YAAFJ: Yet Another April Fools Joke

[AdminX]

http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6228

Just because Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are cousins does not mean I will buy this story.

[Jan Brouwer]

Talking about April fools jokes, did anyone notice Google's new unit(s) of time?

[Daniel Shawul]

you mean Topeka's

[Jan Brouwer]

Talking about April fools jokes, did anyone notice Google's new unit(s) of time?

And another one, try to become super user at xkcd!
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[tmokonen]

And another one, try to become super user at xkcd!
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Or try running emacs

[AdminX]

I doubt if this is true either, seeing as no major news network has picked up the story that I can find:

Fischer’s remains to be exhumed?
http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6227

[Norm Pollock]

I doubt if this is true either, seeing as no major news network has picked up the story that I can find:

Fischer’s remains to be exhumed?
http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6227

It was in a local newspaper in NY today (NY Post).

[swami]

So, Chessbase is making multiple April Fools joke posts to confuse us into thinking that only one of them qualify?

Note that "LHC goes online - GM's worried" is an obvious April fools.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6226

[rlsuth]

Damon's grandfather is Finish and not Norwegian, but otherwise, a good story.

[playjunior]

So, Chessbase is making multiple April Fools joke posts to confuse us into thinking that only one of them qualify?

Note that "LHC goes online - GM's worried" is an obvious April fools.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6226

A friend working on one of LHC projects told me that they had a successful run at 7tev a couple of days ago. Obv. the Carlsen + Matt Damon story is the joke.