I wonder if it is terminal if he will pardon ol Randy Andy before he goes?
Probably not full pardon but do something to take some of the stink off him?
Why should we discuss Hamilton and Verstappen? You were discussing the fact the Ferrari was a better car than the Mercedes because the latter was second in the 2023 CC with only 3 points. IMHO they didn’t became second because the Mercedes was better, but because Ferrari was very unlucky in Las Veg...
Jump to postProbably because Ferrari (Sainz) was effectively eliminated during FP1 in Las Vegas because of a “Murican” pothole cover which wasn’t secured enough - guess Boeing was invited to do the QC? If we allow for Ferrari being the actual P2 due to a track problem, then we gotta also give Lewis his seventh...
Jump to postTheFlyingDisk wrote:
A great snip of the conversation on F1 Reddit re: Andretti/FOM: Andretti: We didn't get the invite. FOM: Did you check the junk folder tho? > > According to JennaFryer the email invitation to an in-person meeting was from a FOM staff member but went into a junk folder > Literally. > https://x.com/Ch...
Jump to postThe thing is if Minardi joined the grid today, they would no doubt be rejected for similar reasons re. supposed lack of competitiveness. In fact, up to half the grid would be rejected for those reasons I suspect. This reminds me of a situation when I was working for a very well known high tech firm...
Jump to postFollow the money... BBC says: Money may be a part of the decision - doubtless Hamilton's Ferrari retainer will be stratospheric. He had lost his status as F1's best-paid driver following the new deal that secured Max Verstappen to Red Bull until 2027, which is said to be worth somewhere between 50m ...
Jump to postIt’s a clear statement Hamilton doesn’t believe he has a chance to become WC once more with Mercedes. Ferrari has the better/faster car. And yet Ferarri couldn't beat out Merc for constructors championship with that better/faster car? I don't think it's as clear as you make it out to be. I think it...
Jump to postI thought I was still dreaming when I first saw the Hamilton to Ferrari news this morning. But I've seen it from multiple sources so I'm awake now. Part of me wonders if this is an April Fools joke and Ferrari has messed up the timing (like they do strategy, pit stops, tires, everything else) Pa...
Jump to postSeems like the bottom line is that badges don't mean much these days, especially true for the entry level products of "prestige" brands.
Jump to postI think with Dallas keeping McCarthy it includes that there is one more year left on McCarthy's contract, that if fires him he will have a tough time to get a new coach as few want to deal with Jerry's ego. There are only 32 of those jobs, and a lot fewer than that come up in a given year, and Jerr...
Jump to postLove the jokes that go around that pictures of the last Cowboys win in on a Floppy disk and the video is on VHS. My favorite is: https://i.pinimg.com/474x/86/39/90/86399004c97ebd10bdf4f6f3c3e6451a.jpg Ref: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/401172279286600220/ And it's not just because it's true, it's b...
Jump to postI know you said no turbo-4s, but check out a Giulia if you haven’t already. We’ve had a 2017 for a few years now. It is a lot of fun to drive, and *touch wood* it has not given us a major repair bill. The current model is ending the end of its life cycle so you may also be able to find a decent dea...
Jump to postBecause BMW used to build drivers cars. People who know how to drive enjoy them, and don't buy FWD Audis. You can't steer with your foot without power and RWD. BMW used to build "the ultimate driving machine", now they build "the ultimate marketing machine". Sooo many concession...
Jump to postWelcome to the Russkiy Mir, fellas! Russia: 15 foreigners received their military conscription summons immediately at the end of their naturalization ceremony the moment they became Russian citizens in St. Petersburg. Ref: https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1748094405066830332 Maybe you should ha...
Jump to postmke717spotter wrote:Maybe Mike McCarthy caught Jerry Jones in a good mood during their end of season meeting, as its being widely reported that AT&T Stadium has been selected as the site of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. A major coup for Jerry Jones.
They do have lots of competition in BOS. I booked DL this time. Wish me luck! I wish you luck typing this while sitting at the Detroit airport Marriott for the 4th time in two weeks because my connections keep going tech on DL I am fully aware going from B6 to DL is like jumping from the pan to the...
Jump to postWhat is Russia's end game? Complete subjugation of Ukraine is out of reach. Both Putin and Medvedev have made recent statements re-iterating their old line that there is no Ukraine, what exists is an accident of history, and they feel they are correcting that accident. This doesn't propose subjugat...
Jump to postA Vietnam analogy, which I don't see in any way pertaining to Ukraine, the US oddly and ignorantly thought that a decade after giving substantial aid to try and help the colonial power hang on, (who at least knew something about the place), then thought they could win just by having more 'stuff', c...
Jump to postWhat is the likelihood of either B6 and/or NK filing an appeal? And if they do, what's the probability of it succeeding; especially given that the prior mergers were cleared by the DOJ with little or no resistance. Appeals aren't new trials. They'd have to find flaws in the judge's work, and be abl...
Jump to postFor that reason, I think it's Russia that ultimately has the lost cause from the outset here. If you look at what they want Ukraine to be - a Russian vassal with Russian identity - only a limited portion of that can be accomplished by military conquest. In the USSR Ukraine wasn't just under the mil...
Jump to posttrueblew wrote:It would appear the DOJ winning in court will result in the elimination of a ULCC. I'm sure the DOJ and its supporters will be so proud.
Ultimately, though, the politicians' decisions about weapons were pretty irrelevant. What was needed to "win" Vietnam was for the South Vietnamese government to be a viable entity. The United States military couldn't make that happen regardless of what the rules of engagement were. In thi...
Jump to postJerry's ego would like to win another Super Bowl, sure. But it's not the most important thing. Jerry's ego cannot handle admitting mistakes (keeping McCarthy, overpaying Prescott, etc.) Jerry's ego cannot handle being questioned, which is why he's his own general manager and hires coaches who won't...
Jump to postWhat did the military need in Vietnam that it didn't have? I can't see it as having been short-changed in manpower, money, or material. The problem was that victory was defined as a goal that military force couldn't deliver. To keep it as much on topic as possible, I'll say the common thread is pol...
Jump to postI'm not sure Rosgvardia can be described as 'elite special forces'. I thought they were internal security forces, who were limited to beating up unarmed protesters. I would say they are not elite in terms of their fighting skills. They are elite in that they haven't been thrown into the meat grinde...
Jump to postDallas is like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Manchester United and Ferrari. They have the money to win but only really care about the money and the eyes on the team. All 4 of those teams are good and not great, good enough to retain the fans but not good enough to win. Its an excellent business model Ye...
Jump to postVery interesting video on how the Leopard 2s are standing up in Ukraine. https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/199ovy1/rescued_by_the_armor_ukrainian_unit_shows_battle/ As usual, the Western equipment is wonderful, but there isn't enough of it and it comes with too many strings attached. As some...
Jump to postMeanwhile, two Youtube channels, Denys Davydov and Anna from Ukraine interestingly report on protests in the republic of Bashkortostan (me neither), which they believe could be the beginning of the unravelling of the Russian Federation. Seems overly optimistic, given Putin's grip on power, but then...
Jump to postFull disclaimer: I have no first hand knowledge of any possible changes at B6. I am simply offering comments based on my experience in other, similar situations. It is a tough hurdle for exec management (and the board) to overcome: how can the board and exec management make the argument that the me...
Jump to postLooks like Jerrah is gonna bring back the band for next season: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39331813/sources-cowboys-retain-mike-mccarthy-head-coach Great news - the Cowboys will fold in the playoffs again next year - couldn't be happier As Bill Parcells says, you are what your record says ...
Jump to postAt the end of the day, B6 needs to create more utility for itself. The only utility they have is for NYC/BOS based travelers. In those cities they serve enough outstations that all travelers can latch on to them as a preferred carrier. In their out stations, they offer very little to anyone other t...
Jump to postLooks like Jerrah is gonna bring back the band for next season:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/393 ... head-coach
Conversely, it may be welcomed because it reduces the risk of a customer team showing up the works team. That was happening the first half of last year when AMR was doing better than Merc, and while it made for some discomfort, I don't think it was anything serious. Losing cold hard cash that flows...
Jump to post. I'm looking for one (or maybe 2), with the Intel N100 because my main goal is to have it run 24/7 with as little power used as possible, while still offering decent performance. Bee-Link offers just such an animal, with 16 gigs of RAM. Forgot the hard drive capacity but I bought one for a similar...
Jump to postI am actually in the same quandry, I have an old desktop I want to replace, have a windows 10 Laptop with an old celeron tha MSFT isn't supporting in 11. That's a bit of a canard, perhaps. The big difference in 11 is the system needs to support a TPM (trusted platform module) but if that's the issu...
Jump to postWhere I think Belichick goes is Philly and if he talks to the Eagles they will give him control and fire Sirianni. He then brings in McDaniels and we could have the Patriots again. We didn't have the Patriots in New England the last two seasons and he had total control. We had weak drafts and coach...
Jump to postMeanwhile the Bears are deciding whether or not to draft ANOTHER QB. Remember, this is the team that passed on Mahomes and traded up for Trubisky! It's not really the way to think about it. Lots of other teams passed up on Mahomes, even more passed up on Tom Brady, multiple times. IMO the right thi...
Jump to postI do wonder if there will ultimately be a deal made for an Andretti takeover of Haas, despite Mr Haas’ earlier disinterest. I know in the past Bernie Ecclestone was an expert at brokering deals, which proves if there’s a good mediator at the table and enough pressure applied from the right places, ...
Jump to postHelmut Marko sez he "hears" Steiner wanted an ownership stake and that's why he's out: https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/196o5yv/helmut_marko_about_steiner_all_i_heard_was_that/ Sounds like rumor mongering to me. Marko calling someone else out for riding a wave of popularity is pr...
Jump to postThings can get very nasty when nationalism and religion become entangled. Next we had better find that dangerous subversive who said "love thy neighbor" and "blessed are the peacemakers." If that de-frocked priest ends up in prison, the next destination is probably is Adiivka or...
Jump to postYes, it will. Cali HSR is a symbol of a greedy, bloated political program disguised as a transportation program. It is a parody of an actual professionally designed transportation program (like the ones you see in China, for example). The Chinese template can't be followed in democratic societies b...
Jump to postAs much as I liked Pete and as much as he did to take the team to new heights during his tenure, it was time for him to go. The owners should get the broom and sweep out the entire coaching staff at this point. Watching them was hard the past few years - stupid penalties time and time again, missed...
Jump to postI have lost a ton of respect for Jody now. Paul should be rolling in his grave. I've lost a ton of respect for Paul. With his immense amount of money he should have done much better estate planning so his legacy would survive. He should have set up foundations with independent management and fundin...
Jump to postTo be honest, I don't think Guenther didn't see it coming. Another last place finish doesn't given you much breathing space with the man who writes your paycheck. The report I saw suggested that there were tensions already. Gene wanted the best he could do with a constant spend, Guenther wanted him...
Jump to postMike31 wrote:Yep, Finland and Sweden will be thrilled - just like the people In e.g. Mariupol..
Initially as the now identified LST, when the news broke it was thought that another cargo vessel might have been hit; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhJYG1u6bzQ The hull and the first two top-side decks are now part of the submarine Novocherkassk. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCRVvOLW0AACbTC?forma...
Jump to postThe point is, why treat this stuff seriously? They can't even make babies in quantity, and doing that takes no talent or equipment. How do we expect them to produce one thousand commercial airliners a year seven years from now, starting from a baseline of two per year? How do we expect them to incr...
Jump to postA319 is competing with A321 on production line, and given margins are higher on the larger model, and Airbus is operating under capacity constraints, Airbus salespeople will be motivated to sell A220 rather than A319. Great idea, except A220 production is also backlogged and last we know still losi...
Jump to postskynomad wrote:VS11 wrote:Airbus should definitely push the A220 - the more orders it gets, the more investment it will get. It can be a very lucrative platform for Airbus, assuming they can fix the quality issues.
What quality issues?