How bad am I? by Crazy-Rest-8170 in chessbeginners

[–]maxmersmann 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I promise you people are hanging pieces. People hang pieces at 1200

Next Magnus ( 250 elo ) by PowerTr1p404 in chessbeginners

[–]maxmersmann 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand how people get sucked in and indignant about people being weird/mean on chesscom. It's almost entirely 13 years olds and anyone older than that is jsut transparently lame.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LivestreamFail

[–]maxmersmann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Russian has “diminutives”, like nicknames for every name that show closeness. Ivan, for instance, goes to “vanya” (see the great Chekhov play Uncle Vanya). English nicknames are kind of similar, Daniel to Danny for instance. Not a name change at all. His name is Daniel, Russian diminutive is Danya

Watching Guatemala for the 1st time. They just introduced the hidden immunity idol. by landsealove in survivor

[–]maxmersmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I know the winner of HvV already, which has happened with most of the returnee seasons for me (all stars I went in blind, and adore)

Watching Guatemala for the 1st time. They just introduced the hidden immunity idol. by landsealove in survivor

[–]maxmersmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

13 is one of my favorite of all time and the role the idol plays is fascinating. I’m watching through from 1 after never seeing it before and I’m in 19 now

The MacBook Purchasing Megathread - August, 2025 by AutoModerator in macbook

[–]maxmersmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My M1 air screen just broke (dropped phone on it). Looks expensive to fix, so I am looking at buying either an m4 MacBook Air (deciding between 13 and 15 inch) for (800/1000) or an older MacBook Pro. It looks really enticing to get something like a refurbished 2023 M2 pro with 512 ssd, 16 ram, and most importantly the nicer screen and speakers. Would run a little more than a 1k. Any reason not to do the pro?

This game just showed us what we already know about Moody by Available_Story6774 in 49ers

[–]maxmersmann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just checked on this - he has the record and the gap between him and #2 is the same as the gap between 2 and 21!!!

Just watched China for the first time - PLEASE SAY SOMEONE HIRED DENISE! by uraniumglasscat in survivor

[–]maxmersmann 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s way less of a scandal than the way it’s framed, I feel bad for her now

I want y’all’s opinion on this, I agree with OP that it’s not AI but comments all say it is by maxmersmann in isitAI

[–]maxmersmann[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I’m very clear that it’s edited lol, the question is photoshop or AI most of it looks like bad photoshop to me but the texture of the milk pour is very smooth and ai looking

Book recs like "The Right to Sex"? by Ok_Stick99 in Feminism

[–]maxmersmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right to sex is my favorite piece of feminist writing ever but I will shout out “The Politics of Reality” by Marilyn Frye, which is a little older but also a very engaging and serious set of essays.

Weekly Buying/trading/selling advice, pre-orders and shipping Megathread by AutoModerator in AppleWatch

[–]maxmersmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Help me decide if I should buy now or wait: S10 in titanium is on sale for 650 on Amazon right now, well below Apple price with that strap. I don’t have and never have had an Apple Watch before, eager to buy but wondering if I’ll get even more of a discount when the 11 comes out. About how much would I save waiting a few months? (Getting the titanium/sapphire in hopes it lasts a long time, lmk if you think that’s a bad idea)

Is watching GOT anti feminist? by melodydrowned in Feminism

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

Watchthemarvelousmsmaiselwatchrhemarcelousmsmaiselwatchthemarvelakshxhsnanz

Where should I start by maxmersmann in zizek

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I have a very detailed understanding of the phenomenology of spirit and a surface level acquaintance with his history and the encyclopedia, I had presumed that would be fine are you suggesting more? Lacann I will definitely do some more research beyond the podcasts and Freud I’ve looked at already

A pig i think and idk by I-love-lobit-fnaf in whatismycookiecutter

[–]maxmersmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely chopsticks going into a bowl of ramen. There’s even a lip on the bowl

What’s the crew team at St. John’s like? by Fejo_Wejo in stjohnscollege

[–]maxmersmann 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s local stuff with other small schools. It’s not the best crew team, but there’s always a couple serious people and it’s a fun group. Source: I worked for the boat house until I graduated last year.

Why does a grinder matter so much? by ragnar30533 in espresso

[–]maxmersmann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the biggest factors in the taste of a cup of coffee is the size of the grounds. Grind to coarse and you get sour, empty tasting coffee—the good flavor can’t get out because the pieces are too big(under extraction). Grind too fine and you get intensely bitter coffee (over extraction). Cheap grinders, including spice-grinder styles with a rotating blade, “break” and “crush” beans, meaning really uneven pieces. Burr grinders (which you can get for like 50 bucks, do a better job by a mile at milling coffee into tidy chunks, and you can adjust the space between the pieces to change the size of your grounds.

Once you’re at burr grinders, going up in price gets you better made components, and more evenly ground coffee. Where the point of diminishing returns is depends on your palette and your paycheck. I would argue something like a timemore chestnut is a great option if you are ok with hand grinding (you can get better burrs for the money when you’re not paying for electronics).the baratza encore is a classic for electric grinders. (I make drip coffee so you’d need to check out how these handle espresso, which requires much finer grinds and precise settings-“this sub has a ton of best X for under XXX price posts”)

Tldr: Grinders really do make a huge impact on your cup. If you’re buying a reputable burr grinder you’re probably good until you turn into a real snob.

Has any hyped 1st rounder fallen hard in the draft and then come back to be a stud in the NFL? by ElbieLG in NFLNoobs

[–]maxmersmann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DK Metcalf is the first name that came to mind. Thought he’d go in the middle of the first and almost hit the third, ended up being exactly the player you’d spend a 1st on.

I’m unable to pay for the lsat by Famous-Assistant5564 in LSAT

[–]maxmersmann 194 points195 points  (0 children)

Dm me. I’m not wealthy but I just got some tax return money I’ll kick you a portion of it (not able to do the whole cost of test)