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The 21st century Red Scare.

It's interesting. One might think that a considerable number of alumni would be in the more wealthy segment and potentially Trump supporters. Perhaps they've been critical of their alma matters and support Trump? The best outcome is Harvard continuing to do what it does without the Federal money demonstrating to Trump that his threats are meaningless. The worst thing you can do is capitulate to a bully. Sometimes you have to embrace the suck and demonstrate they have no power over you. Maybe Harvard has to cut a few things here or there or they get some supportive donations, who knows. But caving to Trump only emboldens him more.

More team Papaya or Williams these days, but... I just enjoy the sport overall. For whatever reason the analytics of it, the strategy that decides margins by hundredths to thousandths of a second is really enticing. I'm not a fanatic or anything, I just like to see good racing. I'm not a NASCAR hater, but they can bump and rub with minimal consequence. Open wheel racing, bumping and rubbing usually ends up real bad, so to keep cars from colliding while inches apart at 200mph... that's exhilarating. Also, I still believe the Sabres will make the playoffs.

I was there. It was the almost the entire Sabres season in one game. They scored early. They flopped late. Their PK outscored their PP. They got caved in when the other team really tried. The only difference was they managed to win this game, despite their best efforts to give it away. This is not a team that needs many changes in the lineup. They need changes in the coaching. That said, if the players can't play a stronger defensive game then they need changes in the lineup. If they can improve their PP and their defensive zone coverage I think they will be okay. Hate on it if you want. It's your own choice to continue to live in the misery of failure the Sabres have created. I can only absorb so much negativity and use my energy on it... the world today takes precedence over what the Sabres are doing. So I won't be bothered by their performance. I know the Sabres are a team that have not made the playoffs since Pegula took over. It's sad and pathetic. But it's not anywhere as sad and pathetic as others things going on in life. So I put it into perspective.

Not just kids. Just because people aren't as despondent as you appear to be does not make it wrong. I was there with my two kids, 21 and 17. My son, despite only having known this team as a failure, and caring about this team more than the Bills, still asked about season tickets after. He still wants to go. No, I did not even begin to consider season tickets. He hates the losing, but he likes hockey. It's his choice. First and foremost it's entertainment, for 9 hours yesterday (drive from Rochester, dinner, game, long ass line at the store, then drive home) I was with my kids, hanging out, and talking. I've lived through 4 straight Super Bowl losses, getting screwed over by the NHL with a foot in the crease, a freak combination of items in 2006, and I'm still here. I'm doing okay. It's always interesting, when something serious happens in sports (Malarchuk, Hamlin, etc.) everyone always talks about how it puts sports into perspective. I choose to put it into that perspective all the time. That said, I was rightly quite concerned last night when Reimer grabbed his neck after one play. Thankfully it was just a nick, I did not need another Malarchuk experience in my life and Reimer sure as hell didn't. This is who me and my family are. It's okay to be you too but maybe just lament your viewpoint without crapping on others like some pigeon hanging out under a bridge.

Yeah, although I didn't mention that in my post. He does miss the net often. Picking corners is cool, if you can do it. But I do prefer shots that result in a higher chance of a rebound versus those that result in a higher chance of going out of play or back into the Sabres end. That said, he's scoring, so I'm not going to nitpick where he's choosing to shoot right now.

Their success does not impact my ability to live my life, so hope is a strategy for me. In the end if they miss again, so be it. I'm already converting my "work wall background" from Sabres memorabilia to F1.

I'll always be a Sabres fan. It's just a question of whether I will invest to be able to watch them play either with my money.. or my time.

15k fans will have an Alex Tuch bobble head, should they choose to get one. What they do with those bobble heads will be up to them. I'm keeping mine.

Yep. Take your JAG and put them in a Ferrari, odds are they will look better.

The biggest issues I have with Tuch are: - He often does not use his size in a physical manner. He is very much poke check first and hope he creates a turnover. It's not that he won't hit, but he often does not. - He makes some really stupid passes. But, you can't argue with his production. He scores, he blocks shots, he forces turnovers. I do wonder, if Owen Power did this would people feel the same way? Hmm.

Was water pressure on shower heads part of Project 2025? :eyeroll:

It's not the streaming companies that restrict your viewing. It's the content licensing. The licensing is designed for a single household and they are required to enforce those policies as part of their licensing the content to view. If you use a Fire stick you can just speak to it and it will tell you where something can be streamed from. Not sure about other platforms.

🙂 A game.. more material for everyone to argue over. They win, people are mad about them winning because of draft picks. They lose, people are mad about them losing because they need to build a winning culture. They get blown up? Does everyone rejoice that there couldn't be a 15th missed season? It's April and it's snowing. I have bigger issues than the Sabres.

Not that I pay attention to the politics in Erie County, but don't the mayor and county exec not get along so well? Could the County be hosing the City so they would have no choice but then to offer up the building for sale? Wouldn't be surprised if the person who was interested in purchasing it was already known to the County Exec. Certainly going to be interesting and I bet more information will be dug up (or leaked, or faked).

I'll be curious if he doesn't get a few shifts on other lines as well. It's not like coaches don't adjust things in the middle of games. I'm not concerned if he plays on the 4th line either. Nothing that happens for the remainder of this season matters towards next year. So why even spend negative mental energy on it. He gets called up, this is good. Enjoy it along with him.

Can't wait, but sadly will miss the game because I will be at a volleyball tournament. I'll try and have my phone watching but the building is usually a faraday cage and the WiFi absolutely trash. Oh well.

Are you referring to Springsteen? If so, no thanks. 🙂 Not a fan of his, at all, ever.

Definitely. It's what I do as well the majority of the time and I run into quite a few songs where they clearly ran into the next track (or the prior track ran into it). I like to go back and then listen to the full continuation that was implied when the songs were put out.

Do you mean people who stream random songs or have a free service? If I play this on Spotify I get the same experience.

Better than nothing, but just abolishing it is the right move. All of that said.. popular vote would still have put Trump in office this election. But, it would have had impacts on prior elections and it's still the right thing to do.

It's not really a mentality of if you don't like it. It's more the question of, can the United States change its culture to the point where it can support cultural ideals that are present in other countries. It's not about the past 40 years, it's dates back to the founding of this country and what people's belief of "America" is. Sort of like expecting the tiger to change its stripes. At some point you have to realize it's a tiger and if you wanted it to be a lion, you need to go get a lion. As I read it, the rule is rolling back a ruling that had not even taken effect. It was only put in place in December and set to take effect later this year. The financial industry was already preparing a lawsuit over it. All of that aside, perhaps I am in the minority who thinks it must just be advisable to not overdraft your accounts or expect to have access to money you do not have.

Do you trust that the United States society and political culture to properly handle the money required for universal health care and free education? I have a rather bleak outlook on that front. I think the very thing that made us "America" is the thing that drives the problems we face today. We wanted freedom from a great many things. This is the phrase that permeates most people's minds still today. We grew up as a society that welcomed those who worked hard to make a way for themselves and to do so without having to be concerned for others. We fostered a culture of take your slice of the pie, or take the whole thing if you can. That culture is what your ideals are going to go up against. I don't believe in the United States to succeed unless the minds of its citizens change drastically. Granted there are a great many people in this country who do not subscribe to "me above all else" but it's not enough and they are not in the positions that matter. They fail to make it into those power positions largely because they lack the mentality to wade through that steaming mess. There are those that try, they find themselves worn down and ultimately subjugated to the culture of business and politics of the US. Compromise, bribe, what's in it for me? How do I remain elected? All so I can represent the business interests of large corporations who will give me a nice post-election job, etc. I don't see either the Democrats or Republicans changing enough. I don't see the majority of the population changing enough. Hell, if the country cut the military spending it could probably fund universal health care and free education without even having to raise taxes. At the end of the day I think the culture of a country's citizens is what allows certain ideals to float to the top. It's why I often think that I would be happier in another country because my ideals do not align with those of the US. It's a question I would ask of you, rather than fight to institute those changes here, why not move to a country that aligns with what you believe?

Thank you for highlighting what I consider to be one of the biggest flaws with our system of government. The Electoral College is a concept that has far surpassed its purpose and needs to be eliminated. As far as respect, there's nothing that man respects, perhaps not even himself.

If all it takes is me not paying attention for them to win, then I will gladly make that sacrifice. if it takes me being out of town away from my family? not so much, sorry. 🙂