True, but I imagine a well-organized Calibre library will flood most basements, genitally speaking.
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DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 day agoI dunno, can’t see them in a bookshelf. He didn’t say anything about making reading cool, just books. “If they don’t have books, don’t fuck them.”
I don’t think digital versions count, at least not for John.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Drusas@fedia.io 21 hours ago
I guess they don't for me, either, because when I read or listen to a book and really, really like it, I buy a physical copy.
Kanda@reddthat.com 1 day ago
This is perfect for me as I have a lot of chess books that I never read
pmk@piefed.ca 22 hours ago
Playing chess against people who have read chess books is the worst… you make one move and they go “ah.. the Toledo-Salamanca opening, I can checkmate in 34 moves.”
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
But that is my favorite way to play chess!
I just haven’t actually read any books and an making up the names of moves. I hope my wife hasn’t caught on (she caught on the first time didn’t she)
Kanda@reddthat.com 22 hours ago
I have yet to experience that even when playing against a fide master, but talking at the board is bad form. They do however know their way in the opening and it usually ends in disaster sooner or later
Zombie@feddit.uk 15 hours ago
That move’s worth about a million bucks.
I find it’s best to play ridiculous moves then that don’t show up in any books, you may end up in a strategically worse position but they have to work for their win now instead of just doing memorised plays. It’s better to burn out, than to fade away!
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 hours ago
Heterodox style. It’s the only fun way to play left