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Jim Kata

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Member since May 15, 2015

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Time spent playing: 69 days, 21 hours

Time featured on TV: 2 hours, 34 minutes

Films that stole my life: Midnight Cowboy

I hate time travel

clousems chess tips: How to beat 6. g4 in the Scheveningen

I play chess sometimes, too

Movies that Stole My Life-- Neon Demon

I totally didn't accidentally post this in the forums... you're drunk
Activity19,138 games

Solved 20 tactical puzzles201111
4 wins16 losses

Played 5 Rapid games172115
4 wins1 loss
Posted 2 messages in 1 day timeout for ... trolling, spamming, flooding, please!
You’re flooding the forum with a request to ban people for flooding the forum when nobody else is flooding the forum. Is…
@Noflaps said [^] > Some posts just cannot be improved upon. Almost makes a guy want to get a maple leaf tattoo. Yeah, b…
Posted 1 message in Describe your chess excellence in a word (humor of course allowed)
Effer(I'm not that good, but I can beat people who don't play chess pretty darn handily)vescent
Posted 2 messages in Predictions for 2026-2030
After the release of the Epstein files, Hooters realizes that there’s still money to be had from transporting horny guys…
I suggest you two grab a drink and resolve your differences. You should go to Hooters—I just made a sizable investment t…
Posted 1 message in The *system* will come for us all
@Atnaay said [^] >They defeated the dragons. The giants. The Paracas culture. The Scandinavians. One of these things is …
Posted 1 message in The Fourth Day
@steel-apron said [^] > two observations come to mind. first, among the many thousands of highly skilled chess players, …
Posted 6 messages in off-topic is badly moderated - you can't use it well
Moderation has not been particularly bad lately, though. Complaining about citations as a moderation issue is ridiculous…
It *is* ridiculous because you are asking for moderation to take action against users for employing a site feature that …
@DuMussDieUhrDruecken said [^] > > for employing a site feature > > i said > > > > intendedly carelessly *abuse* > > the…
@DuMussDieUhrDruecken said [^] > so you haven't seen those complaints by others. > that's not a statement about these no…
Dang, that is certainly a throwback.
@DuMussDieUhrDruecken said [^] > { > @clousems > >you might as well suggest what specific actions could improve the issu…
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Competed in 1 Arena tournament
Ranked #306 (top 22%) with 5 games in Daily Rapid Arena

Solved 45 tactical puzzles2000204
14 wins31 losses
Posted 1 message in Post funny pictures of you pets here!
Woof, I am pet! Doge was a good meme until it was appropriated by Elon Musk. I listen to the yard birds, stray cats, and…
Posted 1 message in If you were a professional engineer,what will you invent?
@Mrchess78 said [^] > Ide probably invent a stab and bullet proof, full outfit to wear, so I can go shopping or walk the…
Posted 1 message in list 5 things that is important for you
Bees?
Posted 2 messages in For ties only 20-99 years old of age
Good evening; my name is Mel Tormé, and I, too, would like to share my views: 1. Wazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzap! was an am…
On an unrelated note, I think we should all start dressing like Deaf Leopard again. What do you say, fellow uncs?
Posted 1 message in The second coming of Jesus
Planescape: Torment sounds like a game 13 year old me would have loved.

Posted 1 message in What are more humane systems than capitalism?
Capitalism doesn't need to be altered; the system of capitalism operates effectively without tinkering. That's part of t…
Posted 1 message in The illusiory power of mammon is money
I’m honestly fascinated by this mythology at this point.
Posted 1 message in Billions are suffering so a few could live in luxury and exploit the P…
The Rothschilds invented a weather dominator? (Also, my government only started ruining the world in the mid 20th centur…
Posted 1 message in Linkin Park is goid for teenage girls who want to feel rebellious
@the-porpoise said [^] > There is an ontological argument to be made that anyone who likes Linkin Park is, deep down in …
Posted 1 message in "Competition" is war with a cover name
@greenteakitten > Based on your post history, I'm going to guess you're the sort of guy that demands a participation tro…

Posted 1 message in Why did Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha marry Victoria?
He’d do anything to get out of that can
Posted 1 message in Billions are suffering so a few could live in luxury and exploit the P…
@Atnaay said: > Enough money to buy countries. We the People are powerless. What is the solution? Dude, you’ve got a Nor…
Posted 2 messages in we cant survive the ice age!
Capitalism?
@the-porpoise said: > @clousems said: > > Capitalism? > > Cocaine ! Clapton.
Posted 1 message in Dogs vs cats (2)
There's no way in hell that this is only the second iteration of this thread.
Posted 1 message in ELO evolution
@MrPushwood Way to ignore ELO part 2, you philistine!
Posted 4 messages in What are more humane systems than capitalism?
See my posts in the other capitalism thread
Money isn’t exclusively capitalist; it existed prior to capitalist societies
#3: in the other thread, I was making the point that capitalism isn’t inherently inhumane; it’s used as a scapegoat for …
My apologies—misread (Although, fwiw, money is absent from Marxist societies)