• The Dark Heart of Modern Chess

    "Chess has never been more popular, but its ugly side has also never been more exposed."

  • How to Help Our Brethren in Eretz Yisroel – through Chessed

    By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email One of my Rebbeim, Rav Dovid Kviat zatzal, was a student of Rav Chatzkel Levenstein zatzal. Rav Levenstein had a different explanation of the words in Shmoneh Esreh, “Mechalkel Chaim b’Chessed.” Rather than explaining it as “through His Midah of Chessed

  • Early Addition: Chess got evil

    Because it's toxic now, here are your early links: Nicki Minaj's Barbie chain coming to the AMNH gem hall, RFK Jr.'s brain worm recovery, the FDIC is also toxic and more.

  • How to Optimize Your Database – Optimization Principles and Best Practices

    Databases are an integral component of building applications, whether web, desktop or mobile. They symbolically serve as the mitochondria of the application, as their primary function is to manage data. Database management is a critical skill a developer must possess in building scalable applications that have a high level of

  • Was Trump making a 4D chess move with speech in New Jersey?

    YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — In July 2017, just six months after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, he received a hero’s welcome for the ages in this post-industrial town. The streets took on a festival atmosphere as supporters, almost all dressed in some combination of red, white, and blue, clogged the arteries leading to the event center […]

  • Pragg, Humpy, Vaishali to lead India's challenge in Norway Chess

    Stavanger (Norway), May 13 (PTI) Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa, Koneru Humpy and Vaishali Rameshbabu will spearhead India’s challenge in the prestigious Norway Chess, to be held here from May 27 to June 7. Popularly known as the ‘Wimbledon of Chess’, this tournament annually extends invitations to top grandmasters from the world rating list. Praggnanandhaa’s outing will

  • Senator Katie Britt Mocked for 'Cringe' Video About Pregnancy Database

    Alabama Republican Senator Katie Britt is facing a new round of ridicule after sharing a video that some say features the same "overacting" as her infamous response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.Britt was ruthlessly mocked after delivering the GOP response to Biden's address in March, with critics suggesting that her demeanor and manner of speech was "creepy" and "overly dramatic." She was also heavily criticized for seemingly attempting to blame Biden for a woman being sex...

  • Dell Says Customer Names, Addresses Stolen in Database Breach

    Tech giant notifies millions of customers that full names and physical

  • Sexism, cheating, and nightclubs: inside the dark heart of modern chess

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    NBA playoffs 2024 - Inside the 'wild' chess match between the Nuggets and Timberwolves

    The NBA's top defense stymied the MVP and the defending champs until it didn't. Here's how Minnesota fell dangerously behind in one of this postseason's most intriguing chess matches.

  • Vision Pro Appears in Chinese Regulatory Database Before Expansion to New Countries

    The Apple Vision Pro has shown up in China's product regulatory database as Apple prepares to bring the headset to additional countries sometime in the near future. Both the Vision Pro (A2117) and its Battery Pack (A2697) have shown up in the Chinese database, indicating that a launch in China could be coming soon. Bloomberg said yesterday that Apple is planning to introduce the Vision Pro in a number of additional countries following the Worldwide Developers Conference, but Apple analyst...

  • Katie Britt proposes federal database to collect data on pregnant people

    Republican US senator from Alabama best known for delivering widely ridiculed State of the Union speech in MarchKatie Britt, the Republican US senator from Alabama best known for delivering a widely ridiculed State of the Union speech in March, marked the run-up to Mother’s Day on Sunday by introducing a bill to create a federal database to collect data on pregnant people.The More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (Moms) act proposes to establish an online government database called...