tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post9130815574976621042..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: How hard is it to press a clock?Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-87949286406088418892008-02-19T20:16:00.000+00:002008-02-19T20:16:00.000+00:00Actually it's funny you should say that. I hope to...Actually it's funny you should say that. I hope to write something about Fischer clocks before very long, and that precise problem is one of the things I want to write about.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-5388914456569775352008-02-19T19:22:00.000+00:002008-02-19T19:22:00.000+00:00Re: permanent time-trouble. I'm surprised that no...Re: permanent time-trouble. I'm surprised that nobody at the highest level has started a campaign for mandatory toilet breaks.<BR/><BR/>RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-11644262092206770332008-02-19T15:19:00.000+00:002008-02-19T15:19:00.000+00:00Somewhat off topic:-I played at Coulsdon the other...Somewhat off topic:-<BR/><BR/>I played at Coulsdon the other night - we all used digital clocks.<BR/><BR/>I found the absence of ticking very noticeable.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-18813137539460834492008-02-19T13:33:00.000+00:002008-02-19T13:33:00.000+00:00I don't think the fact that it was electronic had ...I don't think the fact that it was electronic had anything to do with it. Given that I forgot it was there, it might as well have been an ordinary clockwork affair. Come to that it could have been a sundial or an egg-timer. Or a water-clock.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-35709789705331655772008-02-19T13:30:00.000+00:002008-02-19T13:30:00.000+00:00Similarly - I've found electronic clocks distracti...Similarly - I've found electronic clocks distracting and harder to time-manage with.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com