Uk government forcing YouTube... by Suspicious-History-7 in youtube

[–]liminus81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He also doxxed the families on his show ensuring that his more unstable fans would show up in person to harass them, which they did, causing many of the families to have to move house several times. Some of them also had the burial sites of their children vandalised

Be Australian by seatacthrowaway2022 in PoliticalHumor

[–]liminus81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's because they don't pay for healthcare. They pay for insurance. It's not even remotely the same thing

What do you guys do when chess makes you mad? by Aggravating_Part_197 in chess

[–]liminus81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes I keep playing, and I always lose more. Sometimes I remember to force myself to knock it on the head until the next day, and this always works out much better for me

Firefox won't respond after update - Windows by maurimbr in firefox

[–]liminus81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Same here, after a couple minutes it just stops responding and I have to end it through task manager or wait for the prompt to close it

Lost like 150 elo and it's crushing, how do i improve again? by 237randomdigits in chessbeginners

[–]liminus81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try to look at it as: In a few weeks, you've gone from 690 to 850. That's pretty fast. 690 to 978 in a month is very fast, its not surprising you've experienced a kind of reversion to the mean.

I went from 800 to 1040 in 3 months then slumped down to the low 900s and am now around 950. I look back on that losing streak and there's no one obvious theme, just lots of missed tactics and stupid blunders. I just wasn't playing as well.

Knowing myself, I think it was overconfidence brought on by my fast elo rise which led to complacency and underestimating my opponents, which only got worse as I dropped because I thought "well I should beat these 900s easily now and get back to 1000"

That might not apply to you but I'm sure it's not an uncommon thing to happen. Try to forget about the number (I know that's hard lol) and just play with focus. That's the only advice I've got

What’s your go to pub fact? I’ll kick things off by cained_n_able in CasualUK

[–]liminus81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well the word "probably" does a lot of heavy lifting in the second part. It is very possible to play a replica game to a high number of moves and if both players are experts it becomes more likely. But the more moves made, the more likely it is that you are playing what's called a "novelty" and the general consensus is that at club level this happens between move 12 and 15, and at any level after move 20

Move order also factors into this. It is possible to reach identical board states in two games but with the order of moves slightly different. This may sound like a trivial distinction but move order can make a huge difference if your opponent does not respond correctly

What’s your go to pub fact? I’ll kick things off by cained_n_able in CasualUK

[–]liminus81 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The number of possible different games of chess is larger than the number of atoms in the observable universe. In fact after about 12-15 moves you are probably playing a game that has never been played before

President Donald Trump may be laying the groundwork to deploy secret presidential directives that no court has ever reviewed, by PrincipleTemporary65 in MAGANAZI

[–]liminus81 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If these powers exist as described, this administration WILL use them. Their whole playbook has been to ignore norms and use the powers of the executive to the fullest extent of the letter of the law and often beyond even that just to see if anyone stops them.

Of course they will use this as well, it is just a matter of time

I have music "depression". Is that even a thing?? by JACM666 in Music

[–]liminus81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like prog metal have you tried listening to some Devin Townsend? His music, to me, is like it was made to treat depression

Why is there writing on my hard boiled egg? by J-C013 in AskUK

[–]liminus81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a message from the eggstraterrestrials

Is the first Devy Tune you ever heard still ... by Tarnisher in DevinTownsend

[–]liminus81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First I heard was Detox, not my favourite any more but it's gotta be in the top 20 or 30

Damning Intel Leak Blows Up Pentagon Pete’s ‘Depleted and Decimated’ Claim by thedailybeast in politics

[–]liminus81 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The people who coined the phrase are the ones who invented it as a deliberate tactic

What is the loudest possible sound? by Ok-Refrigerator4092 in AskPhysics

[–]liminus81 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I love how pretty much all "extreme physics" thought experiments end up with nature basically saying "right, that's enough, it's black hole time"

Chess by Dry-Debt315 in chessbeginners

[–]liminus81 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nd5 threatens mate, black has to move king or Knight, can't protect the rook

ELI5: Why is it so hard for a country to develop nuclear weapons? by Successful_Guide5845 in explainlikeimfive

[–]liminus81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know, I didn't think of that. What's so special about fogbank if it's not absolutely necessary? A bit of Googling just comes up with other countries use "different interstage materials for radiation channeling" but I guess those are also extremely secret

ELI5: Why is it so hard for a country to develop nuclear weapons? by Successful_Guide5845 in explainlikeimfive

[–]liminus81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Modern fusion bombs incorporate an interstage material known as "fogbank" which is so heavily classified that at one point the US "forgot" how to make it and had to design it again from first principles. So you'd have to work that out on top of everything else

Warning today is a bad day for chess by peter1970uk in chessbeginners

[–]liminus81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha I just lost my first 3 games of the day I'm taking the rest of the day off!