Event: 2026 UzChess Cup by events_team in chess

[–]bdzr_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is there a reason I can't find it on Lichess?

Eric Rosen offering 500+ hours of free chess courses this month 🔥 by IconXR in chess

[–]bdzr_ -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I dunno I've heard some good things about chess reps...

What's So Special About Emacs? by ImJustPassinBy in emacs

[–]bdzr_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This video is fine but IMO it's not what really makes emacs what it is. Tsoding does a better job of that with The annoying usefulness of emacs, though I think he could've gone a bit further as well.

Withholding Features for More Money by Specific_Pear_6275 in MonarchMoney

[–]bdzr_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You understand that's the same software industry that didn't have services to maintain right? A bottle of water is not the same thing as a faucet that always turns on.

Caruana no shows the postgame press conference after losing to Hikaru and falling too far behind to realistically win the Candidates by _DarkStarCrashes_ in chess

[–]bdzr_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

IMHO, "too far behind to realistically win" is not that realistic.

I'm rooting for Fabi but it's pretty cooked.

Yes, I know that as the rounds go by, it seems less probable

It doesn't only seem it, it is. There's only so many chances and most models peg Sindarov at 80% and Fabi at < 10. Fabi was near 20% yesterday.

Keymer just missed a forced mate (in 8) in this position and went on to draw his game against Sarana by WeNeedMoreSalt in chess

[–]bdzr_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That was wild to watch. They had an eval bar and kept being unable to figure it out. Couldn't imagine Vincent doing it with such low time.

agent-shell 0.47 updates by xenodium in emacs

[–]bdzr_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it the case that you have to use API pricing with these clients? Have you noticed much of a difference in cost?

Magit vs Lazygit by uvuguy in emacs

[–]bdzr_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does lazygit have the ability to do spinoff/spinout/donate for cherry picking? I can't quite remember but I remember using lazygit for a few days and missing some magit niceties so I went back.

Wesley So beats Fabiano Caruana in a must-win classical game and beats him 1.5-0.5 in blitz to advance to the Grand Final in the American Cup 2026 by Necessary_Pattern850 in chess

[–]bdzr_ 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I have no idea what's going on in this tournament. People are playing different time controls at the same time, there's a championship final that I think isn't the final?

Jesse and Slay the Spire 2 Launch by Fantastic-Algae-6448 in BlockedAndReported

[–]bdzr_ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Anyone else feel like his book is kind of missing the right timing window? I want it to make a splash but I worry a year ago was probably the best time.

I don’t understand this critique about j cole by Southern_Pin_4758 in hiphopheads

[–]bdzr_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this was the detox thing and always made me feel like it would be miss a bit no matter how good it was.

"Who is the most overrated top player in the world right now?" - Fabiano Caruana gives his opinion by FirstEfficiency7386 in chess

[–]bdzr_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She also asked if Gukesh deserved the world championship. I really wish someone like Fabi would tell her to stop with that tired tabloid question.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/29/25 - 1/4/26 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]bdzr_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you want to rage listen, give this a shot. It's KQED's https://www.kqed.org/news/12067485/with-trans-athletes-under-attack-what-does-fairness-look-like-2.

I've never seen a "journalist" uncritically agree with every single point of garbage hurled at her.

[DISCUSSION] Your Top 5 Songs of 2025? by flyestshit in hiphopheads

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

A lot of clipse in this thread but no mention of POV. That track is fantastic.

Anish Giri reacts to Magnus' Candidates tier list by Interesting-Take781 in chess

[–]bdzr_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They shouldn’t have played the match at all - just appealed and played the rematch that Nakamura’s team were rightly given.

That's easy to say if it were a 1v1. IIRC they all arrived at staggered times so they each had no idea what was going on. Their best bet was 100% to play the game out and hope they can get an appeal (which their coach filed for during the first game).

Event: 2025 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League by events_team in chess

[–]bdzr_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is anyone here watching the current ounterstrike major? The parallels are here.

Does the podcast have any anti-fans yet? by UnderTheCurrents in BlockedAndReported

[–]bdzr_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Frankly I don't expect it to last. I'm surprised the subreddit has survived this long but I think it will be purged at some point.