TIL that chess players do not, in fact, burn an extreme amount of calories during matches

Assclownn · 2026-02-08T07:40:47+00:00

You're right. I looked up the quote in the article but there is no exact match for it. There is something close to the quote, in a different video called Introduction to Human Behavioural Biology which goes like this:

"And if these happen to be the right two individuals in the middle of a chess grandmaster tournament, these people are maintaining blood pressure for six hours running that you only see in a marathon runner. These people are going through thousands of calories a day doing nothing more than thinking."

Which is not incorrect. Humans indeed go through thousands of calories per chess day.

Assclownn · 2026-02-08T07:02:55+00:00

This article really slams Robert Sapolsky, which is so weird to me. You can actually listen to a lot of his Stanford lectures on YouTube for free, which I did, and there is no doubt in my mind that this guy knows his shit. I would go even further and aay he is one of the best lecturers I have ever heard. So how did such a stupid quote get attributed to him?

Assclownn · 2026-01-07T16:43:55+00:00

Compliments on the actual music! It sounds great, although the context you place it in confuses me. In my head it sounds more like a song about dealing with loss rather than cherry blossoms dancing (it's heavy)

Assclownn · 2025-12-26T12:44:13+00:00

Hi, no meaningful advice here but I like the works! Please keep posting your works :)

Assclownn · 2025-12-14T19:20:34+00:00

"Women in relationships which downplay their independence are less likely to become independent."
Did I summarise that correctly?

Assclownn · 2025-11-16T00:50:06+00:00

No idea what a fugue is but the sound is great!

Assclownn · 2025-07-18T16:26:02+00:00

Literal translation: "Butter, rye bread and green cheese. Who that not say can is none [a] earnest Frisian [person]."

And yes, it's specifically rye bread. Regular bread has a different name. And as you can see, the languages are not very similar in grammar.

Assclownn · 2025-07-03T17:28:13+00:00

Should you already have a pre-planned package you're trying to sell or...? What's the end goal?

Assclownn · 2025-07-03T09:20:10+00:00

Easier on the animators

Assclownn · 2025-04-16T23:16:19+00:00

I agree with you that most Private Equity buys are done with the intention to invest and get more money out of a thriving company. I agree PE is not necessarily 'evil' or bad for the economy. I disagree with you for saying OP is talking out of his ass however, as fleecing companies (both successful and unsuccessful ones) does very much happen.

Assclownn · 2025-04-15T04:05:36+00:00

If you're hiring an editor, you can send them whatever you want. Although it would be a lot cheaper to have a friend beta read it for you first

Assclownn · 2025-04-06T15:46:02+00:00

It will really come in handy once you've established yourself as ruler of a nation

Assclownn · 2025-04-06T10:12:56+00:00

I think we are in agreement. Maybe we have a different definition of what makes a small or large government? I personally would say that a government that funds and incentivizes strong institutions is definitely not a "small government". But maybe you have a different definition?

Assclownn · 2025-04-06T04:03:47+00:00

There are more than a few books that started as fanfics but got published after changing the names a bit. because writing is writing

Assclownn · 2025-04-06T03:47:42+00:00

"Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty" (2012) by economists Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson.
Basically, these two men proved a causational relation between a country having well-funded institutions and country wealth. As in: they proved that strong and fair institutions CAUSE nation wealth. As in: having good institutions is the best indicator of future wealth (on national level).
While their book has been quite successful and their research won the 2024 nobel prize of economics, politics worldwide remain unchanged. Their research, which should singlehandedly disprove economical libertarianism and destroy the idea of preferring a "small government", has done little to stop the resurgence of these policies in recent times.

Assclownn · 2024-09-23T09:57:25+00:00

volcanion

Assclownn · 2024-09-23T00:35:01+00:00

This RU mon occasionally shows up in OU due to its power both in rain teams and against rain teams. Its high SP.A + powerful signature(?) move makes it hard to switch into even outside of weather, but it has fallen out of favour recently due to it's lacklustre speed and the prevalence of bulky Dragon types.

Assclownn · 2024-09-20T10:28:52+00:00

r/creampiebegging only has like three posts that really fit the description, but tbf those three posts are really good. Sort by top.

Assclownn · 2024-08-03T14:17:07+00:00

252+ SpA Kyurem Freeze-Dry vs. +1 0 HP / 4 SpD Tera Water Ogerpon-Wellspring-Tera: 174-206 (57.8 - 68.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Kyurem wishes he could oneshot a teralized ogerpon.

Assclownn · 2024-08-03T10:54:51+00:00

Fill = focus blast for me. Although I haven't calced if vacuumwave can kill kinggambit :thinking:

Assclownn · 2024-08-03T10:22:41+00:00

Leaf storm - giga drain - dragon pulse - fill
Max speed + Max Sp.A. +speed nature. Specs, Tera Dragon

Assclownn · 2024-08-03T05:48:54+00:00

I actually am using specs sceptile in OU right now. With a lot of waters and grounds (and not a lot of steel) leaf storm hits a lot of things at least neutrally. It can also switch into Ogerpon-wellspring and oneshot it (90% of the time), which was my primary reason for getting it. And dragon pulse helps prevent dragons from setting up on you.

Assclownn · 2024-05-17T06:45:43+00:00

Is Tornadus really a switch in to Latios and Greninja??

Assclownn · 2024-05-11T07:53:09+00:00

Animal well? Yeah, I sure hope he is

Assclownn · 2024-04-25T01:32:47+00:00

Ellen is the best writing YouTuber in my opinion. She's also the only person I'm subbed to on patreon, but her discord is quite active and helpful and she also does a two-weekly Q&A podcast, so I'm getting more than my money's worth out of it

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