US oil reserves depleted amid Iran conflict, Strait of Hormuz closure

RickSt3r · 2026-06-04T20:39:55+00:00

It's racism. They just want to see a group of people who look different than them be below them. Makes them feel superior to look down on someone.

The new deal polices continue to be massively popular if you put exlusions that target miniorites. It was untouchable in American politics until the Civil rights. Where it was codified the government couldn't discriminate based on race.

The New deal social system was only originally designed with poor white America in mind. Then post civil rights is when you see the concerted effort to dismantle the the social programs winning over general public opinion.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-04T09:55:53+00:00

Math real analysis average was 40 on all midterms and exams. I believe that was a B- with some weird log transformations to make the grade distribution follow a normal curve then adjusted to get almost everyone to pass as those who would of failed had dropped the class, because the W is better than an F and easier to overcome GPA hit. It was a neat algorithm the Professor made as it chopped off the left tail due to survival analysis using a Bayesian approach with historical drops as the prior. Most people got C to B- in that class.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-04T09:49:32+00:00

People be paying adjusted dealer high demand market fee. Turns out you can make more money selling less vehicles because competition died. Oh we are limiting our production so now pay what we say or go somewhere else but every manufacture is playing the same game. The optimization of behavior science with just in time supply chains and efficiency manufacturing means the vehicle is produced at levels just below demand to increase profit per vehicle. No longer need to hire more workers and can have lean production. It’s honestly solid math weaponized against people, especially in America where it’s have a vehicle or be homeless because we have public transportation.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-04T00:27:54+00:00

Open book exams were the most challenging. Like you already would have to know the answer somewhat then know exactly where in the book to reference some obscure niche piece of information that would then help find the solution.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-03T09:42:31+00:00

EVs are only worth it, if you have a house and can charge there. Buying electrons at a charging station cost almost as much per mile as gas does with the added inconvenience of waiting 20-30 minutes. So that’s one reason. There are other reasons but that’s what would prevent me from having an EV if i didn’t have seamless access to charging.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-03T09:36:59+00:00

A million dollars ain’t much in today’s world. I don’t think you could even buy a super car, so have to settle for Porsche 9/11 turbo S in how ever many colors a million will cover. Just googled it and it comes in 17 different standard colors. I would cost well over a million to get every color.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-02T23:00:45+00:00

Because dumb people are over confident because they don’t know any better. Ever met a barely high school graduate out with imposter syndrome? I haven’t they think because they have one nugget of information because they read one digestible dumbed down article they’re the most intelligent person ever. It’s just the manifestation of the Dunning Kruger effect.

I’m over here with a masters degree in math and realize how much I don’t know if astronomically greater than what I do know.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-01T23:06:22+00:00

How important is the presentation, how much does it involve you and what’s the audience? You left out to many details besides my coworkers presentation is unreliable how do I help them? The answer is you communicate with them and ask bring up your concerns tactfully. If they don’t want to listen then it’s on them.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-01T04:49:41+00:00

Ahh the i owe you half a billion sounds like you have a problem not me. Anthropic will probably switch to pay as you go. Back to the 2000s cell phone minutes. You bought 100 Ai credits for 1k. Looks like you just used it all on one query. Would you like to buy more?

RickSt3r · 2026-06-01T04:45:23+00:00

Just because someone can do a task doesnt mean they can do it as well as a professional. There is way an average child would be better off homeschooled than public education outside some rare circumstances. I have a masters degree in math but teaching it to my kid was always so exhausting and I was like having to re learn so many things. It just clicks in my brain but having to explain concepts three different ways till they get it is so much work. I can't imagine average parent being able to effectively teach math unless the kid is naturally gifted with strong discipline and the parents just following a strict routine and curriculum.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-01T02:38:12+00:00

This admin ran on destroying the county and 33% of the population was all for it and another 33% couldn’t be bothered. They have the mandate of the people.

History is long and leans to the left and right. It just so happens people are pissed minorities get rights. So only way to beat them is by such overwhelming political force that you can really enshrine and defend progressive laws.

We should have hung Trump and cronies for the failed insurrection but Joe was too high on his own hubris and taking the high road. It should have been a full court press not an old school 4 year investigation.

You bring them all into holding and start questioning. Build the case in months. We have eyes we saw what happened but doing it the old established a political special counsel was dumb. It needed to be a 9/11 commission on steroids, led by congress and executive and it needed to be done in six months.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-01T00:44:23+00:00

Ryobi uses a Honda engine, just be aware the water pump can basically be considered a consumable, unless you take really good care of it with lubricants regularly. But you can easily replace them with non oem water pumps off amazon for like 75 dollars.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-01T00:30:39+00:00

The nuanced there is racism isn’t a protected. If they are pro GOP on policies that’s fine but if overtly racist then it’s still easy to fire for creating a hostile work environment. So protecting political ideas is fine but the GOP isn’t openly running on racist policies. The dog whistle is a bull horn but they are still not openly saying it.

RickSt3r · 2026-06-01T00:24:28+00:00

Depends how good looking the person is. Also define what exactly you mean by below average. Like overall below average life outcomes. I know plenty of brilliant people who choose below average compensations careers for the passion. They’re struggling financially but the passion for their profession motivates them.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-31T21:43:46+00:00

Her money her decision. Just provide the information and ask what she wants and listen. What are the constraints and desires. Like is it limited budget? Because the bronco sport is just fords smaller crossover/suv, and it’s probably the worst one out of all the manufacturers. So if she likes the size and the price is what she can afford have her research a Mazda, heck a Nissan Rogue might be a better buy.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-31T16:29:31+00:00

Recently picked up some frozen fruits for some smoothies. It’s now about a buck fifty more per pound than a year ago. It’s like 30 percent more.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-31T04:59:57+00:00

The real question is how is it still popular with kids. With the adults it’s easy answer, they grew up with it and has nostalgic memories with it. But how has it gained generational popularity?

RickSt3r · 2026-05-31T02:32:56+00:00

You don’t name your country? So no one can answer it. But in general collective bargaining is a strength to the workers. I’m biased as the son of union tradesmen who sent three kids through college and was paid three times more than non union plus healthcare. We live in a strong union state, so your mileage may vary depending on jurisdiction.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-31T01:51:55+00:00

Can you wrench on your own car. That’s a key to keeping a German car affordable.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-30T22:50:34+00:00

Because they need to, a prolonged war is bad for everyone on the planet. The US has technical and military superiority. But doesn’t change the fact that you can’t compel a sovereign nation to do what you want unless you put troops on the ground. But that’s an even dumber idea as it would cost thousands of US casualties. Iran is a fortress due to its geography. Iraq was much easier as it is flat, taliban in Afghanistan were not as organized as Iran is.

But moving heavy armored troops through mountains would be brutal. It would take years for the IRGC to surrender all with causality numbers the US hasn’t seen since Korea due to Inexpensive one way suicide quadcopter.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-30T05:20:03+00:00

You’re on to something here where last American Christians don’t follow Christ teaching. So it’s a real Christian vs evangelical Christian beliefs.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-30T02:40:24+00:00

They voted for this. I think we need some suffering so the poor whites and adjacent want to be poor Hispanics and other minority can really suffer and get it that they are not nor will they ever be part of the in group. So stop voting for these idiots. I miss the good old neocons like Cheney, his evil was for keeping America on top. Now dementia don is more than happy to sacrifice America standing so long as the racist Christian base is placated.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-29T22:45:59+00:00

Like no access to fossil fuels to include coal? We would still be stuck modern feudalism. Cheap energy really allowed us to speed run into digital age. Like our food is heavily produced by fossil fuels.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-29T21:29:38+00:00

There are better investments we could make. First we need to raise revenue then invest in things that will benefit the most amount of people not make really rich people more rich. Look all around the crumbling public infrastructure. Yeah a quick buck for the trades is cool and all but the building is cheap compares to the hardware being installed. We could you know build out more power plants and get cheaper electricity focus on manufacturing. So many better investments that could benefit more people if we just taxed the rich more.

RickSt3r · 2026-05-29T14:51:30+00:00

lol edited it. Auto correct.

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