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They get to the bottom of whether chess against a grandmaster could be won with remote-controlled sex toys

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I mean, they have vibrating but plugs, that can be controlled remotely by an app. Each move would be instructed with 2 number pairs. Each pair represents a square on the board- normally they’re identified by letters running left to right (from white’s perspective,) a-h, and a number 1-8 (white’s home row is 1).

The first pair is the starting position, the second pair is the final position, so you pulse out four numbers with a pause between them, and that communicates the move.

The person with the remote app (that can be used across the internet, for the record,) watched a live feed and plugs in the move an opponent makes, and reports back the chess ai’s move.

Bzzt-bzzt—bzzt-bzzt-bzzt-bzzt-bzzt—bzzt-bzzt-bzzt—bzzt-bzzt-bzzt-bzzt-bzzt-

Would instruct a move from the pawn in E2 to move to e3,

Just a guess; though, these guys just wanted to shove a vibrator up their ass… no judgment.

[–] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you had a pitch perfect butt, you could pulse different frequencies to make the transmission faster. Ideally 8 tones, so just 4 pulses each time.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

E2 to E3 would be (I'm changing the numbers to just count out the buzzes to make it easier. E is one short buzz.):

Buzz. Buzz buzz.

Buzz. Buzz buzz buzz.

(Now imagine the old notation "King's Bishop takes Queen's Knight")

AnarchyChess approves.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I mean no study is really conclusive without reproducibility. I should probably study it as well.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do yourself a favor and watch the video. However funny you think it is, it's better.

[–] BobbyNevada@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's all fun and games, until you have to explain to a person you are playing chess with, that you just orgasmed because of the vibrating butt plug, you are using to cheat at said chess match.

[–] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Is that better or worse than explaining that you just orgasmed because you just love playing chess?

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago

I feel like this is a plot for a hentai doujin in the making.

[–] dimeslime@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's Always Sunny had an episode like this. Now I know it's based on a real story. How rare.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m surprised you hadn’t heard of it, it was pretty widely published as one might guess from the topic.

[–] dimeslime@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

I probably had, but I also probably erased it with some beer later. These days I only know and retain YAML.