Einstein called chess a waste of time, what do you think?

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TheBestBeer_Root

😂 llama… what’s your view on drones?

llama36
TheBestBeer_Root wrote:

😂 llama… what’s your view on drones?

I have no idea tongue.png

Uh, oh, probably the biggest thing is I wish they existed when I was a kid. I really wanted a remote controlled helicopter, but back in those days they were large and expensive (and probably dangerous for a kid to own). Now as an adult I don't care.

Umm, other than that... they allow normal people to make some cool videos such as overhead shots that normally wouldn't be possible for amateurs, and their use in the military is a bit concerning... although I suppose bombs and missiles are just as impersonal, and drones allow for more targeted killing.

There are some fun engineering applications, such as remote base stations to give people cell phone coverage e.g. in a war torn area like Ukraine, or immediatley after a natural disaster.

llama36
Optimissed wrote:

It's obscure due to the volume of hero-worship for E. Some believe she was the better mathematician, that's all. Others dispute that. There are also some personal things about him that others dislike. That's fairly indisputable but it isn't what we're discussing.

You were mentioning the other day that you find it difficult to relate to others on this website and you aren't necessarily happy here. I replied that you could be among friends if you wanted to be. I didn't mean that it's uncondittional; being a tough guy may impress some but referring to people as random doesn't really impress, coming as it does from a random person. It doesn't mean anything and you already made it clear that you don't do relationships with people.

Don't worry, I'm not coming for your title as most pompous man on chess.com. Telling others things like "I'm sure you'd beg for me to educate you, if you only had the character" or whatever it is you tell Elroch and Btickler at least once a week.

"I could be among friends if I wanted to" is good advice, however I take it a bit differently. It's a mistake for me to look for friends on this website. I could be among friends if I made the effort to look elsewhere.

(I want to mention there are a few people I like, and if you read this please don't take it as a slight happy.png)

TheBestBeer_Root
NervesofButter wrote:
llama36 wrote:

Of course, a good reason to argue why it would require me to know everything, is that this is obscure knowledge... which supports my point about the idea not getting any traction.

Look, I have no personal preference on this topic. If his wife was a genius that's fine... but like everything else I'm not going to believe it until I have a good reason... and a random person mentioning it online is not a good reason.

If its on the web then its true

😆

llama36

I guess you're upset I called you a random person... but obviously that's what you are.

Don't take it personally... everyone on this website is a random person to me. I don't know you (or Elroch, or anyone). You can claim your IQ is a million, but that doesn't mean anything to me, because it's just words. Elroch can claim he has 100 math degrees, but that too doesn't mean much to me because I have no way of verifying that.

In general I stay agnostic towards that stuff.

sndeww
PizzPigFreak_OhYeah wrote:

Yoloswagger69 wrote:

As Einstein once quoted chess was a waste of time for him, he only played it to relax from his exhausting studies of physics. Do you think it is a waste?



Einstein was a caveman who knew nothing about precious concepts of time.  She could barely dress herself; let alone comb her hair. 

"she"

TheBestBeer_Root
PizzPigFreak_OhYeah wrote:

Yoloswagger69 wrote:

As Einstein once quoted chess was a waste of time for him, he only played it to relax from his exhausting studies of physics. Do you think it is a waste?



Einstein was a caveman who knew nothing about precious concepts of time.  She could barely dress herself; let alone comb her hair. 

While your thralupping in your trough of crud do you oink in enjoyment of deleting your abusive posts, for someone to respond and you shart out a good one?

You’re known for posting then removing it to make others look asinine, considering your appalling drops of muddy garbage.. You’re again reported and will again be were you to be banned and ensue another.

Report 
Thank you.

PizzPigFreak_OhYeah has been reported. We will review the report and take the appropriate action

llama36
Optimissed wrote:

No wonder you're an alcy. Wouldn't want to be you.

Heh, ok, he's all yours Elroch.

Have fun you two.

TheBestBeer_Root

….they certainly belong off entirely, NoB. happy

DiogenesDue
Optimissed wrote:

No wonder you're an alcy. OK I tried, you lost.  [changed from "Wouldn't want to be you."]

A more petty and malicious reply I cannot recall on these forums in a decade.

TheBestBeer_Root

it’s sad so many just care to disrupt the can be fun forums =/

llama36
btickler wrote:
Optimissed wrote:

No wonder you're an alcy. OK I tried, you lost.  [changed from "Wouldn't want to be you."]

A more petty and malicious reply I cannot recall on these forums in a decade.

In a heated moment one guy on the forums tried the same line of attack. He deleted those posts later and privately messaged me an apology, which I accepted, and we both moved on.

I haven't had any alcohol in, maybe a little over a year now, so that part of it isn't hurtful, but the obvious malicious intent is a bit breathtaking.

A bit ironic that I chastised you for engaging with him... should have followed my own advice.

DiogenesDue
Optimissed wrote:
btickler wrote:
Optimissed wrote:

No wonder you're an alcy. OK I tried, you lost.  [changed from "Wouldn't want to be you."]

A more petty and malicious reply I cannot recall on these forums in a decade.

Don't start again. "I tried, you lost" had a lot of recent context and I think it's more accurate to say what you just wrote about what you just wrote.  What's even malicious about it?? You've been doing ok, abstaining from trolling but Llama is pretty much the same as you are. If you wanted others to list your malicious comments they'd probably vomit so stop being so hypocritical.

As per usual, you will follow up this claim with not a single quote even close to being this over the line.  

I would invite you to try to find one, but you have never done it in a decade.

*You've* been doing arguably better, but clearly your essence remains.  People here on the forums have such short attention spans, you get away with this stuff by only revealing your underlying nature occasionally.  The rest of time you hide your bile, like the Gustave Dore muck dweller you are.

llama36

That's quite a long post directed at me.

I guess I should make #826 more explicit:  I'm going to ignore your posts from now on.

DiogenesDue
Optimissed wrote:

Don't pretend there's any real and justifiable reason for your trolling. You've had a month or two off several times before and then continued it, making a fake excuse. If you continue you WILL be reported for trolling.

I'm sure that will work out for you, as it has so many times in the past.

DiogenesDue
Optimissed wrote:

Just a friendly piece of advice. Don't troll. Don't make criticisms of the posts of others where you ramp up the aggressive content for whatever reasons, unless it's clear that the other person started the aggression, when it may be more justifiable. It's pretty clear that you have friends that do the same. Who, basically, try to bully other people. Two of them were here just now. You're a bully or you try to be. You have friends who do the same and you side with each other. Conspiracy to intimidate others, quite possibly. If you ignore my posts as you promise then hopefully you won't drag your friends in either. Other people (people other than you) will be able to enjoy this site as it was intended to be enjoyed.

You're not the arbiter of how the site is to be enjoyed.  You're just one of its worst resident miscreants.

DiogenesDue
Optimissed wrote:

I think it will. You're right.

I don't wish to use it maliciously though. I'm ignoring your latest attempt at incitement. All the best.

All you've ever done is get yourself muted.

P.S. Llama didn't ask anyone anything, as far as I know, anyway.  That's your paranoid "everyone is in a secret cabal against me" mindset being overactive again.

TheBestBeer_Root
llama36 wrote:
btickler wrote:
Optimissed wrote:

No wonder you're an alcy. OK I tried, you lost.  [changed from "Wouldn't want to be you."]

A more petty and malicious reply I cannot recall on these forums in a decade.

In a heated moment one guy on the forums tried the same line of attack. He deleted those posts later and privately messaged me an apology, which I accepted, and we both moved on.

I haven't had any alcohol in, maybe a little over a year now, so that part of it isn't hurtful, but the obvious malicious intent is a bit breathtaking.

A bit ironic that I chastised you for engaging with him... should have followed my own advice.

WAY TO GO YO NO MO ACLO ! You know I mean it! 👍

TheBestBeer_Root

TheBestBeer_Root

cheers lama !