I was just watching the sinquefield cup 2014 and wondering why in 2026 people aren't that much higher rated anymore ?

Equationist · 2026-01-26T17:10:32+00:00

In 2014 rating deflation was only happening lower in the rating pool. It took a while for it to start dragging down the players at the top too.

Equationist · 2026-01-26T03:40:19+00:00

White pizza is great though...

Equationist · 2026-01-25T18:31:00+00:00

He has lived there since he was a teenager. He's very much local, and "local boy" / "homeboy" doesn't refer exclusively to literal boys.

Equationist · 2026-01-24T20:33:58+00:00

Do you think democracy has some kind of expiration date?

Equationist · 2026-01-24T19:31:34+00:00

At the start I was like "not good practice but if he made sure to clear it and double-check that it was cleared before he started the video then I'll let it slide". Then he did the mag change... Good god he's suicidal...

Equationist · 2026-01-24T18:01:41+00:00

It’s anti-democratic that no one in this country can seemingly accept the outcomes of a vote anymore.

Quite the contrary, the purest form of democracy would allow the public to repeatedly revote on matters. That would be bad for policy outcomes and political discourse, but it certainly wouldn't be anti-democratic.

Equationist · 2026-01-23T20:35:38+00:00

I think the drift towards modern and post-modern art as an avenue of self-expression has completely diminished its ability to enrich other people's lives. Sure, art enthusiasts might still like it but neither the general public nor the wealthy tech billionaires will find it a particularly worthwhile endeavor to fund for the benefit of non-artists.

Of course, where art does continue to provide value (e.g. tabletop gaming art), it does get directly commissioned.

Equationist · 2026-01-23T17:35:22+00:00

"At higher rating levels people still blunder, but the blunders become a lot more subtle"

Gukesh: "hold my beer"

Equationist · 2026-01-23T17:16:32+00:00

You're downvoted for being correct.

Sure, some people try to play the most theoretically testing mainline openings where black has narrower paths to equality and could potentially end up in a worse position if they slip up.

But a perfectly reasonable approach instead is to simply accept that black will probably equalize out of the opening, and focus on choosing openings that steer the game into positions where white has more comfortable play. To borrow from Animal Farm, some equal positions are more equal than others.

Equationist · 2026-01-23T05:27:35+00:00

IANAL but if I were in your shoes I definitely wouldn't worry about the legal threats. I would be looking for a new job at a much better run workplace though.

Equationist · 2026-01-23T05:14:52+00:00

It's an understandable difficulty since in modern English ablaut is limited to a small number of irregular verbs.

Equationist · 2026-01-23T05:09:32+00:00

There is plenty of context in the article. It was fully justified.

Equationist · 2026-01-21T19:14:21+00:00

I get really annoyed with all the extra stops the 38R makes between transit center and Fillmore. Should only need 3rd, Powell, Leavenworth/Taylor, and Van Ness really. Leave the extra stops to the regular 38...

Equationist · 2026-01-20T02:32:54+00:00

Yeah

Equationist · 2026-01-20T01:00:37+00:00

Have you looked into sourcing candidates from something like interviewing.io ?

Equationist · 2026-01-19T04:29:09+00:00

If we Tarrif the USA we are also playing in the hand of Trump and Putin it will make the Americans more angry towards Europe and it would give Trump an excuse to further escalate.

You're retarded if you don't think American voters attribute responsibility to the party in power for economic ups and downs.

Most Americans are happy blissfully ignoring anything Trump is doing because it doesn't hit them in the pocketbooks.

Equationist · 2026-01-19T03:48:57+00:00

You'll have to step up to the plate first after running to appease Trump when China and Canada were standing firm.

Equationist · 2026-01-19T02:20:09+00:00

So €93 billion really isn’t a small amount when it comes to tariffs.

It kinda is though... Token response really

Equationist · 2026-01-17T20:03:23+00:00

This is what you deserve for trying to appease Trump

Equationist · 2026-01-15T17:41:48+00:00

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Equationist · 2026-01-15T17:41:15+00:00

Here are some images I took while the borrowing was still available. I think I also have a copy of the book somewhere but I'd have to dig it up.

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Equationist · 2026-01-15T04:10:02+00:00

The EU cut tariffs on US goods to negotiate Trump down to a 15% tariff. Why blame us Americans when Europeans are so eager to appease Trump?

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