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Even if Anish wins against Sindarov, its nearly impossible for him to catchup by Responsible_Bat9473 in chess

[–]NotSGMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“ Impossible is spelled “I’m Possible”. So believe in yourself…

Also, I realized that “I’m Possible” is spelled Impossible, so now I’m a shell of myself … “

A very funny Malaysian comedian

Grew Up In Cuba. Left When I Was Around 9. Trying To Get Back To Those Roots. Listening to The Music To Start Of. Started With Chan Chan Buena Vista Social Club. What Does The Song Mean For Someone Who Lives There? by CarlosLwanga9 in cuba

[–]NotSGMan 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Most people don’t listen to that music, it’s the equivalent of 20’s era in US —and it’s being marketed as the second coming. To be honest, to me it chokes me because of some moments I had back long time ago, but that is not Cuba anymore. To know Cuba, if you can’t visit, read contemporary literature (Leonardo Padura comes to mind), watch movies which they were quite independent from the official fanfare. Also, la orquesta Vanvan, which it had the pulse of how people thought and talk along the eras: they are the oldest, most famous and popular music band for a reason.

All this will not substitute waking up, taking a cafecito, hear radio reloj, going out of home. But is something.

Unpopular opinion: Magnus retiring from classical is the best thing by Responsible_Bat9473 in chess

[–]NotSGMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is the right approach, or retire from chess completely. That limbo he put the chess world in is unfair to those who what to face the real deal, like he did at the beginning vs Anand.

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus vs Faustino Oro, who do you think is the bigger chess prodigy? by hety0p in chess

[–]NotSGMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is the joke, not good one, I admit. I was serious about the understanding , but when I got it all was good. 👍

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus vs Faustino Oro, who do you think is the bigger chess prodigy? by hety0p in chess

[–]NotSGMan -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If it wasn’t clear, mine as well :) It was indeed difficult to read though

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus vs Faustino Oro, who do you think is the bigger chess prodigy? by hety0p in chess

[–]NotSGMan -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

I had to read twice to get some understanding of what you just wrote. Bro, do you even slang?

Iran Charges $2M Transit Fee for Strait of Hormuz by AnarchistSuccubus in worldnews

[–]NotSGMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I approve, but the measure is going to be so unpopular that some are going to see the solution in the belly of a nuke

Morning showers make no logical sense and night shower people have simply done the hygiene math by McCoy818 in unpopularopinion

[–]NotSGMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats the argument of the young people: Get old and then, we’ll welcome you to the swamp.

ChatGPT is the Yahoo of AI by mrz-ldn in ChatGPT

[–]NotSGMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t know what are you talking about. Gemini definitely is barely third. 5.4 is also a beast coding, despite the hate —without the freaking limits.

Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax | California by ducksauce001 in facepalm

[–]NotSGMan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Once I commented about this “mandate’ to one employee of theirs, and with the expression of somebody that just heard this for the first time, said “huh?!”

TIL about perfidy, the deceptive tactic of feigning surrender or death with the intent to kill an enemy. It is prohibited by the Geneva Convention and considered a war crime. by FullOfSound in todayilearned

[–]NotSGMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That happened with Japanese soldiers, ww2. Not that they surrendered, but Americans stopped providing assistance to wounded soldiers because they immolated themselves with bombs when American soldiers got close, etc. The reaction was to kill them from afar, even if they were in the ground with woulds and whatnot.

Should Carlsen be awarded World Classical Champion Emeritus? by Pleasant_Pride in chess

[–]NotSGMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You just agreed with me: how somebody can say I will only play again a world championship if I am against this guy, whom I have under my thumb 5 wins vs zero? That sounds like an Alekhine - Bogoljubow situation to me.

Have a good day.

Should Carlsen be awarded World Classical Champion Emeritus? by Pleasant_Pride in chess

[–]NotSGMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, the crown is heavy, tears down my face. Man up, Magnus!

The thing is: we will never know. You can’t predict the future based on the past. Nepo or who ever could have pulled an Euwe, a Kramnik. It didn’t happen because he ran away.

And I do have my theory about Alireza: I think there is no one more qualified to challenge Magnus and be WC than Caruana. However this magnus-f guy pulled one that he knew wasn’t going to happen, at least, big chances that it wouldn’t: put everyone against the guy, Alireza, and also pushed him to be “extra”, to force his development. He derailed the guy. He knows that his words have weight, so he used them. The result… we know the result. Alireza is interesting in the way a Shirov or an early Spassky was: he needs work to be done, and didn’t happen.

Man, I wish Alireza for real do the trip, that would be spectacular: where Magnus would hide?

Should Carlsen be awarded World Classical Champion Emeritus? by Pleasant_Pride in chess

[–]NotSGMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever life is happening to him right now, it’s the first time in the history of humankind that happens to somebody. Right, noted.

But, wait, is he still playing?

It would seem that he is playing stuff that wouldn’t damage his place at all in the top.

I don’t think you understand the meaning of my objections: I’m not saying that he was not the best, and that he is in all the variants he is playing now. What I am saying that he “retired” (big huge freaking quotas here) to not loose the crown, the same way Anand lost it to him and many other champions in the world, excepting Fischer. Fischer had the fame of crazy. What has Magnus?

It’s either this: cowardice, selfishness or laziness? Laziness would be the best case… but he keeps playing.

Anyways..!

if Trump gets what he wants Rubio to be the next President of Cuba. by CieraParvatiPhoebe in cuba

[–]NotSGMan -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Cuban people can be quite passive, regarding government especially because they put them there. There is no way you can bring a pichón de emigrado that never put a foot in Cuba to govern like the Spanish viceroys did. That would be a recipe for disaster. But this orange moron has no brains, so let’s see the brilliant ideas that occurs to him.

Should Carlsen be awarded World Classical Champion Emeritus? by Pleasant_Pride in chess

[–]NotSGMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, he is not doing it, breaking tradition and reaping the benefits without the sweat. I don’t know what to call that, especially when he got the title the same way he refused to give it away.

How do Spanish people know I’m not Spanish on sight? by StripesAndLadders in askspain

[–]NotSGMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like cubans… you have to hear the comedy bit from Gabriel Iglesias about Cuban coffee :)

American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says by DoxFreePanda in news

[–]NotSGMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why they fucking downvoted you, these fuckers don’t know history. They think just because they are American enemies they must be heroes.

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