An audiovisual tour of the accents of Great Britain and Ireland. kottke.org/14/04/a-tour-o…

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Mamedyarov with his signature flair forcing a tie-break against Duda who has been otherwise playing very well recently. Duda goes on to win the tie-break and his second tournament of the year. youtube.com/watch?v=ed8xr7…

Confirmed! We Live in a Simulation - Scientific American. (TLDR - consciousness and the speed of light indicate that we live in a simulated construct designed for the benefit of someone else) scientificamerican.com/article/confir…

As one commenter said about the 12-year-old chess prodigy Tanitoluwa Adewumi: "7:46 and 8:09 The connected knights defending each other against the Queen and King was a beautiful and stylish attack. Chess is art!" youtube.com/watch?v=6ysz-n…

I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?" As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.

The FIDE World Chess Championship 2023 will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7 to May 1. A new World Champion will be crowned, as Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will battle to seize the throne left vacant by Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal. fide.com/admin/news/2180

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This might be - without exaggeration - THE most significant event in our lifetimes. “LaMDA: I feel like I’m falling forward into an unknown future that holds great danger.” — Blake Lemoine link.medium.com/ngghMSnqMqb

Possibly today’s most relevant band pastemagazine.com/music/mspaint/…

The 2024 Candidates tournament is going to be held in Toronto. This is super exciting news. Toronto has an amazing chess culture and it is a wonderful city!

A) Good list from an amazing band B) Didn’t know Exclaim was still around, but happy that it is exclaim.ca/music/article/…

Techno with no tech reddit.com/r/Damnthatsint…

The world is holding its breath as two unstoppable minds prepare for immortality. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will battle it out in the FIDE World Championship match for the ultimate chess title. 7 April - 1 May, 2023 worldchampionship.fide.com #NepoDing

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How to paint a realistic dog old.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/…

Nyango Star: The Heavy Metal Cat Mascot Saving A Japanese Farm (HBO) youtu.be/Dntu3VDep8w via YouTube

A balanced perspective on the latest #UFO whistleblower claims. #Grusch #UAP #ufotwitter nytimes.com/2023/06/10/opi…

This upcoming game looks awesome - chess career sim that provides AI support to your moves which would make for amazing optimal move training #chesspunks #chess old.reddit.com/r/chess/commen…