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The chess bot on Delta Air Lines will destroy you (2024) [video]

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Post by monkey_monkey »

crystal_revenge wrote: post #130
OlympusMonds wrote: post #114

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Surely you should blame the airlines, rather than the individuals. They cram more people on, giving you less space - but charge the same - and you get mad at other customers, rather than them for cramming you in.

I pointed out exactly the opposite: surely moral action is only possible when one has agency. If an airline needs to force you to be a decent person, then you have no right to claim decency in the first place. People who lean their seats back are assholes. Claiming “but this is permitted!” proves my point. I can’t imagine what a nightmare world it would be if decency were only possible through the exercise of externa…

They're absolutely not assholes. People who expect the world to revolve around them and cater for their every whim are probably more deserving of that title.

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Post by haritha-j »

kimixa wrote: post #133
mrandish wrote: post #35

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> then again by the airplane seat itself when the person in front of me reclines their seat. This reminds me of the time I had my laptop open on the tilt-down tray and the very large man in the seat in front just repositioned his girth (not even reclining the seat) but it flexed the seat back enough that my laptop screen was momentarily caught between the tray below and recessed lip above and was almost crushed.

That happened to me when I had an ipad in a standing case and the seat in front cranked back - trapping then pinging the tablet across me and by neighbour's lap. Though the ipad itself wasn't damaged, a couple of glasses didn't make it, and required the steward to try to brush up whatever fragments of glass they could. I feel that airlines are a microcosm of "Do you care about who you actions might affect?" - similar…

I actually quite liek yanair's no frills no recline design. For some reason it feels less clusterphobic to me. it just feels more spacious and roomy, despite the absence of space.

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Post by anthk »

owenversteeg wrote: post #163

In short: it plays far too well (~2500 ELO.) People think it originally played at a reasonable level and accidentally got more powerful as the seatback computers got more powerful; the same thing happened to the Mac chess app with the release of the M1.

Eh, no. A single Core Duo would be enough to challenge most masters with GNUChess or StockFish, no Apple fanboyism it's needed.

Heck; even Nanochess was rough for a novice like me, and that on an n270 CPU.

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Post by dominicrose »

teraflop wrote: post #89
nomilk wrote: post #87

There's a bug in the Delta Air Lines chess program. After cxd6 en passant, the captured pawn isn't removed [0]. White's bishop is then able to check the black king through the pawn (the pawn that should have been removed) [1]. [0] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nyov4F7eWbT8uNoeclPY8uXVG6f... [1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eEPBHqE5rpefE9gWflgS_hUwYGS...

I guess it's just a display bug, then? Though it's hard to imagine what kind of bug would lead the game state and the visual representation to get out of sync in that particular way.

The game is likely in javascript but because of this bug we know it's not using React because with React the programmer doesn't update the view, React does.

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Post by runarberg »

shermantanktop wrote: post #107
runarberg wrote: post #95

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I think the Amtrak way is to bring a physical chess board and challenge human strangers over a nice cup of coffee in the observation car.

The Puget Sound ferries often have a partially-done jigsaw puzzle on one of the tables. You can't finish it in 30m, so people come and do their part and move on. Eventually someone will put in the last piece, I guess, I've never seen it happen.

I love those. I have finished one (well it was missing a couple of pieces), between West-Seattle and Vashon, and what was better was that I contributed to the puzzle earlier on the way from Vashon.

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Post by baxtr »

rsynnott wrote: post #201
baxtr wrote: post #184

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It wouldn't surprise me if Ryanair had reclining seats that reclined only if you paid for it.

Ryanair doesn't have reclining seats at all.

Which means they haven’t found a way to monetize the feature yet!

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Post by runarberg »

rmunn wrote: post #142
shermantanktop wrote: post #107

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The Puget Sound ferries often have a partially-done jigsaw puzzle on one of the tables. You can't finish it in 30m, so people come and do their part and move on. Eventually someone will put in the last piece, I guess, I've never seen it happen.

My last visit to Seattle was in 1998 so I can't confirm this firsthand, but I would bet that when someone finishes the jigsaw, ferry staff bring out a new one.

Usually somebody just scrambles it again, but they are regularly rotated. I don’t have a precise measure, but I would guess every couple of weeks or so.

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Post by bschwindHN »

cwillu wrote: post #158
bschwindHN wrote: post #136

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My ideal airline would be one where you show up to the airport with your luggage, check it in, and then they knock you out and load you on the plane. You get woken up at your destination after they've taken you off the plane. It would be the closest thing you can get to teleportation. Then the airline wouldn't have to fuss with preparing shitty food and coffee or deal with annoying passengers. A win for everyone!

https://youtu.be/lTO5vhRFCv0

Basically this but they won't even have to trick me to knock me out.

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Post by iainmerrick »

baxtr wrote: post #184
vasco wrote: post #171

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Airlines shouldn't have reclining seats, it's bad design. Blaming people for the bad design is stupid. I never recline and still blame it on the design. Stupid people exist, you should design for that.

It wouldn't surprise me if Ryanair had reclining seats that reclined only if you paid for it.

I think the secret of Ryanair is that their goal is actually to make their turnarounds as fast and efficient as possible, not explicitly to make money by adding a fee for every little aspect of the service.

If anything can possibly slow down flight boarding, disembarking or cleanup, they'll first try to remove it completely, and only if people object too much will they reluctantly offer it with a fee.

Pocket on the seat back -> most people don't use on short flights -> get rid of them.

Luggage -> most people need this, but not everyone -> charge a fee.

Reclining seat -> most people don't use on short flights -> get rid of them.

They do sell drinks and duty free; that's an interesting one. I guess once the flight is airborne, the flight attendants aren't really doing anything else (from management's perspective) so they might as well sell stuff. Plus the trolley blocking the aisle stops passengers from moving around, which they probably see as a big advantage.

I think this even applies to the ridiculous penalty fees they charge for e.g. trying to check in at the airport rather than doing it beforehand on the app. It feels like they're just trying to rip you off, but I suspect they see it more as a "nudge" to make people check in online, because that streamlines their airport process.

I got a little bit less annoyed by them when I realised this. Sure, it's still uncomfortable and sometimes infuriating, but it's all with the aim of an efficient and reliable service, and they're way better than average at that.

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Post by taskforcegemini »

bschwindHN wrote: post #136
arjvik wrote: post #115

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I personally believe that the ideal situation is in fact everyone reclining their seat

My ideal airline would be one where you show up to the airport with your luggage, check it in, and then they knock you out and load you on the plane. You get woken up at your destination after they've taken you off the plane. It would be the closest thing you can get to teleportation. Then the airline wouldn't have to fuss with preparing shitty food and coffee or deal with annoying passengers. A win for everyone!

they had this in "the 5th element"
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