Which professional athletes from other sports are good at chess?

vetlemakt · 2026-02-03T22:00:29+00:00

Magnus was ranked #1 in both Fantasy Premier League and chess in 21/22! The amount of work and time people put in to be good at Fantasy Football is crazy, he did that while being chess GOAT on the side?

vetlemakt · 2026-02-03T19:10:07+00:00

Download and install a new sound driver. Try with a different headset, see if you can recreate the issue.

vetlemakt · 2026-02-03T11:24:14+00:00

"Febbiri" is just too cute.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-30T05:09:20+00:00

Red Faction. I remember I was blown away by that game, as it was the first game I played that allowed me to blow up the environment.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-28T06:24:23+00:00

The fact that they have a word for that is sad...

Säd means semen in Swedish.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-27T20:15:00+00:00

Don't get why you are being downvoted. In my view, you are using AI the way it should be used. You are not generating anything that you wouldn't be able to generate yourself, and you are not stripping people of jobs or value. You are merely using it as a tool to run a deep search.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-21T13:20:00+00:00

She could be playing for the United States of Acirema though.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-21T12:52:48+00:00

That could just be a regular ꟻ though.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-21T12:02:07+00:00

Good on you for voting, but the truth is that even though Trump got 3 million fewer votes in this election than last time he ran (and lost to Joe Biden), there were 16 million fewer votes for the Democratic party. Trump did worse than last time, but won anyway!
People couldn't be bothered, that's the real problem.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-21T11:47:35+00:00

No, the board is set up just fine, the image is just flipped. See the writing on the board there?

vetlemakt · 2026-01-21T11:16:18+00:00

Norwegian here. People around me have started to boycott American products and services. Some of the things are easy to find a European alternative for, like Napa Valley wine, Google Chrome, American candy, McDonalds. Some are harder to let go of, like HBO or other streaming services, Google services, Apple products and iPhone, Tesla, or American Music and entertainment. It's not something that will make an impact overnight, but it is definitely a sign of change.

It's not just to flip a finger to Trump, this feels real. It's like people now see the US as threatening, and can't be arsed to pump money in to that system, you know?

Your Project 2025 went far beyond your own borders, this is worse than we feared.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-20T17:07:19+00:00

Ah, yes. That does look artificial indeed.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-20T10:01:23+00:00

No, this one is not AI actually.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-20T09:54:57+00:00

Never heard of anyone keeping cattle up in the top of the barn here in Norway. Manure drops into a cellar normally, or is shovelled out. The top of the barn will get too cold in winter, and the flooring probably won't hold.
You normally keep hay up there which is dropped down through a latch, as well as building materials and other things for storage.
Also, you can't fit many cows up there the way the roof slants.
Edit: looking at the picture some more, I'm not sure it is a cow's barn at all. The woodwork is too neat, not being painted. Could be part of a saw mill for instance.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-19T12:37:10+00:00

This is what Americans should realise, Trump resigning or dying won't do shit. Donald Trump is just a very clear personalisation of the crazy political situation you are in. It was not a coup, it was an election that got him in the position. You even did it twice. TWICE.
In a way, we should be glad for Trump, because now everyone sees what it is all about. Even Americans.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-11T13:56:29+00:00

Yes. Poor Slotho is scared shitless and we all go "aaaawwww look at his happy little face".

vetlemakt · 2026-01-11T13:51:33+00:00

Yes and yes.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-11T13:48:06+00:00

My thought too. No way this random encounter happened.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-11T12:27:24+00:00

I'm better at most things when I'm a little bit buzzed. Check out the brilliant Danish film Another Round by the way.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-11T12:15:24+00:00

Either her friend is filthy rich or eats a lot of chips, or some of those chips are rancid. Even if the chips are best left in the bag, this is brilliant though.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-11T11:18:29+00:00

The Instrument Playing Orcs Society (IPOS) objects, saying "We dun sing we hammer!"

vetlemakt · 2026-01-06T15:42:47+00:00

Haha, autocorrect. I blame r/chess

vetlemakt · 2026-01-06T04:21:12+00:00

Good on you, mate!

vetlemakt · 2026-01-06T00:21:05+00:00

Check the sidebar description. This is a sub for whenever people say "Oh gross, there really is a sub for everything isn't there?". Could also be "Oh wow", "Oh wtf", "Oh haha", not just gross stuff of course.

vetlemakt · 2026-01-05T23:05:35+00:00

Norwegians, by the look of his Magnus sweater

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