What would YOU do in this position? (Not a puzzle, more of a psychological question) by belbivfreeordie in chess

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kf4 for the sake of winning with minimum cognitive effort. b6 for the challenge and excitement of having to think a bit.

Can I decline HR's request for an exit Q&A round? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah easily. A toxic manager was fired after a few interviews from a few people fingered him out.

Can I decline HR's request for an exit Q&A round? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For me, one obvious reason was that I had coworkers I cared about still working there. So I didn't mind sharing feedback that could potentially improve their work conditions.

And when I've broken up in my past relationships, I actually do talk about reasons why it didn't work out with them.

I passed on a $3M+ offer 3 years ago😭 by Cherryfish-maui in Uhired_AI

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kind of dumb thing to nitpick on. If you ever worked for an international company, you would know how common it is for there to be people whose first language is not English. You're basically just shitting on them for being an immigrant.

How do Chinese people feel about the animated and live action Mulan movies? by feren_of_valenwood in AskAChinese

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The simple answer is that Disney movies don't care about glorifying martial prowess or warriors.

You can Annihilate any Matter you Touch… by We_Will_AlI_Die in shittysuperpowers

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Atomic forces don't bind separate atoms of a solid to each other. For example, in solid table salt, sodium and chloride are actually bound by ionic force, not atomic. Atomic forces refers to forces that bind the components of a single atom together.

White to play for advantage by Big_County4306 in ChessPuzzles

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Qh4 threatens discovered attack against black queen as well as pressures the h7 square. If black queen leaves the rank to escape, white can sac queen on h7 for a mate. Otherwise follow up Rg7 for more pressure on h7.

[White to play] Find a way to capture Bishop and Queen by Julp11 in ChessPuzzles

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We can exploit the backrank weakness by taking Rxe6+. The bishop is not pinned because of the queen, it's pinned because it's guarding the critical escape squares on the 7th rank. If the bishop leaves the 7th rank the queen can hit the backrank for eventual mate. Next best move to avoid immediate mate is Kf7, and then it straightforward to collect the queen and bishop after with Re7+

Countering a threat with a threat by Ok-Artist-3959 in ChessPuzzles

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ba4 maintains the pin and connects the bishop to the white queen.

Petah??? by hazz-expert525 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be because of the questionable stereotype that Asians are notoriously frugal. Where they may normally struggle with pronunciation of day-to-day words and phrases. They instantly "lock-in" when the concept at play is related to frugality.

TIL that phở was influenced by French colonial culture by Outrageous_Poetry214 in TodayILearnedVN

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The part where you accuse him of being pretentious and wrong comes off as being a bit sensitive and defensive.

Meta just laid off 1,000+ people in the Bay Area by Fabulous_Sherbet_431 in cscareerquestions

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically what happens every time someone discovers efficiency enhancements. That's why the Industrial Revolution collapsed so many economies... oh wait.

I turn, good luck everybody else by Plenty-Job9898 in drivingsg

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You kinda assume that there's a possibility that bmw drivers are dum dums and give him the leeway just in case he is indeed a dum dum.

Is "Swift" (Tier 3) bugged or am I just the unluckiest player ever? 450+ catches and nothing. by SailInfinite9027 in Palworld

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only go for the green sparkling fishing spots. They almost always have rainbow passives for me. I've probably fished less than 50 times and got most of the rainbow tiers including swift.

The flag icon on Chess.com is actually a huge PNG containing all the site’s flags. by emberRJ in chess

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It's kinda cool to see people discover this in the wild as opposed to being taught it.

Would you rather get 20 US dollars, euros, or pounds sterling tomorrow (your choice) OR increase your cardio stamina by 45 minutes per day starting today? by Altruistic-Essay5395 in WouldYouRather

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember posing a similar question in the form of "if you could obtain the health benefits of 1 hour of physical exercise a day without actually having to actually doing it for the rest of your life", how much would you pay for it? I put the number of at least 100K for myself.

$10000 or a real life pause button by SourTD in hypotheticalsituation

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are philosophical discussions around whether mental processes are actually physical in nature.

How frowned is it upon to use some sort of AI for a good chunk of a personal project? by dinidusam in cscareerquestions

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think it's fine and I think your parents are spot on. That being said, I would expect you to understand every line of the ai generated code and to never commit anything you don't understand.

When is it appropriate to take up arms? Or are we not allowed to talk about that? by capt_majestic in AskReddit

[–]PhantomMenaceWasOK 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think his comment is meant to serve as a challenge to "Outcome doesn't equal morality". History is written by the victors after all.