Rob Fraser RN

The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever

The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war. The total number of journalists and media workers killed in this conflict since October 2023 is at least 189, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @theguardian.com @pressfreedom.bsky.social #journalism

Whoever came up with these supposed tariff rates is like Kramer from Seinfeld when he pretended to work at that job "in business"

Fun fact: the Boston Tea Party was a protest against a tariff.

Vaccines. 💪🏻💪🏻

Congrats. I recently switch to blitz from rapid and struggle to stay close to 85-90 percentile. While in rapid I had cracked 97th.

You can always benefit from analysis. The only problem is lower time controls usually poorer move quality so there is not a lot of “meat” on the bone. However if you goal is to get better at blitz or bullet analyzing will help you spot your weaknesses and develop a study/practice plan.

Great episode. I learned a lot. Looking forward to following your Substack.

On my iPad I open my puzzle book. Then I set it up on the ChessNut. I don’t move any pieces until I work it out in my head and I write the notation for the mating pattern(s) on the remarkable. Then check my answer.

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I still play on chess.com (just prefer the UI) but I have started using LiChess a lot more for all of their puzzles and studies.

Chess Visualization with Don't Move Hobbies Podcast · Improve your Chess and master visualization while on the go! Featuring science-backed exercises, insights, and lessons designed to make your adult brain better on the 64 squares. Bra...

Favourite need chess podcast. Don't Move Until You See It. #ChessPunks enjoying pushing myself at a big weakness: conceptualization/visualization podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...

Love the double mic.

When will it have built in betting? Thanks how start my professional gambling career.

Classic Kensington Market

The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB

If you know you know.

I get that. The other benefit of being a early adopter is you tend to pick up more followers because people are looking for content and there’s less people there

Best thing I’ve see in a long time. I now know I’m a better Chess player than Lewis Hamilton. And to think, my Dad told me I should give up on chess.

BlueSky launched an image platform Flashes recently in case you want Meta alternatives.

Welcome to BlueSky!

This is my new favorite Grok stat

Inspiring to someone struggling through the M2 section.

Does anyone use flashcards for studying chess? Thinking about taking screenshots from my Chessable Course and making Anki flashcards have the name of the line and some moves on the back of each card. Or is that just have everyone does with Chessable. Still learning notation. #ChessPunks

Hard Truths About AI in Healthcare 50 (or so) Hard Truths About AI in Healthcare

A great list of hard truths about AI in Healthcare. hardtruth.carrd.co Thanks @janbeger.bsky.social

That is beautiful, I think, I’m still not good with visualization. 😂 Qh6+, Rh7, Bf6+, Rgg7, Re8# or Rd8#?

Thanks! I’ll update as it goes. It’s nice to find a community that is focused on slow learning (books, classical, methodical). I’m slowly growing beyond my YouTube speed run lessons as main pillar for improvement.

Chess board, notebook and ebook of chess puzzles 🧩

Last day of being 38. I would not have guessed this is how I would be quietly spending my mornings at this age. I’m not mad about it. #ChessPunks #ChessNuts 🧩 ♟️ ☕️

I decided my birthday gift for myself this year is a @chessdojo.bsky.social membership and a nicer board to practice. #ChessPunks

Oh that’s a good point. I’ll try and get a lay of the land for local events.

Finally a registered chess player. Next step, getting an official rating.

Glad to hear it’s been a fold experience. I spend some time on their site and found some local groups too. I think I’m going to do it.

How many #ChessPunks are registered #ChessPunks? I’m thinking about registering with Chess Federation of Canada, curious how many amateurs have taken the step and any pros/cons when deciding.