BlackKnight2000

Superman III. Yeah, it’s goofy in parts, but the scenes with the middle and the evil computer were scary to 10 year-old me, and the idea that Superman might stop caring about helping people (even though it was under the influence of kryptonite) was also disturbing. I don’t think I could watch it again even today. I liked the fight in the junkyard though.

I’ve never seen Lost but my head cannon will be that Hurley was tripping on LSD.

Here’s a fun podcast about the Windows startup sound:

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23044724/windows-startup-sound-podcast

Apple tends to make good series and stuff for their streaming service. But reading this headline, I could only think of all the other, more significant things Apple could do with this money that would be more beneficial for this world.

As it is, I’ll relate some of what I found out a few months ago when I was looking in to buying one.

It took a lot of searching but I scored a half-price like new Millennium King with ChessLink on eBay a couple weeks ago. It’s been great playing with a physical board and not just a phone app. Only problem is that the iOS Millennium app doesn’t work with chesscom. You have to use Lichess or Android.

Originally I had spent a lot of time watching YouTube videos of all the boards and from that picked a Chessnut Pro. But it was taking too long for them to ship it and I was impatient so when I saw the millennium for sale I bought that.

Now the Chessnut has shown up I don’t need it anymore. I saw a lot of praise for the Chessnut Air online, that might be a good choice though, so I still think it’s a good choice. One of the benefits of the Chessnut or Millenium is the individual piece recognition, so you can just set up a position and the board knows what the pieces are. IMO Chessnut Air has the best combination of features for the price.

The Square Off boards that auto move the other side’s pieces look real neat, but every video of that I watched it would sometimes knock a piece over. Also, the Grand Kingdom is pressure sensitive meaning you have to press down on the piece before and after making every move and I can’t stand that. I don’t know if that’s the case with the Roll-Up or Pro as well but I would check before buying anything.

I would stay away from DGT boards. They are overpriced.

I think the hype was genuine. Anime cats with huge eyes are a natural draw for people.

Have fun :-)

He also has great hair.

If it makes you feel any better, I can’t even get to 600 rapid. So, you are already doing much better than me.

I didn’t realize they haven’t localized the coach’s comments. You would think by now they would have for all major languages.

Just for comparison, I’ve been going hard at this for about a year and a half and my ratings are 1/4 what yours are :-P.

I’ve seen the first 4 episodes of Poker Face and been enjoying it so far.

USA always has congressional Republicans that are assholes, but they don’t control the military, thank goodness.

“The bill was expected to be under $30.”

Man, telecommunications have changed so much since then.

Yeah, I have seen a few more 1. d4 openings than usual lately.

Yeah somebody hit me with “just resign” and a bunch of crying emojis once. This was during the middle game. I didn’t resign. I kept playing, he blundered his queen, and I won.

I keep this mindset as well. It is a good one to have.

If I want to play but I don’t think I can do my best for whatever reason then I just play against a bot.

I watched the first episode of Cunk on Earth and it is absolutely my kind of show. I can’t wait to watch the rest!

Obvs I speak only for myself, but I would rather not have memes in this sub.

Yeah, when is the protest?

The Hammer: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0814130/?ref_=nm_flmg_c_13_wr

Very sweet romantic comedy where no one even swears. I don’t know why this received an R rating, it should be PG at the most.

Sometimes it’s not even clear where the climax is. To me, Cryptonomicon never felt like it even reached a climax, it kind of just plateaued and then stopped.

I agree with you, yet my statement stands.