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john.mu
Father, Senior Principal Software Engineer at @impact.com, creator of @heroesofcuteness.com, @boycottpaper.com, BJJ practitioner, and on a quest to become a #chess master (USCF 2125).
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Why isn't coffee served similar to gasoline? Where it tallies the price of a cup while it pours. "Fill me up, $5 regular."

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Most wasted stats build* I could do! #destiny2 #destinythegame *builds not going over 100

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

How it feels to run end game #DestinyTheGame content with 2 titans on your team. #Destiny2 #DestinyMeme #DestinyMemes #itysl

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

I'm not a fan of increment in classical chess games. I much prefer delay (or Bronstein delay) and believe that time management should be more of a factor. #chess #chesspunks

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Sometimes, I just look in the dishwasher and wonder what we ate all week, as I look down and only see spoons and knives.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Hypothesis: video game AI forced to pick subpar choices, due to being in easy mode, is what goes on to create Skynet.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Are peanut butter & mango sandwiches a thing? I feel like they should be.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

While I love #Destiny2, I hate how it ruins your credit score! Every time you logon, it does a hard pull on your credit history! You'd think they'd optimize it by caching the results or maybe do a soft pull at least, but nope, they go all in with BattlEye! #DestinyTheGame #Bungie #Bungo #BattlEye

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

When did 3. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 become the main line? Most of my time playing had Bf5, then Nd7, followed by Nf6, but the last few years I almost only see Nf6. No complaints either way, just curious on what led to the shift. #chess #chesspunks

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

lichess.org/OubzdYfL/black Tried my hand against LeelaQueenOdds. Lost the first one playing aimlessly yet second game went my way. Goal was to keep the position open, Leela seems to dunk on players in closed positions, and trade down material into a winning endgame. Success! #chess #chesspunks

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Working on my Warhammer 40k army. It's coming along great!

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Nothing scarier than a kid booked up with theory.

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

Biggest difference I see between a #chess expert like myself and a GM is that as an expert I can see a good move after it happens, while a GM can see it beforehand. #chesspunks

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment

Changes in OTB chess: * Players are way better prepared, both in openings and on their opponent * Too many players lack the understanding on how to offer a draw * Cheating, and the fears of it, ruined the ability to listen to music while playing * Psychology is underrated #chess #usate #chesspunks

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments

Round 4: expert he hit me with 30. Qe5! in this position which was a great move, giving white a bit of an advantage. Fortunately I did find a defensive resource via 30. ... f6 where white should play 31. Qg3 and now threatening g5 as I have pawns on f6 and h6. #chess #usate #chesspunks #njscf 1/2

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

Round 3: this ended up being my scariest match as in time trouble I missed a drawing line. Fortunately so did my 1704 rated opponent. After cruising along all game, sitting at a +4.0, I played Bxh3?? making it 0.0 if they can find the h4 follow up after Be4+. #chess #usate #chesspunks #njscf 1/2

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

Round 2: NM put me under pressure all game, just couldn't get one last piece involved as I defended with 96% accuracy. They lost the initiative as we entered the endgame and it was apparent they were desperately trying to reclaim it. #chess #usate #chesspunks #njscf 1/2

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

Round 1: 1927 tried to free their position by setting up g5. I went into a deep think wondering if I should keep the pressure, maybe Rg3, or cash in on my advantage with Qb6. I wanted to avoid counter play so I spent a long time on Qb6. 1/2 #chess #usate #chesspunks #njscf

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

Stockfish anaylzing my games from this year's #USATE #stockfish #chess

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

Always love playing in the #USATE and this year I've been going off. No matter what happens in my last game I'll have broken 2100 for the first time! Live rating is around 2125 right now (from 2098). Tough interesting games throughout as I came into this with zero prep. #chess

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

Gulf of America? Not that it needed to be renamed, yet there were way better options. We're not even living in Idiocracy at this point. At least in Idiocracy, the people were good natured and wanted the best for the country.

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Bogo Sort is all fun and all, just keep randomly shuffling a collection until it's sorted! However, we can, and should be smarter. Introducing Casino Sort (with Ryan Kovan): gist.github.com/mullanaphy/e... It'll take an out of place item and randomly send it to the unsorted portion.

submitted 124 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, I am still working on @heroesofcuteness.com. Unfortunately I've also been working on a major initiative at work so that's where my main focus has been. Final few weeks of that project at least, so give me until the end of the month to get back to work on the adventures of Red Panda and Axolotl.

submitted 142 days ago • 0 comments

@netflix.com really needs to add a filter for "Season 1 finished the story or has another season". I find it hard to start a show when there's only a single season and a possibility of cancellation. Writers: please don't leave unresolved cliffhangers unless they're supposed to be open ended.

submitted 155 days ago • 0 comments