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

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

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Post by guytv »

jfaat wrote: post #97

I see some chess players so I want to plug the chess coaching app [0] I'm building. I don't know many chess players and could use feedback, but I had been paying for chess.com premium and tried some others and it's always game-level feedback which is insane to me because it's really not that helpful (as evidenced by my abysmal rating.) I'm running games through stockfish/lc0/Maia and doing some analysis of patterns a…

I wanted to check it out. After login I am immediately redirected to a page asking for $80/year without me even understanding what the service does. Unrealistic expectation. Show me value first, ask for money later

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

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Post by lostlogin »

lostlogin wrote: post #305
dylan604 wrote: post #286

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Have you tried the exit row instead? Sure, you might have to agree to help others, but if you aren't willing to do that regardless of the row, then that just says a lot about you.

They charge do these seats. And if anyone is finding they have to help out in emergency seats on the regular, please tell us which airline.

* they do charge for.

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

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Post by fc417fc802 »

munk-a wrote: post #273
kstrauser wrote: post #269

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I mean, do whatever you want that doesn’t hurt people around you. But when it hurts them, it’s time to ask whether our own convenience is worth the pain we’re causing.

Why is the airplane that chooses to place seats so close together not on the hook for all of the blame in this scenario? We could just offer a decent traveling experience for everyone.

Isn't it the passenger's fault for failing to purchase a seat that meets their needs? The airline isn't to blame for offering a cheaper alternative for those who find it sufficient. And other passengers certainly aren't to blame for using the product that they purchased.

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Post by buellerbueller »

close04 wrote: post #261
CalRobert wrote: post #249

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People generally didn’t even offer her a seat on the metro. And letting other people decide whether you should be permitted to use the functionality the airline has given you is dysfunctional people pleasing.

> dysfunctional people pleasing Your "dysfunctional people pleasing" is someone else's "not being a total dick". As I said, there's no law against it. It's all about character and education (or lack thereof). Some people even think they must brag about it because why else would they have a mouth and keyboard.

"Reclining one's airline seat = being a total dick" is the Godwin's-lawification of airline travel.

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

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Post by amalcon »

Ajedi32 wrote: post #337
amalcon wrote: post #323

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Those few degrees matter if your knees are already brushing the back of the seat in front of you. It matters how tall you are, how much of that is in your legs, how big your feet are (the more you need to bend your knees, the higher they will be), and it also varies depending on seat design and layout. For others like me, one trick is to at most minimally use the under seat storage: small handbags only. No backpacks,…

> one trick is to at most minimally use the under seat storage [...] Then, you can put your feet in that space Oh, interesting. I've always done that, it never really occurred to me that others might not. Even if you have a bigger bag you can always take it out during the flight to make space for your feet. That, plus crossing my legs allows me to have my legs flat against the chair (and therefore my knees well below…

Well, it can be annoying to limit oneself to a smaller under-seat bag. Taking the bigger bag out during the flight uses up even more of the available space. I've generally got nowhere to put it except behind my legs (which cramps things a lot): on my lap doesn't work if I want to actually use anything in that bag.

It's easier to just pack my laptop (plus anything I might use during the flight) in my overhead bin carry-on. It's a real pain to actually get anything out of there, but a paperback book or ebook reader will fit in a coat pocket or small handbag -- and that's all I truly need on the plane. Plus, the airline won't be able to force you to check your overhead carry-on that way since the laptop has lithium batteries in it.

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

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Post by jibal »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #264
jibal wrote: post #252

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Your problem is that you have only one comment's worth of context and can't be bothered to read up the thread. The comment was "Don't be surprised when you learn their so-called "chess bots" are actually people, lying hidden below the floor of the passenger cabin, moving pieces with the help of levers and magnets." That was a joke about the Mechanical Turk (as a response to "I used to fly a lot of Turkish, and their…

You are making unwarranted assumptions here. I read the comments in order. tomjakubowski joked about the mechanical turk. anematode recognized the reference, you recognized the reference, and I recognized the reference. But you didn't reply to tomjakubowski as a general explainer to the audience. You replied to anematode. You replied to anematode in a way that suggested they needed the joke explained, even though the…

> That's what I didn't comprehend. Why did you reply there and phrase it like that.

This is so dumb ... I responded to "sounds like" ... duh.

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

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Post by amalcon »

lostlogin wrote: post #339
Ajedi32 wrote: post #333

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I think once you get past the 95th percentile in any metric like that things start to get more difficult. I'm not even that tall and I sometimes have trouble finding pants that fit me. I imagine there are probably similar difficulties on the other end of the spectrum being below the 5th percentile.

Pants get a large waist as they get longer. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a pair that fit. Shoe get destroyed very fast, I’m not sure what it is and my feet aren’t that large (UK 12 or 13) but 6 months tops, and they are in pieces.

I used to have so much trouble with pants (I need 30-34 in inches, 86.4cm long and about 76cm waist). No store had that size. I once got to the point where I considered leaning into my Scottish heritage and just wearing a kilt.

The internet has alleviated that for me, but if it hasn't for you -- look for pants with a large hem, and learn some basic sewing skills. It's occasionally possible to add an inch or more of length with the right pair.

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Post by Dylan16807 »

jibal wrote: post #346
Dylan16807 wrote: post #264

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You are making unwarranted assumptions here. I read the comments in order. tomjakubowski joked about the mechanical turk. anematode recognized the reference, you recognized the reference, and I recognized the reference. But you didn't reply to tomjakubowski as a general explainer to the audience. You replied to anematode. You replied to anematode in a way that suggested they needed the joke explained, even though the…

> That's what I didn't comprehend. Why did you reply there and phrase it like that. This is so dumb ... I responded to "sounds like" ... duh.

I know you responded to "sounds like", I'm asking why.

When they said "sounds like", they were acknowledging the mechanical turk joke, and extending it. Your response looks like you're calling them wrong, like why are they talking about amazon, it's actually about mechanical turk! Which would be a deep misunderstanding of their comment.

Could you just say yes or no: When you first replied, did you realize they understood the mechanical turk joke?

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

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Post by jibal »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #348
jibal wrote: post #346

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> That's what I didn't comprehend. Why did you reply there and phrase it like that. This is so dumb ... I responded to "sounds like" ... duh.

I know you responded to "sounds like", I'm asking why . When they said "sounds like", they were acknowledging the mechanical turk joke, and extending it. Your response looks like you're calling them wrong, like why are they talking about amazon, it's actually about mechanical turk! Which would be a deep misunderstanding of their comment. Could you just say yes or no: When you first replied, did you realize they under…

> I'm asking why.

You never asked anything, rude boy. All the misunderstanding is yours. I said I wouldn't respond again to your sealioning ... I'll stick to it this time. Over and out.

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