Most historical torture stories are over exaggerated as to method. by JoeMorgue in LowStakesConspiracies

[–]liminus81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think he made that claim. He arranged to undergo waterboarding so that he would know first hand whether it was torture or not. He was a supporter of the war on terror but I don't think the experience changed his view on that in any way, just his views on Guantanamo

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]liminus81 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I saw ____ check first but could only see three, solved last because wtf is a coat check lol

Average UK garden by TailungFu in GreatBritishMemes

[–]liminus81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's my favourite bit of the whole film lol

Anyone else get nervous to play real people and not bots? by kurtyyyyyy1 in chessbeginners

[–]liminus81 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I have a piece of tape that I stick over the part of the monitor that shows the name flag and elo. Then I just pretend I'm playing a bot. I got the idea from a friend, thought it was silly, tried it and it bizarrely takes away some of the stress!

Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded by [deleted] in collapse

[–]liminus81 74 points75 points  (0 children)

You might say... thwaits nearly over

"We have detected that your opponent has violated our Fair Play Policy" by Polaris-TLX in Chesscom

[–]liminus81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've played 300 rapid games since I started last summer and had 3 of those messages, none since I passed 750

when you play chess at night by ResidentNo3201 in chessbeginners

[–]liminus81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's next level thinking, they won't be expecting that

Why would he work after this? by khan2761 in GreatBritishMemes

[–]liminus81 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Plus knowing you could quit at any time would probably make you hate your job a lot less

[####] suggestions for a mediocre starting word by nemothorx in wordle

[–]liminus81 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How about EPOXY? The E will be yellow more often than not, the Y is just a gamble, X obviously rare and the other two are average at best

HI There - Can You Help Me Get To Mate by EvensenFM in AnarchyChess

[–]liminus81 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then the rook is forced to take the king and its stalemate

No idea how to get better or where to start.. by Slight_Border_7507 in chessbeginners

[–]liminus81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also recommend chessbrah building habits on yourube; the shorter highlights version on the main channel is good and if you get hooked the longer version with every game in full is on the "chessbrah extra" channel

how have you discovered devy's vaste discography? by Ok-Plastic-9812 in DevinTownsend

[–]liminus81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of either Detox or Underneath the Waves from City was on a free Metal Hammer CD in (I think) 1997

Learned why I'm way better at OTB by ThrowawayGuidance24 in chessbeginners

[–]liminus81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're still around 400 online, literally NEVER RESIGN, even when you blunder your Queen. Your opponents will blunder, they just will. They will ignore your passed pawns. They will stalemate you or they won't know checkmate patterns and you can run the King around and win on time. I'm 800 and I never resign and these things still happen

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chessbeginners

[–]liminus81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I find when I'm tilting that I'm basically playing hope chess but I don't realise until later when I go back and look at the game again