Quora question : ‘Why are there more cheaters in chess than chess960 / Fischer random? Not just the real life tournaments but also just amateur games online.’
I could swear I’ve had more rating refunds in chess1 than in 9LX which is saying something consider I play a HELL lot more 9LX than chess1. Or ask chessc*m or lichess which variant has more cheaters. Lol.
I didn’t read much on ‘settlements’ yet, but it seems democrats are harsher than republicans. 2 days ago Joe Biden restored a decades old view of the US that was briefly shifted by Donald Trump :
The United States for decades considered the settlements to be “illegitimate”,[39] until the Trump administration in November 2019 shifted its position,[48] declaring “the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not per se inconsistent with international law.”[49] The long standing policy was restored under the Biden administration when on 23 February 2024, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israeli settlement expansion would be “inconsistent with international law”.[50][51]
0 – Settlements are all in West Bank / Judea and Samaria since all Gaza settlements were dismantled when Israel (mostly?) withdrew / pulled out in 2005.
1 – Alan Dershowitz doesn’t really like settlements but acknowledges there’s indeed some controversy, as e said in the 2023 book ( whole book published within a month or so after 2023Oct07 ? ) ‘War Against the Jews: How to End Hamas Barbarism’ :
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To be sure, there is a continuing military occupation of some areas of the West Bank. And there are civilian settlements. The latter is controversial —both inside and outside of Israel—and justifies debate and even protest, but certainly not the massacre of civilians. But one point is crystal clear: these massacres have little to do with the occupation of areas of the West Bank, or the failure to achieve a two-state solution. Hamas radicals would not be satisfied by the total end of the occupation of the West Bank and the withdrawal of all Jews from the areas subject to dispute—any more than they were satisfied with the withdrawal of all Jews, civilians, and soldiers from Gaza. To the contrary they doubled down on their terrorist attacks against civilians following the withdrawal.
A corollary which may be addressed would be: if territory cannot be legitimately won in an aggressive war, can territory be legitimately lost in an aggressive war?
or in other words ‘can territory be legitimately won in a defensive war?’
Quora question : ‘In what sense are, in the US, democrats supporting Palestine while republicans are supporting Israel re the 2023 Israel-Hamas war? Obviously democrats aren’t terrorists, so, what they say Israel response in Gaza is disproportionate?’
The United States for decades considered the settlements to be “illegitimate”,[39] until the Trump administration in November 2019 shifted its position,[48] declaring “the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not per se inconsistent with international law.”[49] The long standing policy was restored under the Biden administration when on 23 February 2024, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israeli settlement expansion would be “inconsistent with international law”.[50][51]
Quora question : ‘Why is the world so divided in Israel vs Palestine but not quite in Russia vs Ukraine? Because the democracy is the underdog in RvU but not IvP?’
Skittle-Head said ‘There are many oxymoron’s… Like Jumbo-shrimp…Join the march against regimentation…Bittersweet. Anyone know of any chess oxymoron’s ? Maybe we can make some up. :] I just thought of one – “Underpromotion” :]’
Sarg0n said ‘ Phisher-Ransom-Chess (chess960) ‘.
clousems replied the next day on 2019Dec10 ‘LOLed at “Phisher Ransom Chess”‘
Ransomware – ‘Ransomware is a type of cryptovirologicalmalware that permanently block access to the victim’s personal data unless a ransom is paid. While some simple ransomware may lock the system without damaging any files, more advanced malware uses a technique called cryptoviral extortion. It encrypts the victim’s files, making them inaccessible, and demands a ransom payment to decrypt them.’
Part4 – YouTube
‘9LX = Phisher Ransom ( 2019Dec09 lichess )’ – video ID p09CubE-i1s – 2024Feb27
1 – FIDE & chessc*m investigate Hans Niemann for cheating in an in-person game – This is pure anti-semitism. Chessc*m & FIDE refuse to investigate brutal cheaters like Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov & Hikaru Nakamura who commit horrific atrocities, almost daily. As prime minister of Israel, I assure you. Hans Niemann will fight this perversion of justice with all our might.
2 – The decision of FIDE & chessc*m to open an investigation against Hans Niemann today for cheating in an in-person game is absurd. It’s undiluted anti-semitism and the height of hypocrisy (since they don’t investigate Magnus, Garry & Hikaru).
3 – The charge of cheating in an in-person game levelled against Hans Niemann is not only false but outrageous and is blatant discrimination against the Jew Hans Niemann. Hans Niemann will continue to defend hself against Magnus Carlsen, a cheater.
4 – As for Bobby’s part… Bobby Fischer interludes – with a harsh lesson on anti-semitism but is nevertheless focused on defending Bobby’s fellow Jewish American Hans Niemann … I guess.
Bobby Fischer : Also, they call me, let’s see, I think they call me, um, anti-Semite, which is not true because if you look up the term Semite, it refers – in the dictionary – it refers to Jews and Arabs, right?
Interviewer ( maybe Eugene Torre or Pablo Mercado ) : Right.
Bobby Fischer : Well, I’m not anti-Arab. How can they call me an anti-Semite? It’s ridiculous. Right?
Interviewer : Right, Bobby.
I believe Eugene Torre is in this interview, if that speaker isn’t actually Eugene.
Annotation : Uhuh, I think it’s ‘Jews or Arabs’ not ‘Jews and Arabs’ …
btw ‘naturalised Americans’ means ‘bought nerd’ of course re Magnus’ ‘buying nerds‘.
Interesting … I don’t know the mathematical set operator for this.
Set operators :
A union B = could be either jewish non-arabs, gentile arabs or jewish arabs
A xor B = strictly no intersection = just jewish non-arabs & gentile arabs
A intersection B = only the intersection = just jewish arabs
‘A and B’ = … like at least 1 of each… it’s like A union B but stronger…
Well let’s find out :
What’s the set operator to describe being anti-semitic as in hating Jews & arabs as a group? I don’t think it’s A union (or) / intersection / xor B. I need like A ‘and’ B ie at least 1 of each, stronger than mere union. Eg ‘I like apples & oranges.’ – quora ID psXg2v – date 2024Feb15 – link https://qr.ae/psXg2v
Quora question : ‘After US/UK won Iraq War, I saw on TV a teenager in a car waving US flag on a stick & seemingly celebrating liberation from Saddam Hussein. But ever since Russia Vs Ukraine in 2022, everyone talks about Iraq invasion as evil. What’s going on?’
Mathematiciowned 