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LynneOfFlowers@midwest.socialto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.English7·4 months agoTo my undestanding chess is based on the Arabic game Shatranj, based on the Indian game Chaturanga, and in both games the piece next to the king is the “general” or “minister” which moves one space diagonally.
LynneOfFlowers@midwest.socialto Science Memes@mander.xyz•I think we've all been there.English6·4 months agoIf you think about it, and I suggest you don’t, this is a Markov model for all people regardless
LynneOfFlowers@midwest.socialto Science Memes@mander.xyz•What else are they hiding from us?English23·6 months agoCome on, this has been a thing for the last 19+12i years
LynneOfFlowers@midwest.socialto TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Are there any episode plots that bug anyone? Here's one that got me...English7·7 months agoI feel like “downloading a file removes it from the computer you’re downloading it from” was a weirdly common misconception in the 90s. I’m sure I remember some Star Trek episode that felt the need to specify that a bunch of data had been “copied and downloaded” from the hero ship’s computer so that the audience wouldn’t think that the data was now gone. Maybe the desktop metaphor where files are presented as physical objects that can be moved around contributed to this belief. Maybe also all the anti piracy PSAs that likened downloading music to stealing a car
LynneOfFlowers@midwest.socialto Trans@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Egg prime directive, why it matters and why disagreement with it is problematicEnglish9·8 months agoStrongly agree with this. Even if one is correct about someone being an egg, eggs need to be supported to hatch for themselves, not be smashed open before they are ready. Let eggs hatch.
LynneOfFlowers@midwest.socialto TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•You're re-making TNG and get one F-bomb. Where are you dropping it?English2·8 months ago“Mmm let’s see, the ship is about to go into a potential crisis situation, yes this sounds like the perfect time to break up a ton of working relationships and give my whole crew jetlag”
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