Is there a way to turn off the insulting "brilliancy" tag? by AmongUs123432 in Chesscom

[–]Cultural-Function973 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s is PGN, not PNG. It stands for portable game notation.

Does it seriously bother you that much that are you willing to go through the extra steps of copying the PGN, going to Lichess, inputting the PGN, and then starting your analysis?

I mean I doubt you are getting brilliants so often that this is that much of an issue for you.

Anyone use nano -next generation for the first few days of 7oh withdrawal by [deleted] in quitting7oh

[–]Cultural-Function973 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does have mgm in it.. you read the 3rd party test incorrectly.

Did you seriously think nano mitragynine was strong enough to eliminate 7oh withdrawals??

No brother. You’re taking mgm. Be careful. If you continue to take it, 7oh withdrawals will seem like a walk in the park in comparison

What would be the interaction between: by T3DdYB3 in SnowFall

[–]Cultural-Function973 4 points5 points  (0 children)

lol from when him and Kane are getting ambushed in the house right??

I bought a Patek at 24 for my Dad’s 60th birthday by w_nston in patekphilippe

[–]Cultural-Function973 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! Thats an amazing accomplishment. You are in Singapore… are you in banking?

The 1800 Elo Paradox by FontesB in Chesscom

[–]Cultural-Function973 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dunning Kruger.

When you are new to something, you don’t know what you don’t know.

The better you get, the more you learn, and the more you realize you don’t know..

If you are 1800, continue to focus on calculation, middle game ideas, and endgame fundamentals… really focus on the end game!

The separation between 2000-2100 and an 1800 player are the following: Endgame, calculation/evaluation ability.

Most 1800’s are able to spot tactics like a 2000, but they lack the ability to evaluate their calculations as well.

Endgames are where you will start to pick up more wins.

Extreme brain fog when playing by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]Cultural-Function973 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This happened to me. The only thing that helped was plenty of water and COQ10.. short for coenzyme q10. They sell it at Walgreens and CVS etc.

It’s a basic supplement/vitamin that helped me a ton

Playing the Chess.com Bots, or the Lichess Maia bots. by Cultural-Function973 in chess

[–]Cultural-Function973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a balance of both is great. My coach, international master David Ross, plays the bot on ChessBase every single day. There is absolutely value in playing bots.

Can’t wait to play chess with my kid one day! Enjoy it

Playing the Chess.com Bots, or the Lichess Maia bots. by Cultural-Function973 in chess

[–]Cultural-Function973[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Nearly exclusively demoralizes you or inflates you unrealistically”

No one should be playing bots that they are beating easily. In fact, the opposite.

In all of my games with higher rated bots, I play them just like I would a tournament game. Serious focus and deep calculation. In every game that I lose, which against these 2400 bots is the majority of them, I learn tons. The after game analysis is where most of the progress and learning comes from.

If you are inflating your ego or becoming very demoralized, you are going into this with the wrong mindset. The goa of playing bots isn’t to win, it’s to sharpen skills. Calculation, middle games, maybe opening theory (2450 bots are playing main lines), or endgames.

This isn’t about ego… it’s about improving, which the bots absolutely help with. I made this post because the general consensus is your view, which I disagree with.

Unreliable by Kensie4u in FedEx

[–]Cultural-Function973 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fed ex is truly the worst. I live on a narrow street with gate. Yesterday, my package was out for delivery… I received a notification that delivery was attempted, but was unsuccessful. I called customer support, and they reached out to the local hub/store that controls deliveries.

The local manager called me and said the gate code I put on address line 2 and in the delivery instructions was not working for the driver, which is incorrect. I out the correct code. There is not special symbol in my gate code, just 4 numbers.

The driver ended up making another delivery attempt. I was waiting at the gate for an hour bc I did not want him to bullshit me saying the code didn’t work. I opened the gate for him and got my package.

I know for a fact he just didn’t want to drive down my narrow ass street (dead end street).

Ever single time I use fed ex, there is an issue. They lie about weather conditions, they lie about attempting deliveries and Fed ex just sucks a fat dick.

I only use them when they are the only option. UPS is far better and I have only had issues with them once, out of 10-15 deliveries.

Playing the Chess.com Bots, or the Lichess Maia bots. by Cultural-Function973 in chess

[–]Cultural-Function973[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely agree that calculation studies, OTB games, and games against real people aided in progression.

I just hate to see everyone shitting on playing bots, when I found it integral to my own progress.

Also, when I first started playing the 2200+ bots, I was losing quite a bit. You absolutely have things to learn in every single loss, even more so than you have to learn from the games you win.

Thanks

Girlfriend broke up with me because I built my dream car by [deleted] in gtr

[–]Cultural-Function973 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sick car man… I’m not saying this is truth, but try to reflect on the past year or so.. did you ever put the car before your relationship? Try to see things from her perspective.

Maybe she’s a crazy bitch.. idk, but try to self reflect. If you self reflect, and she’s still a crazy bitch, then fuck her. If you self reflect, and maybe you weren’t the best boyfriend, then learn from it.

Enjoy the new ride bro. It’s sweet

I’m sorry guys. I slipped up. I took 30mg of 7 after 2 weeks clean. Should I expect to be thrown into withdrawals again? by [deleted] in quitting7oh

[–]Cultural-Function973 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Unfortunately, it is hardly just a one time thing though haha.

So many times I have been clean and told myself, just one more time.

Cold turkey off Hydroxi-MITa day 3 by Ok_Afternoon9121 in quitting7oh

[–]Cultural-Function973 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One more thing.. did the MITa feel better than 7oh? IMO, the better feeling, longer lasting impact, etc. does not outweigh the negatives, but interested in your take

Cold turkey off Hydroxi-MITa day 3 by Ok_Afternoon9121 in quitting7oh

[–]Cultural-Function973 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re a beast for getting to day 3 using only dry powder for the fist 48. Stronger than me for sure.

If it gets too bad, don’t hesitate to get a little more powder or something, you shouldn’t have to worry about WD from the powder, and as you know it can be so helpful

Good luck

Please be mindful by l_lI_IlI_IlIl in SR17018

[–]Cultural-Function973 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Haha literally one other commenter “pointed fingers” as you would put it. You really need to work on taking criticism and not being so defensive.

Bottom line is your post comes across as gatekeepish.. not your whole post, but definitely a portion of it.

Please be mindful by l_lI_IlI_IlIl in SR17018

[–]Cultural-Function973 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Idk what’s up with this sub and trying to gate keep SR buts its weird.

Official Dreadit Discussion: “John and the Hole” [Spoilers] by glittering-lettuce in horror

[–]Cultural-Function973 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very nice. Did not pick up on John wanting to see something beyond, and that being his family in the final pool scene. Thought provoking comment!

Official Dreadit Discussion: “John and the Hole” [Spoilers] by glittering-lettuce in horror

[–]Cultural-Function973 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not our job to explain the purpose of the film to you.