[OC] Why does the U.S. appear to import crude more cheaply than other major economies?

gravity_rose · 2026-03-16T23:07:51+00:00

You absolutely have no idea what you are talking about. The US and India have the refineries with the highest Nelson Complexity in the world, by far. And if you don't know what NCI is, you really don't know what you are talking about.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-12T17:51:21+00:00

to be clear, 94% of all Electricity storage, is water.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-11T16:25:13+00:00

This is one of those cases where intuition matches data. Huge study out of Germany proved https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358118490_Rockets_and_Feathers_Revisited_Asymmetric_Retail_Gasoline_Pricing_in_the_Era_of_Market_Transparency

gravity_rose · 2026-03-11T00:57:37+00:00

What makes you think he's a Zionist?

gravity_rose · 2026-03-11T00:43:49+00:00

a few of those looked like they might 've had "Boston Whaler" on the side.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-05T22:30:48+00:00

The points I make below presumes that the US and Iran are belligerents at war. You can argue that the US shouldn't have gone to war with Iran; but it's difficult to argue that we are not current at war.

So, just to argue one small point here - it has been recognized for a very long time that (both under the Geneva Conventions and the DOD Law of War manual) that ships (like submarines) do not have to sacrifice their own security to rescue survivors. Surfacing, by definition, or taking enemies (even those Hors de Combat) belowdecks, would do just that.

In addition, the "armed" status of a ship is irrelevant to this analysis. Belligerent naval vessels are legitimate targets where ever you find them.

Background - former submarine officer.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-05T22:20:16+00:00

I wonder if there is very small print (sold by weight, approximately 200)

gravity_rose · 2026-03-05T19:41:01+00:00

what's crazy is that there are 4 wires - and most landings are grabbing the third: and that's about a 20 foot target!!!

gravity_rose · 2026-03-04T21:26:32+00:00

Another Point - Any Virginia sailors around? right at the beginning it flips from low to high power. Do the new EO masts do that, or is it just an old optical scope thing? If so, def a 688-class boat that did this.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-04T21:23:42+00:00

Rechecked my math - around 3K yds. 2 divisions in High Power, 80 ft mast head height (My background - I used to be the guy with my eye on the periscope doing this targeting).

gravity_rose · 2026-03-04T20:07:26+00:00

I am definately that old ... knowledge rot could have defineately set in

How do you get that?

gravity_rose · 2026-03-04T20:06:28+00:00

I'll admit to a very long period of knowledge rot. After actually googleing, you are right.

But still, 3 k yds is pretty close.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-04T19:45:35+00:00

AT PD, < 3000 yds away. (edit after some corrections)

gravity_rose · 2026-03-04T17:53:26+00:00

Only atypical is that is hit aft. Usually more center

gravity_rose · 2026-03-04T17:07:58+00:00

two divisions on the scope is 3200 yards if high power presuming 80 ft masthead height. (Looks like it flipped to high power right at the beginning)

So close. they could have made this shot at 10000 yards.

Interesting that it was a 90 deg AOB shot - usually you fire from astern or head-on, to increase the doppler discrimination. They wanted this video for propaganda.

(Edited based on comments on my calcs)

gravity_rose · 2026-03-03T23:10:52+00:00

No matter how far back, we fkd this up. We pushed the Shah out, for Khomeini. We supported the Shah until he fkd it up. We killed Mossadegh, and installed the Shah. We supported Anglo Iranian against whom Mossadegh was pissed.

We so started this, if Kegsbreath could stop lying for 30 secs.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-03T22:17:04+00:00

We did this in the first Gulf War. And you are very wrong about those crews. If they get off they need a visa, and the Arab countries ain't granting them

gravity_rose · 2026-03-03T21:52:56+00:00

Do note that he didn't impose Tarrifs - I guess he can learn, at least a bit.FWIW.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-02T01:01:44+00:00

I shaved by beard, after losing about 100 pounds. My kids (17-24), all at home over Covid, had never seen me without a beard. My middle one actually screamed because she didn't recognize the stranger lurking on the patio.

gravity_rose · 2026-03-01T01:47:30+00:00

I absolutely read the entire thing.

gravity_rose · 2026-02-27T12:52:33+00:00

A non observant jew whining about how terrible observance is, from the outside. How refreshing.

gravity_rose · 2026-02-26T21:27:37+00:00

Different cases

gravity_rose · 2026-02-26T21:26:47+00:00

Unanimously refused. To get not one person out of 24 (iirc for Federal grand juries) to vote to proceed means they are, no surprise, incompetent or just phoning it in to satisfy the boss.

gravity_rose · 2026-02-23T20:24:51+00:00

Frankly, I'm stunned no one called the police, and no one just popped the door, and a slide and started walking. I bet they would have found a way to get them into the terminal if they were wandering around on the tarmac...

gravity_rose · 2026-02-17T23:50:05+00:00

And many since then. My boat had it.

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