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Off-Topic Discussion - Biden releases 1 million gallons gasoline from US strategic reserves to ease gas prices.#9

thank you for the correction. Given that the release is an emergency measure, not something one does every day, it still comes across as 42 drops in the bucket. More significant on TV than the balance…


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General Chess Discussion - Have you ever played a game with the board flipped?#3

yes, we glued the board to the ceiling and used velcro on the pieces. puts the "touch" in touch move.


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Off-Topic Discussion - Biden releases 1 million gallons gasoline from US strategic reserves to ease gas prices.#6

I'm pretty confident that Biden understands the insignificance of the gesture. But the significance is not that it will mean anything to the price of fuel. Rather, the significance is purely symbolic.…


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Off-Topic Discussion - Ur name#11

Living where I do, it is common to adopt a Chinese name, which is usually a rough transcription of one's personal, familiar name. Mine translates (loosely) as "Surprising thunder" My family name trans…


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General Chess Discussion - Why do you like to play chess?#4

It doesn't stop the voices in my head, but it gets them to quiet down and think a bit.


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General Chess Discussion - Responding to the Sicilian defense as White.#11

for me it's been a bit of a journey, but I suspect that is true for most of us. Just some of us are further lost in the woods. I began with that old Fischer favourite, the KIA. Later I tried Lawrence …


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Off-Topic Discussion - Ur name#3

yuri nameheer, aka yura namehere yur enamehir


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Off-Topic Discussion - What happened to lichess?#12

sounds like a teenage-angst love song. "I miss the way you used to hurt me"


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Off-Topic Discussion - True comedy#32

anyone remember Harvey Korman and Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett show?


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Off-Topic Discussion - Where is metal music originated from?#29

let's not forget BTO. No, they weren't the origins of hm music, but they were one of the first to put on the leather jackets and present themselves as a heavy rock band.


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