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Bobby Fischer on Paul Morphy and how opening theory destroyed chess [video]

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2 points·by CynicusRex·vor 2 Jahren·1 comments

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10 points·by CynicusRex·vor 2 Jahren·0 comments

Linus's Law

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4 points·by CynicusRex·vor 2 Jahren·0 comments

Prime 997 and the Significance of 1

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1 points·by CynicusRex·vor 2 Jahren·0 comments

CEOs may be tough, but cleaning is tougher

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3 points·by CynicusRex·vor 2 Jahren·0 comments

There are so many game engines, why are there so few browser engines?

6 points·by CynicusRex·vor 3 Jahren·9 comments

The Secret Word Game: Secretword

secretword.com
3 points·by CynicusRex·vor 3 Jahren·0 comments

What if I paid for all my free software?

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16 points·by CynicusRex·vor 3 Jahren·0 comments

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CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
I beg to differ, Linux is way more straightforward. Within each new Windows version they keep switching things around, adding layers upon layers and options within options within option that point back toward the initial options page, where you end up in a loop. The search function rarely finds the settings I want. Edge search results by default, including digital cancer such as Instagram, TikTok, et cetera, on the start menu by default.

Now too, for normal computer users who don't want to tweak their operating system and only need basic utilities, and are able to read and follow simple instructions, Linux has long become way more accessible than Windows.
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
Each iteration I dislike Telegram a bit more. It used to be the sleek "flagship killer" among chat software, but now it's slowly becoming bloatware. Their positive stance on pyramid schemes was were it all went downhill.
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
Don't use ads and I'll start paying.
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
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CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
“I don't really want to deal with all the little annoyances anymore” and “I have zero issues with Windows” does not compute. Or are you running Windows XP/7?

I'm running EndevourOS (Arch), KDE Plasma 6 on X11 and rarely have issues. Wayland isn't nice to me though. And as long as XScreenSaver doesn't work on it I likely won't switch. The same for AutoKey, although Hawck seems to be an alternative (https://github.com/snyball/Hawck).
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
Relevant to Europe too.
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
“People aren't children to be appeased by such gestures.”

Good one.
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
The first website is still more user-friendly, faster, and prettier than most of the Web today.

“Web4 should run on LaTeX. The World Wide Web is broken: it is dominated by a handful of websites, nearly everything is financed by ads, bloated tech needlessly slows down surfing, NFTs and blockchain are digital cancer, et cetera. Stop it. Just stop it.” —https://www.cynicusrex.com/file/web4.html

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POSSE: Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere (https://indieweb.org/POSSE)
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
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Money corrupts; bitcoin corrupts absolutely. Disregarding all of bitcoin's shortcomings, a financial instrument that brings out the worst in people—greed—won't change the world for the better. https://www.cynicusrex.com/file/cryptocultscience.html
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
It's by Facebook, currently hidden behind the veil of Meta, so what's the catch?
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
“The world of cryptocurrencies is one of the sectors of society that embraces the "degen" the most. It has ups and downs that are unseen in almost any other market.”

Because it's a multi-level marketing pyramid/Ponzi scheme.

[Money corrupts; bitcoin corrupts absolutely; https://www.cynicusrex.com/file/cryptocultscience.html]
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
I find it most satisfying that the majority of negative comments just corroborate the article.
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
Horrible rendering on mobile. And screw those pyramid scheme (crypto“currency”) donation links.
CynicusRex
·vor 2 Jahren·discuss
Give us that list, please?
CynicusRex
·vor 3 Jahren·discuss
So merely by luck of being born earlier you deserve to be wealthier than any future generations?
CynicusRex
·vor 3 Jahren·discuss
> You buy bitcoin at the price you deserve.

This is out-of-touch on so many levels. What about people born in ten years? What about people born in ten years in developing countries? The only thing crypto“currencies” have done is increase the wealth disparity and greed.

https://www.cynicusrex.com/file/cryptocultscience.html
CynicusRex
·vor 3 Jahren·discuss
My shout-out page: https://www.cynicusrex.com/shoutout.html
CynicusRex
·vor 3 Jahren·discuss
Thanks for all the answers.
CynicusRex
·vor 3 Jahren·discuss
Money corrupts; bitcoin corrupts absolutely. Disregarding all of bitcoin's shortcomings, a financial instrument that brings out the worst in people—greed—won't change the world for the better. https://www.cynicusrex.com/file/cryptocultscience.html
CynicusRex
·vor 3 Jahren·discuss
Money corrupts; bitcoin corrupts absolutely. Disregarding all of bitcoin's shortcomings, a financial instrument that brings out the worst in people—greed—won't change the world for the better. https://www.cynicusrex.com/file/cryptocultscience.html