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  1. In one sense, it's actually a win/win that Hamas is abroad and targeted because if Israel was actually only laser focused on getting their revenge and killing Hamas brass, Gaza civilians would be risk free from being collateral damage. But obviously Israel wants all of Hamas, down to the janitor, wiped off earth and they want the territory. And speaking of the IDF and their remarkable ability to execute anywhere on earth, at this point no Hamas senior leader can feel comfortable or safe, right? The pager thing was a masterclass, surgical hits in the hearts of MAJOR cities like Tehran and Doha, etc. The only thing I think giving an ounce of security is that Israel bombing Istanbul or Ankara would be very risky as Turkey is no slouch.
  2. Thanks for sharing these. I had seen he was in the news with a new album and new drama with cardi b, etc. These arent' for me, I can't appreciate them, but gave them a chance.
  3. Actually this discussion just gave me a thought and a bit of a mind experiement. Which politically/religiously/sociologically motivated death will have the bigger effect on their respective environments: Charlie Hebdo or Charlie Kirk
  4. In this sense, it actually best serves Trump and those who would wish to use this event for evil that he was a niche, vaguely known name/face for most people in America. In that way they can now use his name, likeness and image to be used nefariously in anyway they want. I suppose you are right about the vocal minority, but it just doesn't seem like the climax, tipping point or boiling over event that you seemed to suggest. I guess we will see in the coming weeks/months.
  5. Here are my thoughts as an attempt at being objective: It's an interesting conversation because the top brass and head of the snake that is Hamas all dipped out to go abroad to evade prosecution/death. So you have the guys running the on the ground operations, from abroad in places like the aforementioned Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, etc. I think the extrajudicial killing of these folks is fair war, even if they are abroad (again, their whole intent is to avoid being brought to justice by running from the conflict and operational area), but what seems to me as brazen and an overstep is the attack while on the mediator's soil, at a mediation discussing the first concepts of what peace would look like. I think Qatar has a right to be very upset at the whole thing but specifically even us and the smoking gun is "USA stopped Iran's missiles this summer easily, you COULD have done the same thing with Israel's missiles but obviously didn't. You obviously ok'ed this." I also think the justification of 10/7 by Israel was weird. No duh. The whole thing is in response to 10/7. You can't really use that to justify this unless you are saying that you are going to get your pounds of flesh in revenge as a priority over peace first, which is an obstacle to peace here obviously. The Jerusleum justification from last week holds more weight IMHO, but still didn't go far enough to justify the Qatar boming.
  6. This is an amazing response. No rep for it is borderline criminal. Reminds me of Brendan Fraser and the Whale buzz... complete with the crying at an extended standing ovation.
  7. I don't think I agree with you here. The only reason I know the name Charlie Kirk is because of this messageboard. After his death like 3 friends talked about it. I was on a call with peers at work and someone asked outloud "Who is this Kirk guy that died? just got an alert" from a team of people who watch CNBC daily. I think if you are super active online it probably feels the way you bolded, but I'm not seeing it in real life. The markets have been shrugging off everything. Tariffs, for the most part. Bombing Qatar (Hamas) was a huge deal with huge implications-- barely registered on mainstream media fronts. All anyone cares about in the world I see everyday has been a) Oracle's out of the blue story b) "did you see the new iphone air? when are airbuds 3.0 coming?", and most importantly and the bullhorn in every room c) AI bubble/boom. And that seems to be all the market cares about as well right now. tl;dr Long way to say, I don't agree it feels like a climax. Kirk is not a Lincoln or Franz Ferdinand or anyone else of widespread fame/infamy. He seems to be known, loved or hated, by the chronicaly online and vocal minority.
  8. I wonder if the slashing of white collar jobs that is to come (and has already started) due to AI will change that, though. Maybe "target" schools like the Wall St. model will become a thing for jobs or career paths that right now are super democratized. Either way, if you can either afford it out of pocket or get a great value for it with merit aid, etc., I think there is little downside to going to the best school you can get into I think, personality or not.
  9. maybe take a beat and let things play out and be patient before winding yourself up in these different ways. at least that's how I'm approaching it, because the alternative is just "what if'ing" a dozen scenarios.
  10. When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
  11. Thanks for this. I think then we in fact did NOT go to the same type of college fair lol.
  12. We love you immamac.
  13. nice try, glowie.
  14. Maybe help me understand the college fair in 2025. I went to one (probably the same chain you went to, they host liek 12 around DFW) with my grandson. This one was wildly packed. The line to talk to A&M was snaked. The UTD table was swamped by Indians. All the SEC football schools were there, which is weird, because like...why would anyone from northern suburbs of DFW want to go to Mississippi State or Mizzou? Anyways, I left scratching my head at the actual value of the event. You get a bag and some stickers and their glossy magazine and they put you on an email list. You can glean all the answers from the internet, at your own leisure, and the reps that are employed by university to do these are generally pretty young, low level and aren't really able to go any deeper than what you can easily find on the internet. Thoughts on your experience as far as the value you were able to obtain? As an aside, I didn't see UT Austin there (but every other UT-x was).
  15. Whenever something pops off I always know to come here for some fireworks.
  16. Okay, so add another one to the list. I had an offer at Oracle during Covid when everyone was overpaying everyone, to join there growing OCI stack in services. Pretty good take home pay but a big equity component with gauranteed refreshes yearly for three years, at like at $60/share. I thought, "Oracle? What a grindhouse. They suck, they are barely humans and neanderthals that are left at Oracle in 2020 after completely getting taken to the woodshed and beaten in the cloud wars." So I took another job with a better brand name. Probably left $2.5-3 million bucks on the table after yesterday.
  17. Assuming this puts to rest any remaining chatter of the Trump assassination attempt being faked/conspiracy. Inches means life or death.
  18. The Sabrina's were cool looking in the black and silver. Granddaughter bought them for varsity (hs) basketball. They weren't cheap.
  19. That's a TON of hardware for someone I've never heard of until right now. Crazy. Maybe I live under a rock even more than I thought.
  20. Preach it brother. The irony (to me) is that protective parenting has actually been more harmful to the brain chemistry and abilities of the youth to interact in today's society, as the kids fell into screens and sink into the abyss of online. However, maybe when they are in their prime earning years, they will have been served well, as everyone will be productive with AI agents and the only humans needed in organizations will be the aging forward deployed engineers of today.
  21. Going to college used to be a Rumspringa for our young. Go out to the world for 4 years and be quasi-autonomous and independent. Go explore. Try on new ideas and new strategies, learn new things, stretch yourselves and experience things in a quasi-safe place. It typically has a beginning and an end, and you will be better, more well-rounded and thoughtful for the wear. Maybe some things get unlocked or perhaps you just get to validate and reinforce some things you held dear already. Whatever. The point is to actually engage in experience(s). In a digital world dominated by online, parasocial and social media relationships where life is experienced through screens (even a lot of classes via zoom, apparently), we've lost a lot of the experiential aspects of college I think. And with the lose of real life, physical experiences I think we've lost the critical mass aspects that now, in a sort of vicious cycle, make those experiences more risky and dangerous.
  22. I think as usual it's more nuanced than the thesis' you tend to codify and cement your thinking around (no offense, just a pattern): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/30/the-case-against-the-sexual-revolution-louise-perry-book-review-the-second-coming-carter-sherman
  23. I actually went to a Texans game in Houston and sat in the club seats, ate mediocre bbq, but generally had a fun time. I went to a Bengals game in Cincy for TNF a few years ago as well which was surprisingly great (mostly because it's fun for a Thursday and the stadium is downtown near the restaurants and bars). The only two times I've gone to NFL games post-covid. Now going to an NFL game where you have to tailgate and then go to a 12 noon kick with a general admission seat with the general public? I am with you on that. Hard pass.
  24. Surely this doubling down is a commitment to the bit in a very satirical way, but I honestly can't tell.
  25. Super interesting read and I like the premise-- we ought to see and hear about the failures and not just the awesome successes of special missions.
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