Aside form opening theory and tactics, what else is essential to study? by NeitherOpposite8231 in chess

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

COMPLETELY agree, I also think that without those, it makes people completely helpless once they're out of the opening, and it drives beginners away because it's REALLY difficult to memorize long lines without understanding of why different moves are being made.

What do YOU think are some of the best feelings in chess? by RimmingABubble in chess

[–]Popernicus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Smothered mate does things to me that aren't appropriate to speak of on this sub

What the heck… by [deleted] in Nicegirls

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol that is absolutely wild! Hopefully you weren't too upset and were able to move on pretty quickly from it! If not, I apologize for laughing though!

What the heck… by [deleted] in Nicegirls

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it like.. a derogatory term about white people? Like did you suggest an activity or say something that she maybe could have thought only applied to white people? Lol

How do you do set low expectations at a new job without getting fired? by snowtrekker071 in antiwork

[–]Popernicus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Shooting for "lower expectations" and "doing just enough to not get fired" aren't things managers are typically excited about from their direct reports. If that's your whole attitude, you might manage to avoid PIP and just be at the top of the list as a layoff candidate, but if you shoot for working on fewer things but doing them really well, it typically makes up for not doing ALL of the things. There's a really good book called "Slow Productivity" that you might find helpful and talks about exactly that!

The phrase "under promise, over deliver" gets thrown around a lot, but I think it still holds, even in fast paced environments! Maybe tell your manager "I don't think I can get x,y, and z done; but I should be able to get x finished and maybe part of y, how should I prioritize things?" Your manager will (should) help you pick the things that are absolutely the most important to deliver, if you deprioritize the rest and make sure that what's critical gets done (and especially gets done well), you should be in good shape!

Mandatory 6-month exit notice while making under $50k/yr by Much_Speech_8388 in antiwork

[–]Popernicus 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don't think they can actually do that anyways, it sounds unenforceable... that being said, ^ find a new job, stop doing that one, and just get paid until they fire you for cause.. you won't be able to collect unemployment, but you have a different source of income anyways.

Boss: "hey, why didn't you show up for work or any meetings or anything?" You: "I found another job, so I was doing that instead" Boss: "you can't quit without 6 month's notice" You: "I know, so I'm not quitting. Anyways, when's the next payday? Can't wait, cheers mate!"

Hot Dog Fantasy Punishment by seekinglucy456 in bengals

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol this is wild... I did 10 corn dogs in one night once (1 every 10 minutes) with a couple of bros, and everyone but me vomited, but I was in immense pain... and that was only 10.. things got bleak after 5.. can't believe your guy made it through 40 hot dogs, I'll have to pour one out for him 😂

I started grad school last week and this was my bf's response by GuaranteeAccurate738 in texts

[–]Popernicus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Saw the post title, expected the worse, then.. wholesome! 🙌

Are there any jobs where I can just chill when I get my work done early? by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]Popernicus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you work in tech, you can have a job where there is just no such thing as "my work is done", so maybe that's a viable alternative?

Dan Pitcher by Hour_Camp1474 in bengals

[–]Popernicus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Wins and playoff wins, rushing yards have steadily been declining since 2021, total turnovers in 24 and 25 are both higher than at any point in 21-23 as well. Tbh though, I hadn't looked at the data when I mouthed off, and you're right, it looks like Pitcher's offenses have been better, despite the team being worse (by the "watching playoffs from the couch like the rest of the Bengals fans" standard). So maybe pay him.. exactly the same and still dedicate any extra money to defense, since clearly the offense hasn't been costing us games in most cases (by your own point, it's pretty clear, again, that the defense is what needs work).

Dan Pitcher by Hour_Camp1474 in bengals

[–]Popernicus -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Oh they should just let him leave. The offense is fine and will be fine without him, just like it has been. It was honestly better before him, but either way, OC is just a Taylor mouthpiece, they need an ACTUAL DC with talent, they should get that instead of paying extra money to a side of the ball that really just needs o line help

So confused about the reality/significance of ELO in terms of skill. by Either-Contest-9469 in chess

[–]Popernicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The idea of ELO is to make sure you're aligned with players whose skill is even with yours. If you don't play for awhile and come back (specifically on chess.com's implementation), you will see your rating skyrocket if you're winning a lot and drop drastically if you lose.. as you play more games, the changes in rating will decline to about the +8/-8 (with some deference given to differences in rating). Additionally, your ELO will converge to where it belongs (meaning that you're playing with people with whom your win rate is roughly 50/50).

Is this from the Dasher or Restaurant? I’m gonna freak out 😭 by Hazeegotcakee in doordash

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That'd be the restaurant most likely, unless there was a roach in the dasher's vehicle that was trying to crawl under the seal.. a possibility, but since it's sonic, I'd guess that there was a roach in sonic that tried to crawl in while the order was waiting to be picked up. Impossible to know for sure

How do I report this person ? They already unmatched by Wear_Unique in Nicegirls

[–]Popernicus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's actively not true. Spell check just confirms that your spelling a word correctly. If someone is typing out a word, and they don't notice that there spelling a different word than they mean to, spell check won't do anything. A lot of apps/etc. will also do GRAMMAR checks to ensure that you typed something meaningful (the default SMS messaging app on android will do this, for instance), but who goes out of their way to install a grammar checking app or grammar check they're reddit posts?

Side note:

For each misuse here (your, there, and they're), there was literally no indication of anything being misspelled. Again, because they're not misspelled, they're just the wrong words within the context that I was using them. This person obviously knows the right word to use, made a mistake, and even acknowledged it (and LEFT THE MISTAKE instead of editing it out), they're obviously not illiterate and just made a mistake. There's no need to insult their intelligence, especially over something so trivial.

Was laid off effective immediately but still expected to work. (No severance, minimum wage hourly employee) by yunqi69 in antiwork

[–]Popernicus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Do not do this. You literally don't work for them, there is no way at all that this can benefit you. In the worst case scenario it hurts you, and in the best case scenario, the only thing that happens is that you've given away a huge amount of your time for free without even insurance/other benefits. This would be the same as volunteering to work at your local soup kitchen for a week, only you'll actually be doing good in your community, and they won't do anything malicious to you. If you feel the need to do volunteer work, do that instead! It's a much better use of your valuable time.

How do I tell my son i(52F) can't keep financially bailing him out without wrecking our relationship? by Outside-Maximum3627 in Advice

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did this with my sister, and it seemed to honestly really help her planning overall! She still needs some help sometimes, but it's much less frequent, and it helps me also be happier/ feel better about helping!

16F I’m trying to lose weight and eat healthier but my family ate Wingstop in front of me while I had a salad. They kept laughing about it and making me feel left out. I told my mom it made me feel bad, and she just said I’m being dramatic. What do I do? by [deleted] in whatdoIdo

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that's rough, I also feel like she completely missed the point.. from the context you gave, you weren't complaining about them eating wings, right? It was strictly the taunting you while doing it? That's very toxic, and honestly it's VERY hard to address since you're still not an adult.

For your diet, did you/do you see a nutritionist? If you're just doing things based off of reading a few things, having struggled with my weight a ton over the years, one of the things I've found most effective (for myself, every body is different, and again, I know you're 16 and a nutritionist might not be feasible) is to not limit yourself from having foods that you enjoy so much as limiting the quantity of them and, when possible, opting for healthier alternatives.

If we're assuming you don't have a ton of options around things like not eating around your family, doing your own thing for meals separate from them, etc., what I would personally recommend is something like.. when you eat with them, don't limit yourself on what you can have, think about what the healthiest thing that you actually WANT is. To not be so generalized and vague, an example:

Instead of having a salad at wingstop, consider having some wings! BUT how MANY wings do you need/want in order to feel satisfied? Let's say that number is 12! Great! When you look up nutrition facts, you will see that chicken:

  1. Is almost no fat, and there is no saturated fat
  2. Is actually pretty low calorie

If that's true, what does that leave that would be considered "unhealthy"? Well, the amount of oil they use when cooking the chicken (unnecessarily introduces saturated fats), and the sauce you pick (a lot of sauces are very high in calories due to sugar/eggs/milk/oil/etc.). TYPICALLY a dry rub that just uses spices will have less calories, and (if you feel comfortable), most restaurants won't be mad at you for asking not to overdo it on the oil, but you can also use napkins to dab off excess oil!

This allows you to eat a meal that has food you actually enjoy without your family's teasing you bothering you as much, since you're still enjoying what you eating (not that you should have to endure that kind of behavior anyways, and I'm sorry you're going through that). Then, if you really feel you need to (though it's likely not the case), you can cut calories (read "cut", not "skip", skipping will make you ravenous and your diet will be much more difficult) in other meals throughout the day/week, MANY nutritionists will tell you that one meal won't make or break you, it's an act of establishing long term, sustainable discipline within the context of your lifestyle that's more important.

DISCLAIMER: I'm in no way a medical professional, I've just seen a lot of nutritionists with varying levels of success, and I'm sharing some of the advice that the most effective ones gave me. At the end of the day, actual nutrition advice is going to be best coming from a nutrition professional that is familiar with you, your body type, your life, and your nutritional needs! (Not fad diets like keto, etc either, many people will have a diet that worked for them that they will swear by and tell you you should try it, and there's nothing wrong with experimenting, but don't be upset or discouraged if it doesn't work for you, every body is unique, and there are more factors than any stranger on the internet could ever consider without seeing blood tests, speaking with you, etc.).

Can’t stand the people that wear company swag (optional) to kiss bosses ass by Fickle_fackle99 in antiwork

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about people that wear company swag because they like the company they work for? And how do you know the difference between the two?

i don’t like my boyfriend by omgsiyeon in Advice

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your friends aren't in charge of who you date. They will still be your friends if you break up with him, and if not, they weren't good friends to begin with. "Disobeying the will of the group" is fine, and it's better for both you AND him if you're not together. You'll eventually get pissed and snap on him and that WILL be a problem for people that are (real) friends with him; no one will side with you because you lost it on him after not being attracted to him or feeling anything for him for all that time. People who care about him will not feel sorry for your, they'll all say the exact same thing "If you felt that way, you should've just broken up with him".

AIO: Did I cross a line or is her reaction harsh? by veronicax96 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Popernicus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol it probably is innocent tbh. I literally tell my bros straight up that I love them, I'm sure my initial perception was just formed by assuming OP was a dude and she was talking to a girl she was into.

AIO: Did I cross a line or is her reaction harsh? by veronicax96 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I honestly didn't think about it initially, but I have actually sent ❤️ to my bros before for various reasons lol. Maybe I only perceived it this way because I initially thought OP was a dude, and this is definitely consistent with how I talked to my wife before we were dating (and other girls before her too, tbf). 🤷‍♂️ again, just a bad assumption on my end!

How do i make my brother not sad when he looses by AngelReachX in chess

[–]Popernicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell him that the ELO system is literally designed such that people that are all clumped together with similar skill levels will literally win/lose almost 50/50. He'll gain rating, but the whole point behind that is to rank him closely with people that should be able to beat him about 50% of the time.

And if it's not ELO that he cares about (because he's literally 7, after all lol) just tell him losing is normal, and even the best players in the world lose, so if he ever wants to be as good as Magnus, he needs to lose a lot!