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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.

Of course. And for all the documentation and awareness those corporate abusers have documented and shared there is little to no change in the behavior of the general public. The sci-fi trend of the intergalactic being run by corporations didn't just start when Trump became President. This has been the trend for a long, long time. The people just sit back and allow it. This is what prompts fiction writers to envision those dystopian futures. Hell, the other day I saw someone on LinkedIN refer to themselves as having a career in Human Capital Management. While people are resources, it really negates the humanity of it when you begin to refer to them as the same as a fleet of vehicles, etc.

To be honest.. I'm not so much questioning Kadri (I wouldn't get him).. I was legitimately curious. How many years of continued playoff misses would people be willing to give up if they could be assured the Sabres made it this year? It's not really an attempt to insult the fan base but more a measure of where people's heads are at. I would say that naturally its unlikely they would miss the playoffs for 14 years after making it once... but I would have thought missing the playoffs for 14 years was highly improbable until the Sabres did it. It probably it still highly improbable, assuming the statistical norm of hockey decision making is made regarding how to build a team, etc. The Sabres are the perfect storm, for failure.

Re: DC movies... Just too many remakes of the same characters over and over. Superman, just not doing it for me. I was at least intrigued with the Bale/Batman. But that's because all others up to that point were pretty lame. They had a chance to keep it going with Robin, but that died. Then we got.. Ben Affleck. Hell no. I just can't bring myself to care about vampire Batman or this new Superman.

While this may be true for many it's not a cookie cutter plan. Which veterans does he need to outperform in camp? Zach Benson puts pressure on the quality NHL players, now. As near as I can tell he's not let the NHL "pressure" him at all. As for the lack of veteran presence, that's because they don't want to come here.

It's fair. But if I told you I could guarantee the Sabres make the playoffs this year but then would miss the playoffs again for another 14 years would you take the deal?

Like in the late night club of a small rural town in the middle of nowhere comedy? Because.. it's not funny? But somehow you know that the powers that be in those areas have some really good access to golf.

Laughable. That said, an activist and caring population would document corporations that abuse pollution controls and the public would force a change. But we all know that won't happen as that takes work. More work at least than being outraged that a transgender influencer doing a Bud Light commercial. The phrase that pays. Water, essential for life! Until you breathe it.

This happens for every president, where ever they go. Does it really matter how much he golfs? This really comes across as a desperate reach for things to criticize about Trump when there are so many more obvious and more important criticisms to be made.

I think the Sabres look at analytics like them having the most 5v5 goals in the league and think, it's really not that important as that has not translated to wins. We all know that as well. The Peterka trade is not all about replacing offense but improving overall defense so the team can potentially give up a few 5v5 goals for while reducing the goals against (in all situations) by more. I think Doan is a middle 6 player. He will almost certainly be a character player in the lineup who leads by example. I haven't followed him recently and certainly some things are attributed to him because of his father. However, from what I recall at draft, he's got that motor and desire to dig out pucks. The team is not good at that. I will remain optimistic that he will be a player that fans really enjoy watching and he's built as a player who can thrive in playoff hockey. Naturally they have to get there first.