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The threatening part is what I focus on... he threatens a lot. He doesn't always follow through. Unfortunately I have no clue which way it'll go until it goes that way and the threatening piece of it is what is really sad and scary. As for DOGE, I'm still convinced that nothing more than a dog and pony show to get access to sensitive data on the American public to help facilitate actions at a later date and the whole "fallout" between Musk and Trump is merely a ruse to make people think otherwise. It's all 100% sketchy performed under the auspices of addressing the hard issues while not actually addressing anything.

He's out there every night swinging the biggest **** on the team. Size matters and he has it where it counts.

Can he get SOG added to the scoreboard overlay? Then he wins.

Perhaps Mitts having a problem with the hard practice was the reason he was moved? He might have improved while in Buffalo and been serviceable by Buffalo standards but he's clearly not been serviceable by Boston or Colorado standards. Why do we want him? To further the Buffalo standard? No thanks.

Indeed. Not unsurprisingly, the "Night" edition of the Calligraphy trim came out in white and black. The nicknames were Stormtrooper and Vader. Still odd to me to call something Night and then have it be white, but it's all about blacking out MOST of the chrome pieces and the interior. Yeah.. moving from a used car loan to a 0% loan certainly made a difference. It's a relative increase in payment but I was just about to drop money on 4 new ties, and air conditioning diagnostic and likely recharge, and a few other little problems. It doesn't offset everything but it does enhance the piece of mind especially given the never ending saga that is my Sedona.. still in Schenectady (but it's coming home, just not fixed). I interacted with 4 different sales people. Two were exceptional and the other two were trash. I interacted with only 1 sales manager and he was great. Sadly the Nissan people were the best but I didn't buy from them. For one of the sales people I didn't get her name until she handed me her card while I was walking out (after test driving the car). Incredible.

Uhhh Gerrymandering.. it's not a new concept at all. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/gerrymandering-explained I mean.. I'm not even going to try and go further than that. Both sides have clearly been destroying democracy and have been for a long time. The system lives off of people who believe it's Republicans vs. Democrats. The more you fall into that trap, the more they win.

I see. I guess if that's how people took it then that's on them. It's not like they said they were committing themselves for 10 years. I think that's why I questioned the use of gaslighting... Not a big deal.

Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy Night in Black. (Strange that they offer the Night edition in White as well) I was torn between that and a Nissan Pathfinder. I've never been so indecisive on a car... so I'm going to have to overcome the "would the Pathfinder have been better" feeling. Such a damn investment these days too. There wasn't a wrong choice for me... time will tell how well things go. I'm happy so far.

I got a new car!!!! Thanks @spndnchz. Also, my insurance agency decided that having my car at an incompetent dealer in Schenectady for a month is not good for their customer (me!). So they agreed to pay to have it hauled to Rochester. One step closer to resolution! I know I was a few minutes late @spndnchz but i was reading other threads when I saw you opened it up. 🙂 NOw it is Saturday.. so it's Spectacular Saturday!

This is where we disagree. In my world, both sides have been destroying it. It's just a change in language, squeeze from the left, squeeze from the right, either way you are getting squeezed. See below. Yes.This is it 100%. The electoral college almost made sense back then. It makes no sense now. It's all about creating a representative government where the mix of political affiliations or at least viewpoints can be reasonable represented in government. The electoral college only applies to the presidential election so it's an easy target. But when you get to drawing custom "lines" to fit a narrative then you know it's all *****. Let each state also be represented by its proportionate voting structure. Of course this invites striation into the two party system and the two parties can't have that.

Traded in my car today for something new. Gone is the used car loan and in is a nice 0% for 60 deal and not even on an EV! Love that. I would have posted this in the Fantastic Friday thread but apparently @spndnchz has an early bed time and locked the thread early. 🙂 My 2019 Subaru Forester was... okay. But I never had the love for it. Naturally 6 hours into the new car I can't derive a solid opinion, but I'm not upset. So.. cheers!

Well 100% of people who <insert any criteria here> die. So I accept this.

Can you explain this to me? Is gaslighting being used correctly here?

Right, and the point to add is that the Democrats, being so highly principled, are threatening to do the same thing in other states. Perhaps it's time to stop all of this garbage about district lines and just move to a system that represents voting distribution? Where's the end game? Hard line red and blue states? Does it go beyond that to secession? Is it all a ploy to distract from even more ridiculous initiatives? Instead people just continue to worry about the other "side" because it's not as bad as their "side". Hooo boy.

Was it ever about efficiency or about obtaining access to sensitive data to further other initiatives elsewhere in the very, very private sector?

That only makes it less useful. Data is data. It is. Thanks for your reply. I see how it really helps the conversation here.

The key takeaway for me is.. what was the mistake and how was it made? This report isn't a new thing. But then I think we all know the report has no consistent algorithm that reduces or eliminates the ability to inject bias into it. Trump's response is typical. He continues to demonstrate his childish name calling. It does however amuse me when people resort to the same tactic when criticizing Trump. As far as I am concerned the economy is on a bubble, but no one can quite figure out when it will burst or if it will just subside with a slow leak.

Moved the youngest into her dorm today (athletics start early). Both fantastic and somewhat sad. But I am excited for the next chapter and it what it will mean for her. So.. fantastic wins.

It's fair. I would say it's a silly question to counter a silly statement. But we see all the time "The Sabres need to make the playoffs, regardless of the cost" or "Who cares about winning in the future, they need to win now" Clearly the cost matters and winning now, while important, should not come at the expense of improving overall long term success.

It's not really. This is how the Internet works. If you say Devon Levi then the reach of the article is limited to those who might have an interest in him or the team for which he plays. Whereas, if you mention Sam Reinhart you will get Sabres fans as well as people who would have an interest in Sam Reinhart. This happens quite often these days in headline writing in an attempt to get more eyeballs to see it and then entice people to click. I get a lot of "Former <insert team here> draft pick projected to be cut" or traded, or something else. Goofy and annoying, but for most people it turns into a click.

Yeah, that was a bit of a "big" moment. But I mean, it's something and it is also promoting KeyBank which is a pretty large corporation. Yeah, it's easy to get worn down. It's just perspective. I really want this team to win. I'll take the Bills winning, but for me the Sabres winning is more important. But, perspective says worry about that which you can change. It's not easy.

Most likely. I'm not asking that question though am I? I'm not arguing a position either. Simply put: If you could guarantee the Sabres made the playoffs this year, but would miss the playoffs afterward for X years, how high would X get before you would NOT take the deal? So basically, if you said X = 1 then you would be willing to give up a guaranteed playoff miss the following season and all bets are off after that.

Was it used by the Sabres or by people on social media? I just looked and I didn't see them saying it. I mean, to be fair, a 10 year extension on naming rights and putting the name on the visiting helmet isn't necessarily a small thing. I'm not going out of my way

I still don't have my car.. almost 4 weeks. No progress. The insurance company is not even contacting me.. Guess who won't be a customer much longer? Bloody hell. It'll be over with soon.. I hope.

Did they make a "big deal" out of it? All I heard was they announced there would be a public relations announcement at the arena at a certain date and time. Isn't that how it is supposed to work? I mean, I get I am not wired into the interwebs, but if they made a "big deal" out of it I certainly missed it. I think people just want to complain, so go ahead and complain. To me it's just being petty.