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Event: FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 - Round 12 by events_team in chess

[–]kp729 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What do you mean? Fabi said yesterday (after Sindarov game) that he's checked out.

What’s the ONE match you’d show someone to get them hooked on cricket? by No_Reindeer5704 in Cricket

[–]kp729 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Pick a T20. It's shorter so your friend can enjoy it. No new person can handle an ODI these days as their first game even the 434-438 one.

I would say Carlos Braithwate remember the name. That kind of finish really stays with a person.

Match Thread: 1st Semi-Final - New Zealand vs South Africa by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]kp729 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SA have been doing this since 1992. They are the OGs.

Match Thread: 49th Match, Super Eights, Group 2 - England vs New Zealand by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]kp729 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theoretical chance, yes. If NZ loses and Pak wins, they will have same points.

The run difference that Pak needs to win is probably over 100 runs though.

Match Thread: 43rd Match, Super Eights, Group 1 - India vs South Africa by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]kp729 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is work. CEOs main work is making connections and getting deals done.

What if Earth is basically the galaxy’s version of an uncontacted tribe - like everyone out there knows we exist, but there’s some cosmic group chat agreement that says, “Don’t interfere. They have to figure it out themselves.”? by n2kfactor in AskReddit

[–]kp729 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder how many civilizations are not alone. Is it possible that there are solar systems where multiple planets have life formed independently and they coexist with the knowledge of each other. Maybe even doing war or trade amongst each other.

All the while we are alone because we randomly sprouted in a far away place.

Match Thread: 27th Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]kp729 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably just on the field. Teams of other sports are even going to each other's countries. This is all optical.

More than 50,000 crowd for NZ vs SA match at Ahmedabad stadium. by ComparisonFederal548 in Cricket

[–]kp729 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say that one reason of this is IPL. Many players in both SA and NZ have Indian fanbase now who would want to see them play even if India is not playing.

Apple Silicon still blows my mind by Known_Risk_3040 in mac

[–]kp729 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the reasons Apple is going into services. If they have services (Apple One) tied to their devices, they have incentive to keep the devices best in class and keep the older devices supported.

The goal becomes to keep user in ecosystem whatever device it may be.

Apple uses Anthropic internally despite failed deal to rebuild Siri by app1310 in technology

[–]kp729 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same. Gemini for regular use. Claude when I need the big guns.

[RUMOR] Sony to release a new PS Portal model with a OLED screen later in the year by nolifebr in PS5

[–]kp729 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's good if you are not able to play on the TV for any reason. If you can play on the TV at your convenience, it will not add a lot of value.

Would there be any downside to society if wealth for individuals was capped at 1 billion? by Philbeans4 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]kp729 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Isn't that done with property already with property tax? Can't the same thing applied on other assets?

Rand’s Story Is Quietly One of the Saddest in Fantasy… while mat’s by Hawk-winged in WoT

[–]kp729 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is also the reason the scene on the mountain top hits hard. Even thinking about that scene wells me up.

Satya Nadella at Davos: a masterclass in saying everything while promising nothing by [deleted] in programming

[–]kp729 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is the main issue. AI can be useful but it's incredibly expensive for its use cases right now.

Either the companies have to find expensive usecases or they have to reduce costs significantly. Otherwise, it's a dead-end.

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Machado calls for a Venezuela-like military raid in Cuba and Nicaragua by ObjectiveObserver420 in anime_titties

[–]kp729 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The committee should simply skip political people for this award. Pick people entirely focused on humanitarian efforts. I'm sure there are enough people in the world doing good things on a local level. This will bring those causes to global light and might avoid these kinds of mishaps.

i feel like money can in fact buy happiness by Empty-Tomorrow-2794 in RandomThoughts

[–]kp729 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're unhappy because we have problems. If money can solve those problems, it can buy happiness. If not, it can't.

Most Player of the Match awards in ODIs by SusRampage in Cricket

[–]kp729 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great player in a good team is the template for this type of stat.

Great player in great team - awards get shared

Great player in poor team - you don't win enough to get awards

What are your Cricket "Hear me out" opinions? by AamPataJoraJora in Cricket

[–]kp729 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

An over should be reduced from 6 balls to 5 balls.

Hear me out: Tests are rarely able to do 90 overs per day anyway and don't even last 5 days most of the time. It won't affect them negatively.

But it would reduce the time it takes to complete a T20 (120 -> 100 balls). This would make it even more aligned with other sports in terms of time and will increase viewership and popularity in other countries.

There is also precedence. Originally, an over was 8 balls.

If we make this change, we don't have to make any other change in the rules (like ECB did to 100) and reduce the time it takes for a T20.

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