PostsCommentshirohurl in # • 11 hours agoRE: #MyHiveGoals - Have you reached your goals? - 32 more days of 2024Thank you! Yes, Len/Lenm is a good one. I was selling off small amounts of LEN to buy SPS when it was below $0.04 to hit my 2025 target of 15,000 staked SPS. Now I've done that…hirohurl in # • 11 hours agoRE: Two Examples of "Ablenkung" (Distraction / Deflection) in ChessOkay, here's the solution to the "Wie würden Sie spielen?" problem #1: First a photo of the problem set up on my board, last night: This ending washirohurl in # • 12 hours agoRE: #MyHiveGoals - Have you reached your goals? - 32 more days of 2024You've made good progress this year, even if you won't hit all your goals. Having over 11,000 Hive Power is impressive. As for me, I have done quite well this year - I hit my…hirohurl in # • yesterdayRE: Two Examples of "Ablenkung" (Distraction / Deflection) in ChessHi @benthomaswwd - thank you for the curation. Neistadt offers some excellent chess training. I remember having my brain severely stretched by some of his examples when I first…hirohurl in # • yesterdayRE: Two Examples of "Ablenkung" (Distraction / Deflection) in ChessThank you @elcholitosanto - Neistadt's book has a lot of great examples of sacrifices from master players of the past. !BBH !ALIVEhirohurl in # • yesterdayRE: Chess and the Art of Distraction!Hi @dbooster - thanks for popping by. I'm glad to hear that your boys enjoy playing chess. I have a chess blog that I need to do more work on, but it does have a bunch of posts…hirohurl in # • 3 days agoRE: Chess and the Art of Distraction!See this Wikipedia page for more about our man Jackow Neistadt (aka Yakov Neishtadt):hirohurl in # • 3 days agoRE: What’s your rank in November 24My current rank is 4,974. I didn't post my rank in August, but back then I was still a minnow, and now I'm a dolphin, so I guess my rank has improved a bit. 🐬 ![Screenshot…hirohurl in # • 3 days agoRE: Alive And Thriving - November 23 2024 - Awesome Posts CollectionThank you for including my post! !BBH !ALIVEhirohurl in # • 6 days agoRE: How I Used a Seam Ripper to Make a $17 Thrift-Store Jacket My OwnThank you for curating my post! 😊hirohurl in # • 6 days agoRE: How I Used a Seam Ripper to Make a $17 Thrift-Store Jacket My OwnI learnt how to do it by watching a Youtube video! However, Japanese tailors sew the threaded names very tightly so it's a tough job to remove the name without damaging the fabric. !BBH !ALIVEhirohurl in # • 6 days agoRE: How I Used a Seam Ripper to Make a $17 Thrift-Store Jacket My OwnThanks for the tip, @fiberfrau - I had a Stanley knife blade but it wasn't ideal - I'm sure a fresh razor blade would be better. !BBH !ALIVEhirohurl in # • 8 days agoRE: From Sardines to Spicy Miso: A 3-Course Ramen Feast for Less than $11!Thanks for popping by, @rstic 😊 !ALIVE !BBHhirohurl in # • 8 days agoRE: From Sardines to Spicy Miso: A 3-Course Ramen Feast for Less than $11!Thank you @benthomaswwd - and thanks for including my post in the daily curation report. !ALIVE !BBHhirohurl in # • 10 days agoRE: Gameknot Chess, League D1: Why On Earth Did My Opponent Resign?Thanks @benthomaswwd - it just so happened that I listened to this YouTube video on the topic of "luck" last night, so I'll share it here: !ALIVE !BBHhirohurl in # • 14 days agoRE: Iroha Karuta 15: Are You Looking at the Sky through a Straw?? 🧐Oh yes, there's a time and place for narrowing the focus, for sure! Thanks for curating my post. !ALIVE !BBHhirohurl in # • 22 days agoRE: Red Sky in the Morning, Sailors Take Warning.I see! That's interesting, but since "red sky at night" is "shepherd's delight" and suggests good weather, what is the difference? !ALIVE !BBHhirohurl in # • 22 days agoRE: Totoro no Tonari in Nagasaki Shinchi ChinatownThis one certainly made me smile! !ALIVE !BBH