attachments in my Computer pages
Six Unfinished Games in my Checkers pages
Some Paintings by Camille Pissarro in my Arts pages
Some Paintings by J. M. W. Turner in my Arts pages
Some Paintings by Edgar Degas in my Arts pages
H. Meadows - C. Bideaux, Internet 2003 in my Checkers pages
Ishmael - by Daniel Quinn in my Book Reviews
Dog Crap on the Jogging Path in my Complaint Department
Some Paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (takes a while to load) in my Arts pages
Division by 1/2 in my Mathematics pages
Stupid Pedestrians in my Complaint Department
Blondie24 by David B. Fogel a book review in my Checkers pages
Historical Computer Brilliancies in my Chess pages
Jim's Endings in my Checkers pages
Sam Loyd's Back from the Klondike in my Puzzle pages
Inside Checkers by Walter W. Walker a book review in my Checkers pages
The Classic Smothered Mate in my Chess pages
Interview with Terry Pratchett about The Amazing Maurice in my Arts pages
Interview with Terry Pratchett about The Wee Free Men in my Arts pages
Some Paintings by Alfred Sisley in my Arts pages
The Fixed Point Theorem in my Mathematics pages
More Geometric Constructions in my Mathematics pages
No Crueler Tyrannies - by Dorothy Rabinowitz in my Book Reviews
Another Tough Position in my Pool/Billiards pages
Non-Transitive Dice in my Puzzle pages
Broderbund's Clickart in my Complaint Department
Nose to Nose - by Barry J. Schieber in my Book Reviews
A Killer Safety? in my Pool/Billiards pages
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency - by Alexander McCall Smith in my Book Reviews
Sweat Your Bowling Ball in my Bowling pages
Steve - Jim Loy, 2002 ItsYourTurn.com in my Checkers pages
New Improved Forms of Checkers in my Checkers pages
Participate in The Most Pleasing Rectangle Web Poll which moved to jimloy.com on 4/30/03
Beginner's HTML Guide VIII - Forms in my Computer pages
Think Like a Grandmaster - by Alexander Kotov (a book review with some comments for checkers players)
Tesselations in my Mathematics pages
Atlantis in my Pseudoscience pages
Blank Slate - by Stephen Pinker in my Book Reviews
Sector 7 - by David Wiesner a children's book in my Book Reviews
Is Natural Selection a Tautology? in my Biology pages
Transfinite Numbers in my Mathematics pages
Integrals in my Mathematics pages
I've added Spirited Away to My Favorite Movies
The Hugo Award Winners in my Book Reviews
World's Greatest Checkers Puzzle? in my Checkers pages
Ending a Sentence with a Preposition in my Language pages
Left Wing/Right Wing in my History pages
I've added an addendum to A Parallelogram? in my Mathematics pages
A Rectangle Inscribed in a Square is a Square in my Mathematics pages
A Point Inside a Circle is On the Circle in my Mathematics pages
Some Impossible Objects in my Puzzle pages
Is Someone Staring at You? in my Pseudoscience pages
Some Optical Illusions in my Puzzle pages

My copyrighted material: Most of what you may read, on my pages, is copyrighted. That means that they are original works of art (sort of), which you may not copy without my permission. But, I am hereby giving you permission to print anything in my pages for your own use. Sorry, but I guess you'll have to ask my permission to copy and distribute any of my stuff widely. See About Copyrights.

Jim Loy

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