Random Thoughts XII - Floccinaucinihilipilification
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I had a nice dream last night.
Basically it was about discovering that you are in an experiment, and can't return to the real world before it ends.
The experiment involved a ceremony in an imaginary realm, where among other things you summoned a lovecraftian beast. But the main idea in the dream was that irl connections have been severed pending the completion of the ceremony.
Basically it was about discovering that you are in an experiment, and can't return to the real world before it ends.
The experiment involved a ceremony in an imaginary realm, where among other things you summoned a lovecraftian beast. But the main idea in the dream was that irl connections have been severed pending the completion of the ceremony.
Hm, Magnus just resigned his new game against Hans, and after only two moves played.
This is a bit immature. I suppose Magnus is fed up with chess, otherwise he wouldn't try to force Hans to be investigated by throwing this kind of tantrum. It can't happen. @Samson @red_elk
On the fun side, one youtube comment reads: "Now I can say I have memorized an entire game between GMs!"
This is a bit immature. I suppose Magnus is fed up with chess, otherwise he wouldn't try to force Hans to be investigated by throwing this kind of tantrum. It can't happen. @Samson @red_elk
On the fun side, one youtube comment reads: "Now I can say I have memorized an entire game between GMs!"
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Koosh balls and Rosie O’Donnell really peaked at the same time
What I don't get is how all this controversy still allows for the players to just log in from their own house (where no checks are happening) 
For example, this is how the latest tournament is run (the one where Hans has won a few games already, and Magnus resigned against him after just 2 moves, in clear protest for what he thinks is cheating).
Then again, I suppose more people bothered to (on the absolute surface) follow chess stuff due to this. It's still rather disgraceful, but that's what you get when by now computers always obliterate any human player and we are having our little "humans only" tournaments in a game
For example, this is how the latest tournament is run (the one where Hans has won a few games already, and Magnus resigned against him after just 2 moves, in clear protest for what he thinks is cheating).
Then again, I suppose more people bothered to (on the absolute surface) follow chess stuff due to this. It's still rather disgraceful, but that's what you get when by now computers always obliterate any human player and we are having our little "humans only" tournaments in a game
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In this day and age to give people the opportunity to cheat and expect them not to seems a bit naive.What I don't get is how all this controversy still allows for the players to just log in from their own house (where no checks are happening)
For example, this is how the latest tournament is run (the one where Hans has won a few games already, and Magnus resigned against him after just 2 moves, in clear protest for what he thinks is cheating).
Then again, I suppose more people bothered to (on the absolute surface) follow chess stuff due to this. It's still rather disgraceful, but that's what you get when by now computers always obliterate any human player and we are having our little "humans only" tournaments in a game
Happy anniversary of the naval battle of Salamis 
Among more major contributions, it also gave us the memorable response of Themistocles to being struck in anger: "Hit me, but also listen (to what I have to say)".
Among more major contributions, it also gave us the memorable response of Themistocles to being struck in anger: "Hit me, but also listen (to what I have to say)".
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I think the time limit, and that it's all real-time, probably prevents a bit. But I guess if you know the right sources...
If I knew how to do Photoshop, I'd superimpose a picture of Jason Kenney over the puppet's face and post it on my political groups on FB. Jason Kenney has lied so much over the years (he didn't even win his party leadership honestly, so we've basically had an illegitimate premier for the past 3.5 years), that his nickname is "Kennochio."
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The Russian troops in Donbas could definitely use Lavrov's presence this winter.
Is this going to be some terrible pun?
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I was reading a bit more of the biography of the late Conway (the mathematician). Now at close to 70% of the book.
Meh, it's sadly not a book you can read to learn something about his work, examples are few and far between, it is more of a circus - much like his lectures are presented as being, though in a way informative to those who participated.
I was interested primarily in reading about the so-called Monster group of sporadic symmetries, and that wasn't possible from the relevant chapters of this book. I did get that such groups are studied indirectly (due to inability to examine objects in so many dimensions) through the numbers that are tied to them. I suppose in rather menial way (eg something in essence similar to that ancient rule by Euler for numbers of vertices and everything else?).
Anyway, it is not great that while Conway goes on at length about how enamored he was with this symmetry, the book itself only gives you the most basic example of some symmetry group of very limited objects (eg the icosahedron).
Conway? Morelike con-man, amirite (sarcasm
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Meh, it's sadly not a book you can read to learn something about his work, examples are few and far between, it is more of a circus - much like his lectures are presented as being, though in a way informative to those who participated.
I was interested primarily in reading about the so-called Monster group of sporadic symmetries, and that wasn't possible from the relevant chapters of this book. I did get that such groups are studied indirectly (due to inability to examine objects in so many dimensions) through the numbers that are tied to them. I suppose in rather menial way (eg something in essence similar to that ancient rule by Euler for numbers of vertices and everything else?).
Anyway, it is not great that while Conway goes on at length about how enamored he was with this symmetry, the book itself only gives you the most basic example of some symmetry group of very limited objects (eg the icosahedron).
Conway? Morelike con-man, amirite (sarcasm
)Sadly no one in this forum is aware that today is the anniversary (of the death) of the most revered saint I was named after 
Not that I am actually aware of his story. I think he took to the desert, as was customary at the time.
In orthodox countries, we celebrate this as name day.
Not that I am actually aware of his story. I think he took to the desert, as was customary at the time.
In orthodox countries, we celebrate this as name day.
What? No. It is Kyriakos.
I read now that he spent the second half of his massive life (lived to be 107) in Palestine. Born in Corinth, in the fifth century (obviously AD).
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