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Guadaloopy

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  1. I fail to see how anything I have posted in this part of the discussion could warrant this response. Sounds like you might have some sort of fixation.
  2. They could. And it would cause a cascade of impacts to operations on the ISS. Here are the facts of the situation: 1. The Boeing test crew was unable to return as scheduled. 2. Future plans were modified to allow them to return while still allowing routine operations on ISS. 4. Crew 9 was delayed a month and went up with two members instead of four so that the Boeing test crew could return with them when they are relieved by Crew 10. 5. Crew 10 has been delayed from a February launch until late March at the earliest. So the Boeing test crew was initially stuck/stranded on the ISS due to technical issues with their return capsule. Then they were "stuck" on the ISS due to manning shortfalls that stemmed from plan modifications to allow them to return. Now they are "stuck" longer as their relief mission is delayed. Saying that they could come home tomorrow is impractical bullshit. It's NASA copium. That is not at all what I said. But the fact is that NASA under the Biden administration made the call to use scheduled SpaceX flights to "save the day."
  3. It was originally scheduled to return in February and has been delayed until March "at the earliest." I think we are all confident that these astronauts will make home safely in the relatively near future, but we don't have to pretend that this situation is super duper routine and NBD.
  4. I'm not trying to be a dick, but answering a stretched truth with another stretched truth doesn't solve anything or help anyone. Trump is not ordering a new effort. Trump's kayfabe is that he is riding in to "save the day", when in fact the very thing that he is proposing (SpaceX flight to retrieve them) has been in planning and execution since at least August. NASA's claim that the astronauts are "not stranded" is nearly as bad. It's bullshit semantics. The astronauts were supposed to be home nearly 8 months ago. It's perfectly fine to say that these astronauts are not abandoned, and it's perfectly fine for NASA to frame it internally that these astronauts are not stranded. But to communicate that publicly diminishes the organization. It's just spin.
  5. Completely agree. It was a mutually beneficial extension. As things played out, the Astros extracted significant value out of that contract. That's what I mean by "gave." From strictly a $$$/WAR perspective, Bregs gave the organization more than it paid for.
  6. Man… y’all some ungrateful assholes turning on Bregs like this. He’s a top tier Astro player in Astro history, simply for being a key element of both WS winning seasons. Don’t try to wedge in every lovable Astro ahead of him. Put some respeck on the man’s name. What’s happening now is just business. He already gave the organization a discount on some of his prime seasons once.
  7. You got the wrong guy, my dude. I'm on your side.
  8. I was told that no one would suggest that I sell my Tesla to prove I am not a nazi supporter, and also that I was being defensive and distracting for suggesting that people were saying that.
  9. I have neither the time nor inclination to find a screen cap of the exact same thing happening to a KC receiver without it being flagged.
  10. They ain't doing it for KC. And they aren't doing it specifically because they like Mahomes. They ARE being super ticky-tacky when it comes to protecting one of the biggest stars in the game who coincidentally has about half a billion invested in him. As far as the spots... that shit happens for home teams all of the time. It is a documented, data-driven fact that referees fudge close calls in the home team's favor across all levels of all sports.
  11. Would have been "A Manning as QB1."
  12. Do better. Something like “I despise Hitler, but we wouldn’t have made it to the moon without the V-2 program” would be more analogous to my position. I can imagine saying in 20 years “Musk was a real shitbag, but his advocacy for and investment in automated vehicles has saved over a million lives every year.”
  13. “Don’t be ridiculous. We’re not gonna ask you to get rid of your car… but we’re gonna imply that that you are a nazi supporter if you don’t.”
  14. I'll once again ask for any receipts that show me actually praising or supporting Musk himself.
  15. Catch up to the thread. What I posted wasn't "whatboutism", but pointing out the absurdity of pressuring Tesla owners who have owned their cars for years prior to Elon's nazi turn to answer for the fact that they own a Tesla. It's as absurd as calling out a current Mercedes owner for that company's nazi cronyism 80 years ago. I wasn't saying that it's OK to ignore Elon's nazi tendencies because we gave Henry Ford a pass. That would be whataboutism.
  16. Sigh... I know we're all just try to score internet argument cool points here, but I'll answer seriously. I bought a new vehicle four years ago. The vehicle is practical, easy to maintain, and as a bonus is fun to drive. It has very low fuel and maintenance costs. Because I was intrigued with the technology and wanted to support autonomous vehicle development while experiencing incremental builds, I purchased FSD. FSD also had the outside chance of someday leading to a path for passive income with the vehicle. The passive income potential was not my primary motivation for purchasing the car or FSD. It was an interesting possibility, but nothing I counted on. What I did count on was having a vehicle that I could drive until the wheels fell off. At this point, the vehicle is almost completely paid off and runs as well (better) than when I first got it, and I still enjoy driving it as much as I ever did. This car feels like it will run forever, and I am looking forward to the next 5-6 years of driving with no car payment. If I were to sell it now out of a sense of outrage, I would have to go out and replace the car and those 5-6 years of no car payment go poof like a fart in the wind. I am appalled by Elon's behavior, but I'm not about to eat tens of thousands of dollars to prove that point to the internet and random people on the road.
  17. I'm not thrilled about it, either, but I'm not about to take a big financial hit just to show my in-group bona fides because someone turned out to be a much bigger asshole than I thought he was four years ago.
  18. Doesn't matter. Time is a flat circle, right? Whether the nazis are in the past, present, or future, we have to show our outrage. My purchase occurred 4 yrs ago, before Musk revealed himself as a complete ass. It's ridiculous to expect an individual to divest themselves of a major purchase at a loss to protest new revelations of a CEO's character. It's just as ridiculous as what I proposed above. If I were an individual jumping to purchase the new Model Y today, boycotting might be a discussion worth having.
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