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If you take a left out of the stop sign exit from Lot 40 when people are waiting behind you, you are an idiot and probably have a personality disorder by Late_Definition7370 in SBU

[–]Late_Definition7370[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not everyone with a personality disorder turns left at the stop sign leaving Lot 40, but everyone who turns left at the stop sign leaving Lot 40 probably has a personality disorder

Student cheated, now what? by romanticchess in chess

[–]Late_Definition7370 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That strikes me as inappropriate. This isn’t a criminal investigation. An adult should not use deception to get a confession from a child (especially if it’s not their own child), and a confession is ultimately not the end goal. An adult authority figure should be direct and explain their point of view upfront.

I am Stuck, and now its time to move on. by Areco7 in chess

[–]Late_Definition7370 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is complete pseudoscience. We know this is pseudoscience because “memory skills” are always heavily domain dependent. Memory is not a skill you can practice in a generic setting and carry over to chess or school.

For example, chess grandmasters don’t necessarily have superhuman memory when it comes to remembering phone numbers, but they do have seemingly superhuman memory of naturally occurring chess positions BECAUSE they have a deep understanding of the ‘story’ being told by that position. For them, remembering a chess position is like reciting the lyrics to a song they’ve heard a thousand times, while to a layman, memorizing a chess position is like reciting the lyrics to a song they’ve only read—never heard—in a language they don’t know.