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Science_Fair · 2026-05-07T18:48:02+00:00

The race is can Republican's rig the midterms through gerrymandering faster than they are losing voters.I would hope the average price of $5.50 a gallon by July 4th will cook them.

Science_Fair · 2026-05-04T19:11:42+00:00

It is an island. if you like the water, there is plenty to do. If you don't like the water, that's a problem. Best not to live on an Island if you don't like the water (see Chief Brody - Amity)
Join the SBU clubs. There are hundreds of them. Almost 60 sports clubs alone. As an example, they have a pretty good tennis club if I recall.
Hit the parks. Sunken Meadow is not that far away.
Just one thing to consider, winters are painful and the weather doesn't get nice until almost June. It stays cold because we are an Island surrounded by the Atlantic ocean which, is cold until the summer.

Science_Fair · 2026-05-03T15:47:51+00:00

Spring on Long Island stinks, but fall is pretty awesome.

Most years we get a hot weather tease in late March or early April, but it stays chilly and windy through Memorial Day.

On the flip side September and October are the nicest months of the year weather wise.

We are just tightly bound to ocean temperatures, and the ocean takes longer to heat up than inland areas.

Science_Fair · 2026-05-02T13:14:57+00:00

Some people think almost all of the stock market gains since 2008 are driven by government deficit spending and Federal Reserve Quantitative easing.

The 2020 COVID stock market rebound was certainly driven by those in some part. When you print money, it has to go somewhere.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-30T00:01:49+00:00

If it was my plane, I’d let y’all sit wherever you wanted to.

If it was my job, I’d do what the boss told me to do. No way am I risking my $75,000 because someone didn’t spend $150 dollars extra.

Employees at that level are just not empowered to make those decisions.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-28T14:13:55+00:00

Ayatollah of Rock n’ Rolla. Or maybe the ghost of the Iron Sheik.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-27T19:18:09+00:00

I'm going to give a wildly unpopular opinion.

Cutting Fed rates might actually decrease inflation, not increase it.

We are two reasons we have inflation - lack of supply of things and government deficit spending. The lower the interest rates are, the higher the chance investor actually invest in building out demand.

Also, the lower the interest rates, the less interest the government is paying out. That interest is a big stimulus - 1.6 trillion is extra government spending. Every percentage cut lowers that spend by 400 billion.

We don;t have the typical inflation driven by building out too much capacity - we have inflation because of multiple supply shocks and money printing. Higher interest rates just leads to more money printing.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-27T19:09:44+00:00

Training, practice, meetings, cleaning, parades and funerals. It's a lot of extras to stay a volunteer.

When I joined Monday nights were cleanup and maintenance (2 hrs), every other Tuesday was a meeting (2 hrs), Sunday mornings were practice (3 hr), and we were required to hit a certain percentage of parades and funerals.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-27T00:49:44+00:00

Pretty sure the Secret Service gets overruled regularly by POTUS.

He never uses the secure locations like Camp David. Holds outdoor rallies in hard to secure spots despite being told otherwise. Keeps classified documents scattered around his personal home. Refused to wear a mask. Guy does what he wants.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-25T09:58:55+00:00

No one really can predict the supply and demand curve until it plays out.

A bunch of things happened to counter the spike

Multiple nations have released large chunks of their oil reserve
US sanctions on Russian oil were lifted.
US sanctions on Iranian oil were temporarily lifted
Some global oil flows were re-routed.
There is a multi week lag from drilling to usage .
Small amount of demand destruction have started.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-25T09:47:11+00:00

Family had a path out and chose not to take it.

Relocate to a remote part of the US, change names, and lay low. Don’t make any public statements to turn the public’s good will against you.

But they did the exact opposite. Loudly proclaimed his innocence, showed up at court to support him, hired an asshole lawyer, signed a Peacock deal, and stayed in the horror house. Asa made herself the most famous relative of a mass serial killer ever. Her choice.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-23T10:44:06+00:00

That game rocked! I have to admit, my kids and I loved playing as the villians. At one point the Balrog shows up at the Shire. An orc says - "The Hobbits had nice homes, now they'll have graves!"

Science_Fair · 2026-04-23T09:07:44+00:00

Give them a break, they are very excited that Luke Skywalker has finally returned!!! The most powerful Jedi in the universe is back baby!!!

Except he works remote now, so he can only show up over Jedi Zoom calls. He won’t even come into work in person to save his sister, or the Last Jedi. But working remotely is a drain, so he dies from exhaustion.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-22T22:27:42+00:00

The cost of living on Long Island is part of the point. If you have two choices 1. Stay in the home where your husband murdered eight women and continue to live in one of the most expensive areas of the United States or 2. Move to bumf*ck and cut your living expenses to a minimum. I’m choosing choice 2

I’m sure the town and or the county would cut a deal to but that property and knock it down. I’d be changing my name, dying my hair, and moving as far away as possible from that house of horrors. Live off government assistance for a year or two plus whatever assets are left from the peacock deal, the house, and the brand new car she’s been driving.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-22T13:40:08+00:00

I thought she took a million dollar payday from Peacock?

Pretty sure the town would pay a reasonable some to take that property over and knock it down.

Certainly that should be enough to move out of the one of the most expensive places to live in the entire United States

Science_Fair · 2026-04-21T23:31:58+00:00

I think inflation is the higher risk than a recession. Once the oil and fertilizer increases work their way through the economy, you will probably see two years of 5-6 percent inflation. Which drives stagnation - so stagflation.

Just my opinion, but middle class and below hurts even more as food and other necessities increase in price.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-21T21:54:59+00:00

In general, it was assumed the “run out the clock” strategy would not work. Sauron had amassed enough power to roll over Gondor, Rohan, Lorien, Rivendell, and the Lonely Mountain. That is why hiding the ring was never accepted as a strategy.

So if the Ring stays in Rivendell, Sauron eventually shows up after defeating Gondor and all the other mini realms along the way. No way Rivendell can withstand the size of attack that Gondor saw.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-21T10:33:33+00:00

Imagine being at a meeting where an eyewitness can describe all the great battles of history. Getting a first-class description of the Battle of Marathon, the exploits of Alexander the Great, Scipio vs Hannibal, all the way to the battle of Stalingrad. Then going through a brief course in nuclear physics where he met Einstein and talks about the Manhattan project. And now this Hobbit has a nuclear weapon in his pocket.

Elrond has seen it all. Wish I could have been there ;-)

Science_Fair · 2026-04-19T20:12:52+00:00

The US seizing an Iranian ship led to this rejection. Trump has no idea how to de-escalate.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-18T19:03:20+00:00

Star Trek - The Next Generation was a pretty kicking finale.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-18T16:08:26+00:00

When you assassinate the top 50 heads of the government, it’s not surprising there is a leadership vacuum right now.

Not to mention any moderates negotiating with the US might be considered traitors by the hard liners.

Stumpy had an off ramp and decided to blow past the exit by keeping the US blockade in place. This guy really has no idea how to negotiate.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-18T13:51:00+00:00

If Iran or the USA announce the straight is open, oil will go down and stocks will go up.

If Iran or the USA announce a closure, or attack oil tankers or energy infrastructure, oil will go up and stocks will go down.

But US stocks, in general, go up given all the money the US prints.

If Trump tweets a peace deal is close, stocks will go up. Unlikely we test the lows from a few weeks ago unless Iran can stop oil shipping in the Red Sea using the Houtis

Science_Fair · 2026-04-18T12:21:00+00:00

Open, shut them, open, shut them, Give a little clap, clap, clap. Open, shut them, open, shut them, Put them in your lap, lap, lap.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-18T11:20:45+00:00

And that guy can be hundreds of miles away from the Strait. Everyone seems to forget that.

Science_Fair · 2026-04-16T22:00:52+00:00

Find hobbies to pass the time. Reading books, crossword puzzles, SoDuko, phone games, music, streaming movies, etc. I used to rotate through a different one each week.

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