Peter Svidler

'throw out your back by sneezing' achievement unlocked. what's next on the list?

i wanted to post my usual 'play rehan you cowards' after both of those games but yeah, this is more to the point

'anything with james spader in it' rule remains solid. i don't care about the lore, or the mechanics of your new multiverse bs - just give me my ten minutes of spader per episode and we can be fast friends.

findable, i think - but it's very pretty. and white has nothing at all if they don't find it

James Anderson v Lancashire and why English cricket needs to stop playing the veneration game www.kingcricket.co.uk/james-anders...

another one for the alarmingly well-stocked 'self-mates by Jorden' folder. for a very strong player, which he certainly is, he does things like this shockingly often. he might even get away with it, bc see above, good player, will defend stoically

Jacks playing an absolute gem considering he's seen 13 balls in about 50 minutes

bliss

can't really speak to the performance/budget reasons for this, but hard to overstate how abysmal this is from the emotional pov. absolutely gutting.

Chotiner interview Fielder so we can hustle forward the Singularity

i guess i could have just continued watching instead of going off half-cocked. props to the show, well done whoever was in charge of this

a darknet hacker in Silo S03E03 missing a mate in two with checks - intentional and plot-driven, or just sloppy? discuss

the ukpol ball knower account who's been posting about the lads might be a tankie. what a time to be alive. also, why do i care. i really do need an inordinate amount of grass to touch.

ludwig S02 is a very enjoyable silly season watch. i wonder how well david mitchell would poll in the 'national treasure' rankings, he's pretty high on mine

at least a month too late for the Discourse, oh well

Darth Vader in Empire Strikes Back: I am altering the deal Darth Vader in the kitchen: I am altering the meal Darth Vader in the auto shop: I am altering the wheel Darth Vader trying anti depressants: I am altering the feel Darth Vader in the marine genetics lab: I am altering the seal

autumnal dog season

they're calibrating, give them time

Spent a while on this one. Doesn't happen with every player. I have no control over it.

dying to creature of madness => hopeful dryad => 20% to get awakens for lethal. never gets old

love song to woody. it's fantastic, and, somewhat shockingly, alex didn't even need to mention the horse

mixed day at work. got an iced coffee reference into the show today - good. referred to a player fluffing it instead of flubbing it - less good, perhaps i should log off sometimes

if you quit corporate to become a beekeeper, does that mean you broke out in hives

excellent game of cricket, wonder if the universe jos comes back now to try and slog a few, and looks like he is. hope that doesn't crock him forever

👀 Germany 2.5-1.5 Uzbekistan 👀

is colombage a table tennis player in disguise? i'm in love with this bowling action, dan lawrence finally has a rival. i've never seen anyone look at the ball so lovingly before the run up even begins

Me: can I get some fries for the table The table, whispering to me: garlic fries Me: let’s make that garlic fries haha

we spent 5 minutes of the live show discussing if the transmission broke in this position because Gledura castled, which is completely illegal (the king moved 5 moves ago). I can now confirm that is indeed what happened. good thing (sorta) that he lost anyway, or there would be brouhaha aplenty

as i was saying

very thoughtful piece

taylor sheridan's brainworms are very much getting in the way of the competence porn he's still quite capable of producing, which is regrettable

watching @norcrosscricket.bsky.social melting down live on air, 9 down, 2 to win. scenes

amazing game between yorkshire and surrey, very unfortunate that i couldn't watch it properly

zitron presenting himself as pablo torre of anti-ai is some of the funniest shit i've seen in a while