@Dixit__Nikhil This is very good news. I have been working on a project to update some of John Lutes historical material and it has been slow and cumbersome.
@GMIgorSmirnov I really like these and would like to show them to my young student chess players. Do you have a website I could use to show my kids these problems? Do I have your permission to copy them onto a PGN for sharing?
@AugieNash Augie - Do you have a gif of the Eagle flying around the scoreboard after a Cardinal home run? It might even have been at Busch 1 (renovated Sportsmen's Park), but I wish we still had that celebration.
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People claiming this would never happen really do not understand the security agreement in the region.
Overnight? No. But in the mid-term, more likely post-conflict? Absolutely.
It was based entirely on the security guarantee from the U.S., which requires continued belief we can defend them. Iran knew that, which is why they're hitting U.S. bases and tourist targets in a Five Finger Strategy, less so than targets in Israel.
Something like this would never happen overnight, but don't kid yourselves. This conflict has definitely altered the equation and threatens that security agreement.
That benefits Israel, btw. They are an expansionist power and alliance or no alliance, they need to weaken the U.S. influence in the region for their plans to come to fruition.
Some people post: โWhatโs the best movie ever? Wrong answers only.โ
I would say:
Cinema today is a multisensory experience created through digital capture and displayed at roughly 24 frames per second, exploiting persistence of vision to generate the illusion of continuous motion. These sequences are structured through nonlinear editing, CGI compositing, and multi-channel sound design, then layered with narrative elements rooted in Aristotelian poetics, mise-en-scene, and diegetic sound.
So technically, the โbest movie everโ is whichever one most effectively manipulates your occipital cortex, limbic system, and prefrontal valuation circuits.
But since the equation requires a wrong answer, we must apply the inverse function, subtract narrative coherence, and weight the result by the regret coefficient.
Which is why the correct wrong answer is Jurassic Park III, the franchiseโs red-headed stepchild.
I'll never be good at social media.
๐ฅThis Is Just A test Scenario๐ฅ
Are you a Republican, a Democrat, or a Southerner? This little test will help you decide:
Youโre walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children.
Suddenly, a Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges at youโฆ
You are carrying a Kimber 1911 chambered in .45 ACP, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do?
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Democratโs Answer:
Well, thatโs not enough information to answer the question! What is a Kimber 1911 and what does .45 ACP mean?
Does the man look poor or oppressed? Is he really a terrorist? Am I guilty of profiling? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation?
Does the pistol have an appropriate safety built into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children?
Is it possible heโd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?
Should I call 9-1-1? Why is this street so deserted? Can we make this a happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior?
I need to debate this with some friends for a few days and try to come to a consensus. This is all so confusing!
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Republicanโs Answer:
BANG!
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Southernerโs Answer:
BANG!
BANG! BANG!
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Clickโฆ..
(Sounds of reloading)
BANG!
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
BANG!
Click.
Daughter: โNice grouping, Daddy! Were those the Speer Gold Dots or Federal Premium hollow points?!โ
Son: โCan I shoot the next one?!โ
Wife: โYou are NOT taking that to a Taxidermist!โ
Test results: I guess I am a Philly born Southerner๐