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by mindgam3 8y ago
My point was not that human psychology would be observable in computer chess. It was that using the computer chess match as a reference point to justify Carlsen's decision to offer the draw is not valid, because the computer match wasn
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Got it. Sorry about that and thanks for the heads up. I didn’t realize it was possible to move comments like that after the update window expires.
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Speaking as a former world ranked competitive player who specializes in fast time controls (blitz and bullet) — you guys are severely underestimating how important the time factor is in blitz. Blitz is almost an entirely different game from
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Reposting this from a comment thread below which mentions the chess.com "what would have happened" computer playoff, as I think the HN community (who are far more well versed in computer chess than I) would benefit from a better u
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by mindgam3 8y ago
The major problem with using the chess.com data is they don't take into account the time factor. When Magnus offered, the draw, Fabi had exactly 15min 42sec time remaining to play the next 10 moves. That's less than 2 minutes per
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Honestly this seems closest to the truth. His attitude and body language at the press conference communicated utter boredom for the whole proceedings. As a chess fan I admit I’m eager to see a rapid tiebreaks. I just didn’t want to get here
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Fabi had no real chances for counterplay any time soon. This is why playing on for at least 5 more moves would have been advantageous. Virtually guaranteed fabi would accept a draw even if Carlsen makes no headway given Fabi having burned a
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Rapid and blitz chess rely on trusting one’s intuition. If he doesn’t trust himself enough to play on in such a strong position, his admittedly large advantage in rapid may evaporate.
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by mindgam3 8y ago
I tend to agree. The most plausible reason I can think of is a combination of him being supremely confident in his rapid skills + being a bit afraid of Caruana in classical. But his lack of confidence in himself in classical is not a good s
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by mindgam3 8y ago
What I don’t understand is why Carlsen didn’t push for even a few more moves. Fabi was running out time, it was low risk for him to probe a little more and see if he could get something a little more decisive.
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Sure. I don’t like his attitude either, which is why I’m rooting for Fabi. I understand he has the right to manage the tournament as he sees fit. I just don’t understand the logic of not even trying to push for a few more moves. Low risk, h
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Armageddon Looms over World Chess Champs after Carlsen’s Shocking Decision(deadspin.com)
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Ladies, if he: - doesn’t return your texts - doesn’t comment on your pics - offers a draw in a clearly superior position just as his opponent gets into time trouble in the final round of the World Chess Championships - says he “doesn’t care
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Be careful about being certain of genetic factors. Addiction is undoubtedly passed down through generations to a certain degree, but to my knowledge there is no scientific consensus about whether the delivery mechanism is genetic or cultura
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Thank you for sharing this. “If you want to try to connect that back to trauma,” Guilty as charged :-) you could say that I had a difficult time in middle school socially, but I think that's a fairly common experience” Okay, great. Thi
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by mindgam3 8y ago
dang, I appreciate your efforts to maintain civility and I sincerely apologize if my tone came across as disrespectful towards any member of the HN community. I also appreciate you mentioning your experience with past trauma. Looking back o
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by mindgam3 8y ago
First, thank you for helping fix the addiction problem by reducing stigma through the act of writing about your experience. Not trying to sound patronizing here - that takes courage and I deeply respect it. I don’t believe I ever claimed t
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by mindgam3 8y ago
As stated in the Wikipedia link you provide, so-called “False Memory Syndrome” is fake news in the sense that it is not even recognized by any psychiatric manuals (not that the DSM is necessarily a reliable guide for actual illnesses given
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by mindgam3 8y ago
In no particular order: breath meditation, bullet chess, exercise, sauna, Netflix, pizza, friendship, and deep house. Mostly bullet and deep house, if I’m being honest.
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Let me qualify that: every single case I have personally encountered, which is on the order of a dozen, can be traced to trauma. I’m making an educated guess about the wider prevalence. Getting societal scale data is practically impossible
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by mindgam3 8y ago
I’m sure there are some of them out there. The world is a big place. My point is, the vast majority of serious cases can be traced to developmental trauma.
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by mindgam3 8y ago
I appreciate the context. Didn’t realize we were already at “my dude” level, my good sir. Note that I was careful myself not to attribute malice to your question. But I do stand by my original request to push you on your “trauma etiquette”,
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Undoubtedly there are some psychiatrists who pursue the title for reasons other than the fact that psychiatrists have the vast majority of the power and funding in western medicine as compared to psychologists. Surely there are some who are
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by mindgam3 8y ago
I don’t mind the downvotes. What concerns me more is the obvious logical circles you are spinning in order to make a weak argument in defense of psychiatry. Your parent comment: “I have never worked at any addiction program where psychologi
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Right. That’s what everyone says, meds are temporary. In your case, were they temporary or are you still taking them?
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Because I was able to cross check them with legal filings made during my parents’ divorce proceedings. I have also obtained documentation of similar instances of abuse in previous generations on both sides of my family. So at some point the
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by mindgam3 8y ago
With respect, most psychiatrists I know generally pay lip service to the idea of psychological counseling, but when the rubber meets the road end up relying on meds. I mean think about it. If you actually believed the root cause was psychol
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Introduce me to any one of these people. I can almost guarantee that every single one has some form of developmental trauma. I’m willing to be proven wrong, but after seeing a dozen ish cases up close and personal, I’m currently batting 100
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Yes. Extremely useful for undoing the effects of conditioning. For severe cases I would say it’s almost indispensable. However, I would strongly recommend proceeding with more caution than I did. That means taking psychedelics in a safe spa
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by mindgam3 8y ago
Unfortunately I agree with you. Members of mainstream western society want to take a pill to solve all their problems. And there’s an entire Pharmalogical Industrial Complex supported by countless clinicians and academics, all of whom are h

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