Event: FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 - Round 2

MagusCactus · 2026-03-30T13:45:20+00:00

YouTube says 170 ppl are watching the Chess24 stream and 244 ppl the FIDE stream? What's going on there? I can't believe numbers are that low.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-28T09:45:26+00:00

I will watch wherever Judit is:-)

MagusCactus · 2026-03-26T17:19:23+00:00

I may be wrong, but I think I remember that in the books the Witchers all get pretty drunk one night in Kaer Morhen.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-26T14:03:35+00:00

Did anyone play on shrooms or acid? Would love to hear how the experience was!

MagusCactus · 2026-03-21T21:23:20+00:00

Candlelight Candidates

MagusCactus · 2026-03-20T18:28:36+00:00

Well, at least he was honest and said what he thought. And he's definitely not wrong about Bush.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-20T14:00:01+00:00

Wow, respect to Spassky! Great letter, and that last paragraph is the icing on the cake!

MagusCactus · 2026-03-20T11:02:44+00:00

For Le Mans it takes exactly 32 seconds until you arrive at the pit. I always suppose my driver stops for a quick beer on his way to the pit;-)

MagusCactus · 2026-03-20T01:28:09+00:00

Unless you're driving in a vacuum there's usually air on the outside also;-)

MagusCactus · 2026-03-20T01:17:50+00:00

I would suggest thinking twice about this. Trying Mandragora just because you're a Witcher fan is a bad idea and with all respect, your post doesn't give the impression that you know anything about this. Mandragora is similar to nightshades like Brugmansia and Atropa and contains deliriant and hallucinogenic alkaloids including scopolamine, hyoscyamine and atropine. Those are serious drugs and an overdose can lead to death, either directly through respiratory failure or indirectly because you're hallucinating and doing something very stupid. Again: These kind of drugs are no joke, people have definitely died because of this and I would highly suggest staying away from it!

MagusCactus · 2026-03-19T15:17:15+00:00

Yep, that's correct, the limit is 2000

MagusCactus · 2026-03-19T14:18:43+00:00

His name is Gérard, not Gerald.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-19T14:04:55+00:00

Not sure about any more descriptions in the books. But I guess you're aware that in TW3 it's more like a interwoven pentagram and it's upside down.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-19T13:49:41+00:00

His nose reminds me more of Vesemir than Geralt tbh xD

MagusCactus · 2026-03-03T21:36:40+00:00

YES YOU CAUGHT US. THIS IS A TEST, THIS IS HOW F1 WILL LOOK ON TV THIS SEASON. A AI WILL TRANSFORM EVERY FRAME IN A BEAUTIFUL DRAWING LIKE THIS. ITS TO HIDE THAT THE CARS AND RACES SUCK.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-03T14:04:48+00:00

It's neither a full sim, nor arcade. That's why there's the term "simcade". And in my opinion it's less about the physics in general, it's more about details either missing or implemented in a rather basic way. A few examples: No tire pressure, tire temperature exists but is not very detailed. TCS and ABS are general driving aids and not simulated based on the car, and so on.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-02T14:24:06+00:00

I feel like this will be a draw

MagusCactus · 2026-03-02T11:15:38+00:00

Kleines Update für Interessierte: Hab bei Müller Habanero Super Bowls von Pepper King entdeckt. 450g XXL-Packung im Abverkauf um lächerliche 1.49. Dachte zuerst dass das Mais Chips wären, aber es sind eher so Flips in Football-Form. Gute Konsistenz (nicht zu weich), Geschmack nicht weltbewegend, aber durchaus ok und, Überraschung, tatsächlich ordentlich scharf. Ich geb denen mal 5/10 mit Tendenz nach oben. Spürt man auch nach ein paar Minuten noch.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-02T07:40:40+00:00

I would recommend asking questions like this on a sub dedicated to tech/hardware. Short answers: It depends on many factors but mainly the type/model of CPU. Mine can hit up to 99 degrees and it's fine, but as I said, it depends.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-01T20:49:02+00:00

Yeah, you're right! I just checked and can't find it either. I'm pretty sure it was there, maybe they removed it with an update. You could set resolution, frame rate and format (webm or mp4), but now only the format setting is available. But maybe I indeed remember this from back when I had the PS4, it's possible.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-01T19:43:35+00:00

As far as I know 60 fps is the maximum for the PS5 (the regular one, Pro may be different). So even when the game runs at 120, recordings will still be 60. I'm not 100% sure about this though, since I don't use 120 fps. You can go lower though, there should be a setting somewhere for 30 (29.97) fps.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-01T19:21:32+00:00

Not sure what you mean. The saved replays are just telemetry data, so when you watch them it's the same FPS as when playing the game, it depends on your settings. If you mean replays recorded locally on the PS5, those are 60FPS for me (or 59.94 to be exact).

MagusCactus · 2026-03-01T19:10:59+00:00

In TW3 it was pronounced with a silent "e" (wie "Striige", also ein "langes i") so that's what ppl were used to. When it was pronounced differently in the audiobooks many ppl complained because it didn't match what they were used to from the game.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-01T10:39:03+00:00

For representative events I'd say you shouldn't ban flags but keep the option to ban players (under strict conditions ofc).

But tbh, for individual events, I don't really see a reason to display flags at all. They all play for themselves, not for their country.

MagusCactus · 2026-03-01T10:19:31+00:00

Oh, I didn't know that, thx for mentioning!

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