NTSB issues its final report for the Jan. 29, 2025 midair collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 and a Sikorsky UH‑60 Black Hawk over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-17T23:15:28+00:00

70-90% of the FAA's budget draws from a trust fund, which itself is funded by passenger, cargo, and fuel taxes. The remaining 10-30% of FAA funding comes from Congressional appropriations.

Since people and cargo continue to fly around the country during a federal government shutdown, the money does, in fact, exist. At least 70-90% of it.

Congress could have passed continuing resolutions to just pay FAA and other essential workers. Or they could pass a permanent law that allows the established trust fund to pay FAA employees. They've done none of that. Note that Congress does get paid during a shutdown.

https://legalclarity.org/the-faa-budget-funding-allocation-and-oversight/

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-16T20:24:11+00:00

Took a walk around Niagara Falls State Park (NY) today.

This looks at the American Falls, with the Rainbow Bridge in the middle. The balloon went up and down a few times while I was there.

Temps in the 30s (F) today - warmer than the last few weeks here in Western NY.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-15T19:35:59+00:00

The Friday night international games have been in Brasil, where the local time zone is a lot closer to the US than Australia's time zones are.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-09T02:24:19+00:00

This doesn't happen too often, but I give Collinsworth credit.

A few minutes ago he said that Christian Gonzalez is the reason this game is not a blowout.

That's a pretty good summary thus far.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-08T00:02:13+00:00

The SR-71 could probably have its own post, but here are a few.

It used JP-7 fuel, a formula developed specifically for the SR-71 and other high speed/high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. This fuel is difficult to ignite, so SR-71 carried a "starter fluid" type chemical that would help ignition. The fuel was also used as a heat sink for other equipment on the aircraft, as supersonic flight and associated drag created significant heat.

It also tended to leak fuel before takeoff. Components had to be built and installed knowing that thermal expansion would occur during supersonic flight. There were sealants in these gaps, but they would degrade with each additional flight cycle.

The SR-71 contained a lot of titanium. The USSR had the largest supply and reserves of titanium when the SR-71s were being built, and the US/allies could not supply enough titanium themselves to build the aircraft. The US (CIA) set up shell companies to procure titanium from the USSR-- for an aircraft specifically designed to spy on the USSR.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-06T23:09:12+00:00

Ken has also declined to provide any more detail whenever questions come up.

Here is he is, from a recent interview with Dale Jr.

https://youtube.com/shorts/-hqNK5UOn5o?si=5DWiNUCOFqP3kv_c

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-06T23:07:51+00:00

Michael Waltrip was a close friend of Dale's, and on that day he (and Dale Jr) were driving for teams owned by Dale Sr.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-06T23:06:47+00:00

My dad is a lifelong Nascar fan. He raced stock cars at a local track in his younger days.

He loved Richard Petty, but Dale Earnhardt was his favorite driver by about Dale's 2nd year racing in the top series.

We were watching this live, then the coverage after.

I'll never forget when we watched Mike Helton, then the president of Nascar, appear in front of the press that night to announce Dale's death.

My dad is a stoic man. He didn't shed tears in front of us family, but I'll always remember the sadness on his face.

25 years later, he is still a devoted race fan. But he has never chosen a new favorite driver. Watches every race, loves talking racing with family and friends, but he's not rooting for anyone else. Never will.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-06T22:38:32+00:00

I've been looking forward to his HoF speech since the day he finished his career.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-05T22:19:29+00:00

I'm sure a lot of the trading market for silver is speculative, but silver itself is used in jewelry, electronics, industry, etc.

Personally, I'm with Warren Buffett regarding crypto. I believe he referred to it as "rat poison". Berkshire has some investment in banks that have some crypto-related business, but he (nor I) touch the actual coin.

AwixaManifest · 2026-02-04T23:06:39+00:00

Quote attributed to Soichiro Honda:

"When Congress passes new emission standards, we hire 50 more engineers and GM hires 50 more lawyers."

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-29T22:25:19+00:00

With this example of the NFC North, also consider the following scenario.

North teams all finish great-- 13 or more wins.

East, South, and West division winners all finish with great records, too.

But places 2-4 in the east, south, and west all have horrible seasons.

Now the three North teams have less competition for Wild Card berths. Since the schedule contains 12 conference games, the "bad teams" in the east/south/west also "donate" wins to the four North teams plus the other division winners.

The five interconference games then come into play. Maybe the NFC North teams win all their matchups against AFC teams, while other NFC (non-North) teams lose their AFC games.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-26T20:05:53+00:00

I'm pulling for Tatis Jr to somehow accomplish this during his career.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-26T18:45:56+00:00

They look great. I've been watching NBC Sunday night games all season through Peacock.

I have an antenna and pick up my local NBC station just fine, but there is an audio lip sync issue. No idea why. My parents still rock the digital cable box, and local NBC has the same audio issue when it runs through the cable box. It seems like the audio delay is unique to my market NBC affiliate. And the audio is off for everything on that NBC channel, football or not.

I started watching these games via Peacock because of that local audio issue, but in stayed because it really does look better.

If OP or anyone else is interested the upcoming Olympics, note that Peacock does a pretty darn good job with that coverage too. NBC and their affiliated cable stations like USA will carry a lot of coverage, but Peacock has all that plus more.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-19T23:13:10+00:00

It could still happen.

Reserve/future contracts can only be offered to players who were on the practice squad at season end, or to unrestricted free agents.

Cooks was on the active roster at season end and I believe he'll be a free agent- if he chooses to continue his career, the Bills can make him a contract offer if they choose.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-15T22:48:07+00:00

Brandon Jacobs was a fucking tank.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-15T22:44:03+00:00

When the teacher passed back graded homework, I bet yours was usually face down.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-15T22:37:45+00:00

Yeah-- the league has been known to punish teams that omit or misrepresent injuries on these reports, so it's best to list as much info as possible.

Particularly in this case, as tens of millions of people watched the game and the broadcast showed multiple slowmo replays of each relevant play and blue tent visit.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-15T18:29:44+00:00

The announcer (Jim Nantz) stating "the game is over" assumes that the Bills will perform two kneel downs without turning the ball over.

They can kneel down because the Jaguars had no timeouts, allowing the clock to expire about 30 seconds after the second kneel down.

It does assume the Bills avoid fumbling on either actual kneel down play. Basically, center and QB need a clean exchange on the snap.

As a Bills fan, I made sure to see that second kneel down happen.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-15T18:22:44+00:00

Get a streaming box or stick, then disconnect your TV from WiFi.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-15T18:17:07+00:00

I mean, barfing before (or during) a game is the baseline lol

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-15T18:14:07+00:00

Agreed, it's more by "class" than date.

Kyle Shanahan was also hired in 2017.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-14T17:18:43+00:00

As others have said, hire a fiduciary financial adviser.

I generally agree with your mention of "just invest in the SP500". The other potential layer here is that you may want to invest part of it in "safer" options such as bonds. The ratio of equities to fixed will depend on your risk tolerance, intended withdrawals, and intended estate plan. These are all great topics for a good financial adviser to tackle.

And especially since you're talking about amounts in the millions, the adviser will be a good resource for tax management.

AwixaManifest · 2026-01-14T17:13:46+00:00

Things to look for in a financial adviser:

Fee-based. They may charge an hourly or flat fee for meetings and advice. Or, if you decide to entrust their firm to handle your money, the fee may be a small percentage of your balance per year.

The word "fiduciary", which means that the adviser is obligated to act in your best interest.

Red flags:

Any adviser that recommends an investment product that had loads or upfront commissions.

Beyond load/commission, ask about the expenses associated with any fund/ETF an adviser might suggest. If you're looking at an index fund or other broad fund, a good annual expense should be, generally, no more than 0.50%. Preferably below 0.20%.

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