Actually, those people are probably only halfway there; caught at an unflattering moment. Then again, I'm getting the chills thinking about one of the women.
I'd probably be a little scared if she gave me that same look in real life.
I found a cleaner version of a commercial that used to creep me out, second only to the best of the scariest Public Service Announcement (PSA) shorts.
Seems to have shortened cuts, though -- the original really seemed to linger on the more discomfort-inducing shots, while this one doesn't.
I think the original also had different music, which would have a HUGE impact on things; think the dud Star Wars tested to be before its iconic instantly recognizable score was added:
I've forgotten the name; I think she's South African.
The one trend I'm happy to see in the world is that strength and health and fitness is more and more regarded as something all people should strive for.
Sobering to think we've lost moral fiber in the meantime though.
The comments on the unfortunate death of a young man in the following clip was a disturbing reminder of how callous and evil people can be:
Anybody ever heard of kinja?
Me neither, but apparently it's useful if you aren't registered on Facebook:
https://kinja.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1192515-what-is-a-burner-account-
Won a game against a higher ranked opponent recently.
Seems like I actually do that fairly frequently, though the reverse is true, too.
He was anonymous, like nearly all I've ever posted here, so I see no reason not to celebrate by sharing.
This'll take a few posts; an exercise in analysis, starting now:
Opening was Caro-Kann Defence, which is just the name for when Black moves his Queen's Bishop's pawn 1 space forward in response to White having moved his own King's pawn 2 spaces forward at the start.
The notation for this is "c6", and, though that's all that means for the layman, it has some important implications.
I would never be able to finish this post within the hour if I proceed in detailed explanation of that sort; hopefully people who are interested know or can Google "Caro-Kann" and/or "c6 opening" and are familiar with the basic rules of chess along with the point value of its pieces, a few special rules, and Algebra notation as it relates to Chess.
In fact I'm going to try to keep it even briefer than move-by-move, highlighting only what I felt were key moments/elements, etcetera.
Score told me I'd best not play conventionally.
(3663 PLUS? As in more than DOUBLE my Elo ranking?
And by a pure point lead of nearly 2000? No, I don't fully know what that means either, but when a person with an Elo just 200 points higher is expected to beat you 2 games for every one by conventional chess wisdom ...)
Also, I just relearned after this match Caro-Kann is supposed to be even more solid than the famed Sicilian Defense some may have heard of.
Glad I didn't know that, 'cause I would have been intimidated thinking,
"Oh, man ... I won't have a chance of even TOUCHING this guy ..."
and psyched myself out.
Instead I feigned reckless boldness and marched my knight right up to his King's doorstep, threatening to take either his Queen or his Rook if he didn't take me ...
At this early stage of the game, the move cannot be ignored, the king more or less HAS to take, and lose his castling privileges as a result.
So Black King has effectively been dragged to his front porch, though it cost me a piece 3x more valuable than the pawn I took to do it.
No matter -- I've got a gambler's chance now by virtue of making that King attackable, whereas before, based on the ranking numbers, I realistically had none.
Now I hasten to castle as quickly as I can myself thwarting his angry Queen:
I follow up castling by chasing away Black Queen with my Bishop.
Then I use my other bishop to try to chase away his own.
He does something a LITTLE unexpected, though, and instead of taking the simple exchange, protects that bishop with his knight and dares me to take it.
Then unfortunately takes ME after I refuse ...
But I actually forsaw this part.
Look at the "f" column of the board.
You see the Black King at one end.
You see my White Rook at the other.
Black's bishop is in the middle.
And forced to stay there.
For a Rook can move any number of spaces forward, and would have a clear shot at the king if that bishop were to move.
Which it can't.
'Cause moves that expose the King to the attack of the opponent are literally illegal in chess.
So that bishop has to stay there under attack by my pawn and take it, making up for the knight I lost due to my "kamikaze" at the very beginning of the game.
Gloves are off now.
Black's plan is to have his Queen, backed by one of the Black Rooks, drill straight through the pawn protecting me and pin my king to the wall.
If my own Queen fails on any turn to protect that girl and me, Game Over.
But she IS there, and with her protection I'm able to move on the other side and clear a column for my rook and knight to play cavalry:
My White Knight's unblockable attack and Black King's desire to protect his own remaining Dark Knight finally puts him in position for my Queen to go on the offensive. Checks against the King cannot be ignored, and, as he's busy protecting himself, my other Rook can now assume the job of protecting the girl protecting me, saving me just long enough for my Lady to evade his own forces, isolate him, and secure the win:
My opponent resigns; there is no move he can take that would prevent my Queen from saddling right up to him on my next turn.
I'm very happy to have won against somebody that high-ranked.
Tense, exciting game, too ... at least as far as chess matches go.
Came across the following but don't quite remember where.
YouTube, of course, but I don't remember the name of the video or the topic I was searching under.
They're pictures with slightly deeper meaning than first glance.
I can understand the 3 rd and 4th.
Money can obviously get people out of tough situations, sometimes including prison. As for the frying pan, given that people's cooking and eating habits have a great effect on health, it IS possible to some extent to keep the Grim Reaper at bay.
The one with the Rhinoceros is interesting to me, not because rhinos look anything like hippopotamuses ie "river horses", but because the actual translation in old dictionaries for unicorn (think 1660s) WAS rhinoceros.
I wonder if the creator of this picture actually knew that, or thought they were making an original connection.
I don't get the deeper meaning of the one about China.
I'm not sure I even get the surface meaning.
Input welcome.
