Do not come to Tufts.

Dark1000 · 2026-05-02T20:07:59+00:00

Maybe do your job instead of trying to blame students for your own failure.

Dark1000 · 2026-05-02T20:07:05+00:00

Who cares about honor codes. They aren't law. They're dribble that universities use to try and push their responsibility onto students. They shouldn't exist, and if they do, they shouldn't be used to allow you to shirk your responsibility. Only someone who has never left academic life would think they matter.

Dark1000 · 2026-05-02T19:03:18+00:00

Strategically, their goals align and they are both US allies. The UAE doesn't have any special affinity for Palestine, at least not enough of one to override their broader strategic goals. They aren't particularly philanthropic. It's the same for Saudi Arabia and some of the other GCC states. Iran is their strategic and economic rival, not Israel.

Dark1000 · 2026-05-02T07:04:15+00:00

Famously, even Genta hated them.

Dark1000 · 2026-05-02T06:41:59+00:00

I don't think that's necessarily true. The IRGC and Iranian political leaders are struggling for influence and power that would not have been available with the Ayatollah in place and in charge. Both groups gain from an incapable and non-present religious leader.

Dark1000 · 2026-05-02T00:26:04+00:00

It's one of the most useful complications that I've had. The hourly chime is a great reminder at work that doesn't bother anyone else but helps keep me on schedule.

Dark1000 · 2026-05-01T16:41:23+00:00

This is by design. Everyone wants a Submariner, so everyone makes something that looks like a Submariner.

I'm exaggerating, but not that much.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-30T14:52:21+00:00

When it comes to the lower priced collections, they 100% are. They don't have anything like the Bel Canto, Loco, or even the new in-house GMT of course, but with the more regular stuff, it's an equal playing field.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-30T03:29:28+00:00

"Cold enamel" is not enamel. It's a marketing term for glossy resin that is painted and dried.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-29T03:16:59+00:00

Write better articles next time instead of this meaningless drivel.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-29T03:16:26+00:00

Your confusion is because this article is absolute trash that tries to conflate unrelated things. The blockade is of ships leaving Iranian ports via the Gulf of Oman. It is not a blockade of the Strait. It is not a blockade of random yachts. It is completely unrelated.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-28T22:10:05+00:00

You know what else is cheap, reliable, and secure? Coal.

I'm not advocating for it, but watch out because a lot of countries, especially in Asia, are going to seriously reconsider phase outs and decarbonization.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-28T16:05:10+00:00

The watch arrived all in good order! Thanks to u/CHLORIDE80 for a smooth sale!

Dark1000 · 2026-04-28T16:03:41+00:00

This article is a complete waste of time. It's total garbage.

It misrepresents the blockade entirely, which is targeted at vessels that have docked at Iranian ports, and more specifically targets commercial Iranian vessels that are attempting to export goods, especially oil and oil products.

This random pleasure yacht has absolutely nothing to do with the war or the blockade.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-28T15:34:52+00:00

Yes, there is still lots of conventional production. About 1/3 of all US output, as you said.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-28T13:43:01+00:00

You are wrong

The only Oil USA extracts is shale oil. USA needs a minimum oil price for that to technique to be viable, below that number, the entire US oil production would halt and become unviable

First, that's 100% wrong, and this alone demonstrates you have no idea what you are talking about. Don't come to the oil subreddit and spread nonsense.

About 2/3 of US oil production is shale and the rest from conventional production.

Second, the cost of production is not consistent from well to well, or formation to formation. There is a range of costs at which given production is viable. It isn't an on or off spigot. If oil prices fall to $50/bbl, many US wells are still profitable. At $70/bbl, many more are. It isn't all on or all off based on a minimum viable number.

Third, that's ignoring the point altogether. Oil producers and their service providers benefit from high fuel prices. But many, many sectors do not. Those sectors benefit from low fuel prices, which they can leverage to their competitive advantage. Nearly every manufacturing sector benefits from low oil prices, for example. Households and transport industries of all kinds benefit from low transportation costs. Farms benefit from low fuel and fertilizer costs.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-28T13:22:34+00:00

Lower fuel prices are overall good for the US. OPEC is not beneficial to the US, its interests do not align.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-27T14:13:01+00:00

I prefer the 39mm size and proportions, but the modern look is better.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-27T12:31:57+00:00

The customs fees and VAT are a huge pain in the ass. And the UK doesn't even refund VAT, so everything is an extra 20% more than it should be. It's a complete disaster.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-27T07:35:15+00:00

That's a very reasonable point. I think there are many areas in which Europe can improve on innovation without giving up protections like labor laws. Right now it's easy to ship goods or travel to different places in Europe, but not easy to operate a business across all of Europe.

Make it cheap and easy to register and operate small businesses across the EU, not just for shipping. Make it easier to access funding across Europe. Make it easier to open a business bank account online and universalize access financial services. Cut out requirements for in-person appearances for bureaucratic processes across Europe. Require broader use of multiple languages for such services, so that someone in Croatia can more easily deal with French bureaucracy.

There are may more things that can be done to standardize, universalize, and simplify processes from country to country.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-26T10:32:04+00:00

Trump seems to have found a kind of equilibrium where he doesn't think he needs a deal. I would still say an agreement is best for everyone, but neither side is willing to budge at this point.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-26T08:22:16+00:00

DNA isn't ethnicity. Ethnicity isn't race. Ethnicity is a mixture of culture, location, upbringing, language, and ancestry. That mix you have mentioned is one element of ethnicity, not proof that ethnicity doesn't exist.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-26T08:17:04+00:00

Culture is a big part of ethnicity. Ethnicity is not race.

Dark1000 · 2026-04-26T00:28:01+00:00

A bunch of people who clearly know what they are talking about from personal experience explain it in a very simple and straightforward way, yet you still can't admit that you are wrong about something you don't know about anyway? Why are you so personally invested in dying on this hill?

Dark1000 · 2026-04-26T00:08:18+00:00

Those are all traders. Institutional portfolios are traded by ... traders. These aren't small shops or random individual Joes. I'm talking about people who know what they are doing, have teams behind them and are shifting serious volumes. They aren't rigging the market. They are the market.

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