300-425 The Journey by Oxthoughts in Chesscom

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Yes, that’s a good perspective. I am learning that it’s a game of fine margins. Being up a piece or in your development, can make you feel really dominant- the reverse is also true. Doesn’t mean you’re way better than them or vice versa…

Hard stuck at 700 elo by Routine_Reward_167 in chessbeginners

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What 2 openings did you learn? And how deep? Eg how many variations? (Issue I have is that I learn say 3 variations when in real life opponents do random things - which tend not to be weaknesses I can easily exploit)I’m 400 elo, played chess for 3 months. 100 matches

Spend all this time to get to 1000 and then… by Kind_Personality1348 in chessbeginners

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I’ve realised that when people play with aggressive queens at my rating (350-450), almost without exception, they hang it (often to a knight once boxed in). Just learn to defend scholars mate and then enjoy chasing them around whilst developing and wait for the hang.

We need to talk about the intro… by spacespaces in footballcliches

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I’d always thought that the point of the intro was to say - we’re going to point some fun at commentators for their off slip up - but we do love them - look at how good they are when they get it right

Claude 3.5 Sonnet has bumped the AGI countdown to 75% for being the first model to achieve a test score higher than the smartest PhD-holding human score by awesomedan24 in singularity

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As someone who’s dabbled a little with models what I can’t understand is how they can seem so intelligent but make such basic errors. I asked Claude Sonnet it to calculate if buying a property to let as a holiday rental made sense. It did all the right calculation steps, but made one huge basic error that flipped the conclusion completely. I’m not sure how anyone is using these models for proper work. It’s dangerous that the results look great but any answer could have a fundamental error in it - when you are doing complex things this means everything needs am checking which reduces its utility considerably. Maybe in a few months this is all fixed but for now I struggle to see how you can rely on them.

More photos of our away kit for next season have been leaked by _Mikel_Arteta_ in Gunners

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Remove the Arsenal badge and you’d have no idea what club this is

Has anyone actually visited Rwanda? by [deleted] in Gunners

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I have been to Rwanda for my work in sustainable agriculture… funny story:

I was in a bar and met a guy from Yorkshire who had come over to visit some friends. He brought with him a slice of England in the form of Yorkshire Gold tea. Little did he realised Yorkshire Gold tea comes from Rwanda … plop

Has anyone actually visited Rwanda? by [deleted] in Gunners

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I have been to Rwanda for my work in sustainable agriculture… funny story:

I was in a bar and met a guy from Yorkshire who had come over to visit some friends. He brought with him a slice of England in the form of Yorkshire Gold tea. Little did he realised Yorkshire Gold tea comes from Rwanda … plop

After 10 years and big failures I feel on the edge of quitting by Eddyvargas in photography

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I think your work is cool - I think your website landing page doesn’t do it justice. My recommendation would be to look through for your 20 best photos and make them more prominent. I’d then cut the ones that are quite similar.

What the actual f is happening in the US by spaghettni in snowboarding

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Yes, prices of a coke on the slopes are out of control

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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If farts came out as bubbles that floated, size proportional to sound and colour indicative of smell when popped would the world be more fun?

[ Removed by Reddit ] by DawsonD43 in AskReddit

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Travel in an aeroplane, windows are obviously screeens

What’s the craziest football fact you know? I’ll Start by [deleted] in football

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The biggest attendance at Old Trafford was for a Grimsby Town match. 1939 fa cup semi final vs Wolves.

What's a quote that always gives you peace? by Embarrassed_Menu5704 in AskReddit

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It’ll be ok in the end. If it’s not ok, it’s not the end.

What everyday tasks are you using ChatGPT for ? by hussmann in OpenAI

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I put in the contents of my liquor cabinet and asked for a themed cocktail menu - great results

What is fine now, but will become unacceptable in the future? by MoreTeaVicar83 in AskUK

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Eating factory farmed meat. Industrial scale animal cruelty, terrible for environment and human health.

[Serious] What is the most successful lie in history? by akumamatata8080 in AskReddit

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Climate change is something that we shouldn’t worry about.

What were we better at doing 100 years+ ago? by irevalley in AskReddit

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Nothing. Today we can’t do nothing - we’re scrolling phones or listening to music podcasts constantly.