Peter Anderson

Yes, the COVID enquiry exposed just how hopeless he was.

At least he is a reasonably impartial insufferable prick.

A sort of zugzwang. No threat of mate in 1 after White's first move.

Very impressive!

You'd want her on your side every time.

Tough, brave lady.

I have the Ramones version somewhere in my vinyl collection. Personally I like the Linda Lindas version more.

Great version!

Much like chess is rugby union for thinkers. Or not.

Malfeasance in public office?

Great on loop!

Both bloody dangerous

Because they have principles?

"The fascist regime"

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It seems like chess.com is telling little fibs!

Brilliant. Brought tears to my eyes.

Happy birthday Richard.

Help people *especially* when they can't help you back.

Dogs pretty much always make life better.

Personally I couldn't stand his middle of the road solo stuff. But I loved Aphrodite's Child's 666 album - his vocals on that were great.

The Carney doctrine Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech

Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.

White to play and win - Vancura 1922 ???? ChessBase Game

Solution

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White to play and win

A simple but elegant study by Vančura, 1922.

#chess #chesspunks

I find this a fascinating picture, not for Spassky-Fischer but for what it shows of the Olympiad as a whole: the layout, the number of arbiters, the closeness of the crowd, the boards. Brilliant!

María Corina Machado presents Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal Trump heaped praise on the Venezuelan opposition leader for presenting him with ‘her Nobel peace prize for the work I have done’

Pretty much anybody else would refuse to accept it.

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Made me chuckle

YouTube video by Life Music Yuja Wang Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit Scarbo

Another new one for me. Beautiful but certainly does not look easy!

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Not heard this before but it's a cracker. Straight on my youtube playlist.

As you know, consistency and moral justification are not things that worry Trump at all.

Furthermore it is far from clear that home batteries are a good idea. Yes, they reduce homeowner's bills, yes they make the grid easier to manage, but they are very carbon intensive to manufacture.

We got our solar panels for green rather than financial reasons. We didn't get a battery.