Chess IrrationalNumber • 1 year ago • 98%

www.reuters.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2222674 > MADRID, July 26 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, Spain said on Wednesday. > > Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, better known as Sara Khadem, took part in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships held in Kazakhstan in late December without the headscarf that is mandatory under Iran's strict Islamic dress codes. > > Laws enforcing mandatory hijab-wearing became a flashpoint during the unrest that swept Iran when a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in the custody of the morality police in mid-September. > > The 26-year-old has told Reuters she had no regrets over her gesture in support of the protest movement against her country's clerical leadership. > > Spain's official gazette said the cabinet approved granting Khadem citizenship on Tuesday "taking into account the special circumstances" of her case.

ObsidianMD IrrationalNumber • 1 year ago • 100%

Was looking into a way to create a widget on iOS showing my task list on Obsidian, and stumbled across [this very helpful guide](https://fulcra.design/Posts/An-Obsidian-Homescreen-for-iPhone-and-iPad/) which worked really well for me. It requires a $5 app, but honestly really worth it because it’s so versatile. Thought it was cool and figured I should share

Blu-ray IrrationalNumber • 1 year ago • 100%

www.youtube.com

The B&N Criterion sale is happening in the states right now and I found this great video with recommendations of what to pick up

AnarchyChess IrrationalNumber • 1 year ago • 95%

This set is not the cheapest wooden set you can get but I got it because I wanted wood (moisture absorbing) and wanted a set that still feels valuable. A numbers chess board that was all pawns was a plus. Overall I like the set, most astonishing is that I can en passant on every move now, of course it’s not the traditional experience of a chess cassette but it feels and sounds right.

RetroGaming IrrationalNumber • 1 year ago • 100%

arstechnica.com

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/559825 > > The company that currently owns the Atari name and trademarks has decided to give owners of the old Atari Video Computer System (aka the Atari 2600) something new to do. Mr. Run and Jump is a new Atari-published platformer that is coming to vintage Atari consoles in cartridge form, complete with a box and instruction manual. Preorders for the cartridge begin on July 31 for $59.99. > > of note on why the headline specifies "A company called Atari", for the unfamiliar. it's both a bit of snark but also an *actual* thing because Atari's history is not unlike the Ship of Theseus: > > > [...]Today's Atari has absolutely nothing to do with the company that launched the Atari VCS in 1977, and the brand's history and ownership defies an easy summary. After the video game crash in 1983, the old Atari was split into two divisions by parent company Warner Communications and sold. Atari Games continued the arcade business, and Atari Corporation controlled home console releases. Atari Corporation took a few unsuccessful stabs at the console market in the late '80s and early '90s with consoles like the Jaguar and the Lynx. It ultimately merged with a now-defunct manufacturer of unreliable hard drives in 1996 before being sold to Hasbro Interactive in 1998. Hasbro was bought by Infogrames Entertainment in 2001, which dropped the "Infogrames" name in favor of "Atari" in 2009. That company's US operations, already many degrees removed from the original Atari, filed for bankruptcy in 2013. The company that emerged is the one that's still operating as "Atari" today, and it's linked to the old company by its name and its trademarks and not much else.

RetroGaming IrrationalNumber • 1 year ago • 95%

arstechnica.com

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/559825 > > The company that currently owns the Atari name and trademarks has decided to give owners of the old Atari Video Computer System (aka the Atari 2600) something new to do. Mr. Run and Jump is a new Atari-published platformer that is coming to vintage Atari consoles in cartridge form, complete with a box and instruction manual. Preorders for the cartridge begin on July 31 for $59.99. > > of note on why the headline specifies "A company called Atari", for the unfamiliar. it's both a bit of snark but also an *actual* thing because Atari's history is not unlike the Ship of Theseus: > > > [...]Today's Atari has absolutely nothing to do with the company that launched the Atari VCS in 1977, and the brand's history and ownership defies an easy summary. After the video game crash in 1983, the old Atari was split into two divisions by parent company Warner Communications and sold. Atari Games continued the arcade business, and Atari Corporation controlled home console releases. Atari Corporation took a few unsuccessful stabs at the console market in the late '80s and early '90s with consoles like the Jaguar and the Lynx. It ultimately merged with a now-defunct manufacturer of unreliable hard drives in 1996 before being sold to Hasbro Interactive in 1998. Hasbro was bought by Infogrames Entertainment in 2001, which dropped the "Infogrames" name in favor of "Atari" in 2009. That company's US operations, already many degrees removed from the original Atari, filed for bankruptcy in 2013. The company that emerged is the one that's still operating as "Atari" today, and it's linked to the old company by its name and its trademarks and not much else.