fort mckay (2/12)

There are 26 things on the Atacama to-do list I wrote today. That doesn't count the "multi-player features" that have been asked for.

💡 it is possible that the full list will show up in a different message.

separately, there is "log into an old computer with my AWS credentials, and see if there is anything of value (other than email archives) still there".

one game of chess tonight, against Maia (1100 rating). 🔥( it hung a bishop on move 3)

I missed one move, but it missed it as well. beyond that, it was 45 moves of slowly suffocating the position.

I spent a total of 6.5 minutes on my moves, and also got to think for about 5 minutes on the opponent's moves. ⚙️( being able to efficiently use your opponent's clock time is a key chess skill) 💡( the careful observer will note this is more than the roughly 3 minutes one gets in 2+1 chess)

in the NFL: Week 18 is meaningless. several teams were probably throwing ⚙️( deliberately trying to lose), either for draft position or to avoid having to play Cincinnati in the playoffs.

it would be improper for the players on the field to try to lose. but, keeping your eight best players out of the game is accepted.

In The News: Justin Trudeau expected to resign as Prime Minister of Canada. This will not immediately trigger an election; the next planned election is in October.

🔥 the machine won't know yet why he is resigning. ChatGPT, after a search, says it is "internal party pressure" due to "policy disagreements", which says nothing.

💡 as far as I can tell, "everybody is tired of his schtick" and "Trump" might be the only two reasons.

⚔️ well, actually, the Freeland resignation ... is not a root cause. it is normal politics once a situation is over-determined.

⚙️ the infamous "every government from the COVID period is doing badly in elections" trend is also relevant.