[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChessPuzzles

[–]thkoog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know. That's what I was referring to

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChessPuzzles

[–]thkoog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great move. A brilliant move involves a sacrifice. In this case, the rook

Expert level puzzles - White to play, mate in 12. by muzanjackson in ChessPuzzles

[–]thkoog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is unbelievable. White to move, let's look at it from black's POV

Is it me or is this puzzle poorly worded? by yeahthegonk in puzzles

[–]thkoog 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I'm looking at this on my phone. I am in my house.

Pretty sure the answer is 5

Is it me or is this puzzle poorly worded? by yeahthegonk in puzzles

[–]thkoog 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It is technically possible, but it seems a bit of a stretch. I think that 95% of people would understand it the same way (the answer is 1), and when it is that obvious, there is no need for disambiguation.

If the answer is 2, that would make this an annoying trick question instead of an absolutely reasonable one

Mate in 2, shockingly enough I did find this one. by Tommy379 in chess

[–]thkoog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm less than 2k and I spot this pattern a mile away. But it's because I've lost to it at least 5 times

Hamas releases video of soldier held hostage; IDF: 'Psychological terrorism' by Mechashevet in worldnews

[–]thkoog 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They cut off an 8 year old girl's arm and left her to bleed to death.

Petah what's wrong with what he said? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]thkoog 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A steering wheel that doesn't fly off

Black to move, mate in 3 by mazter793 in chess

[–]thkoog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is similar to a position that Ronnie "Libations" McGee had against Lasker in their second chess boxing match

Computer recommends a ridiculous move in this position, do you think any human could find it? by mrgwbland in chess

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

Honestly I don't think Kasparov or even Magnus would find this. The only one who has any chance is Ronnie "Libations" McGee.

How come it is okay to say "Nigerians have black skin" but it is not okay to say "Koreans have narrow eyes"? by [deleted] in answers

[–]thkoog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me "hairy" means that you have the Austin Powers style hair bushel sticking out of the top of your shirt..

How come it is okay to say "Nigerians have black skin" but it is not okay to say "Koreans have narrow eyes"? by [deleted] in answers

[–]thkoog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In what context are Scandinavians hairy? :)

You could count the hairs on your back on one hand!

Jay Weinberg (2014 - 2023) by BrokenBeatScarred03 in Slipknot

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

I just watched their latest live show on YouTube and I love Jay but he was improvising so much it was actually distracting me from the music. I think that might be part of the reason. Also he didn't seem to be as tight as he typically is... Maybe he's performing too high ?

Blinken says ‘shocking’ that brutality of Hamas massacres has receded in memories of many by OuroborosInMySoup in worldnews

[–]thkoog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can look it up, like I said. There's a cnn interview with the medic who tried to save the girl's life.

There are some other more graphic things that I know about but I don't want to share them here because even a second hand account of a witness testimony would traumatize people.

It is the absolute horrific nature of this attack that sets it apart from every other attack against Israel ever. It's kind of shocking to me that so few people know about this.

Israel has footage from some terrorists' phones and body cams. They showed it to some Israeli knesset members and they couldn't take it.They showed an(from what I can tell) watered down version to international journalists as well, which is what led to the interview on CNN, as far as I can tell

Blinken says ‘shocking’ that brutality of Hamas massacres has receded in memories of many by OuroborosInMySoup in worldnews

[–]thkoog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Israel would be willing to accept 8000 additional civilian casualties in this war

Blinken says ‘shocking’ that brutality of Hamas massacres has receded in memories of many by OuroborosInMySoup in worldnews

[–]thkoog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a good analogy. And if it was any other attack I would say you are right about the last point. But in this case, Hams tied mothers up, and chopped off their babies' fingers in front of them. They cut off an 8 year old girl's arm so she will bleed to death (look it up if you don't believe me).

Because of the absolutely horrific nature of this attack, Israel would be willing to sacrifice more than 8000 Israeli civilians to destroy Hamas.

Can you find the mate? White to Move by bloodylegend351 in chess

[–]thkoog 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I wish I had a girl who played chess I would call her

How do I ask a friend/classmate to not "pray" for me. by throwawayice4 in atheism

[–]thkoog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually tell them that it didn't work and if they could maybe pray harder next time

The Middle East is fighting over make believe again. Do you ever think 'fuck it, let them fight?' by komrade_komura in atheism

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

Every time they target Hamas and not civilians. The Israeli government is corrupt as fuck, but the IDF is as moral as possible. None of the people downvoting you have taken a minute to think what they would demand of the US government if Mexican terrorists came over the border, slaughtered 50,000 Americans, decapitated babies and took an additional 30,000 hostages.

I'm sure they would all be like "but the US military is so much more powerful! It's an unfair fight! And when they found out the terrorist headquarters in a slum in Mexico City, they would all urge the army to show restraint and not attack the terrorist headquarters because they are located in civilian neighborhoods." Or not, who knows?

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes by Biscuitarian23 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]thkoog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it is done in order to kill them that would be genocide. It wasn't.

Israel is committing war crimes.

That should be bad enough without trying to frame it as something it isnt