5 Mind-Blowing Optical Illusions by Akiyoshi Kitaoka

How your mind can make you see things that are not happening, by creating optical illusions! Enjoy this great visual feast created by Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka with several example and marvel yourself! https://abakcus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/15-Mind-Blowing-Optical-Illusions-by-Akiyoshi-Kitaoka-2048x1365.jpg https://abakcus.com/mind-blowing-optical-illusions-by-akiyoshi-kitaoka/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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MyNoise.net

Just found out this website for background noise you can use while working! Discover a world of immersive and customizable soundscapes that can enhance focus, relaxation, and sleep. Choose from noise generators, nature sounds and ambient music to create your perfect audio environment. Explore our https://mynoise.net/noiseMachines.php Try it out for yourself, in my case was very useful and entertaining! https://mynoise.net/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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FIDE Candidates' 2024 Winner

And the candidates’ winner is the 17-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh, the youngest player achieving such amazing feature and by the end of this year or beginning of the next will play for the World title with DIng Liren and with a high probability, specially as Liren currently is playing, to be the youngest one to achieve such title. Simply amazing! https://x.com/fide_chess/status/1782204713791783118?s=12&t=kaPIyLipvSoDMPcPs7o7JQ

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2 wins on 10 minutes’ games (Rapid) to slowly increase my ELO

2 wins on 10 minutes’ games (Rapid) to slowly increase my ELO in this kind of game! have decided to invest in the King’s Indian set-up to get a better understanding of it. So far so good, but the opponent level is still really low!

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Stupid loss, when I had all in my favor (after my counter-part accepted a Vienna Gambit!)

Stupid loss, when I had all in my favor (after my counter-part accepted a Vienna Gambit!) The level was really low from my side, a quick reminder that my level is still very, very low! :-) Looking at the bright side, can only improve.

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WEO - April 2024 - > “Soft”, “Slow” and “Scarred”

WEO - April 2024 - > “Soft”, “Slow” and “Scarred” Key takeaways Fears of stagflation and global recession are materially subsiding World GDP 3.2% for 2024 and 3.2% for 2025, despite a tightened monetary policy to control inflation, Global inflation projected to decline, 2024 US GDP projected to be sound → 2.7% 2024, China → 4.6% and EuroArea only → 0.8%, UK→0,5% Main Risks → inflation can persist, financial sector woes, geopolitical tensions, disruptive fiscal adjustments. press briefing → WEO 2024 https://www.youtube.com/live/AQT_dG0P8a4?si=P2oonnLWGJYwdoFU https://youtu.be/JR9gvqlTSkg?si=Qmr0gIfJ_u7gy-Ke

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How a home-improvement subsidy is wrecking Italy’s public finances - by the Economist

How a public policy, with good intentions but with incorrect incentives and deployment, was pushed into the Italian economy and its overall damaging repercussion into the fiscal stability! Many lessons should be learnt from this case to not repeat in other countries. How a home-improvement subsidy is wrecking Italy’s public finances https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2024/04/17/how-a-home-improvement-subsidy-is-wrecking-italys-public-finances from The Economist

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