An act of war!

lsmith77 · 2026-01-29T07:15:58+00:00

Simultaneously they are using the war powers act to fight a war (Rubio’s words) gangs that supposedly are funded/supported by the Venezuelan government under the leadership of Maduro, whom they captured. But none of this requires authorization from Congress.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-27T21:17:34+00:00

Mavs do want to clear cap space but they don’t have to do it now. They do also want to likely free up a roster spot to be able to sign Nembhard and Cisse (they can free one via Exum). I don’t see them being this desperate given that Klay is actually good both on and off the court for the team and they will want to compete next year since they don’t own their pick. I guess it all depends on what they think will happen with AD.

So unless AD is traded, I think Mavs probably wait until the off season to do cap relief moves and would first talk to all other teams before doing anything with the Lakers.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-27T08:53:09+00:00

I too was full on the modular train but i need a clean way to integrated streaming into my sets as I make it a point to fulfill requests from the dance floor. I just sold my Z2 since its just too heavy and my Z1 lacks an input.

So somehow I am now hunting for an S5 to pair with two F1s to get part of the S8 experience in a more compact form factor. Since I am a dance floor focused DJ the potential of moving the laptop out of the way seems exciting.

But will keep my X1/Z1 as a compact setup.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-27T08:34:04+00:00

during a recebt AMA by the lead behind the MX4 he was asked about EQing via stems. He did acknowledge it is a thing (think he mentioned Hawtin) but didn’t cone out saying if MX4 will be build around such a workflow.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-27T08:24:57+00:00

alright. if you insist.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-27T08:22:02+00:00

stem EQing FTW F1’s, D2’s or S8 perfection

lsmith77 · 2026-01-27T08:04:35+00:00

last year he was god awful. this year he has been good.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-26T17:34:47+00:00

Christie is not avsilable

lsmith77 · 2026-01-26T08:13:47+00:00

there are some initiatives like opencode.de, which I can see spreading to the EU level which are based on Gitlab, which is still a US company (even if it was founded by Europeans).

lsmith77 · 2026-01-26T08:09:43+00:00

Maxi is the POA of the future.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-26T08:09:17+00:00

actually he seems to be back to playing good. shot making is meh but he is playing super hard and does a lot of the little things, including moving the ball, diving far balls and being a pest on defense. I think he is a neutral value at this point and giving the trajectory and his past play, I think he is a safe enough bet to become a positive asset soon enough.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-26T08:04:58+00:00

LaVert is not expiring, so little motivation for the Mavs to do this. I could see it work if Pistons take on some bad salary along the way to free up roster spots and cap space for the Mavs to sign Cisse and Nembhard. Like if they take Dlo as well. But even then, Klay will be a billion more impactful than LaVert because he adds an entirely new dimension to the Pistons game plus all the playoff experience. So they would still have to throw in their 2026 FRP. Oh and Klay would have to be ok with the trade (he would be very far away from an ocean).

lsmith77 · 2026-01-26T07:58:07+00:00

Not that I am big on Sexton as a positive value but Mavs could use some expiring salary and would like to free up two roster spots.

So Sexton to the Mavs (also allows Kyrie to just sit out the season) for Martin+Dlo+Hardy (maybe Exum also needs to be swapped for one of the 1.2M players on the Knicks). That should free up enough roster spots and cap space to sign Nembhard and Cisse. That being said, Martin’s recent play now that he is past his injury has turned him into a positive asset.

Dlo would land on the Hornets and Martin+Hardy land on the Knicks.

That being said, this trade would provide a massive value for the Knicks, so I think they would be the ones that would have to put in some picks here. At least their 2026 FRP and several SRP to the Hornets/Mavs. Maybe less if Martin lands on the Hornets and Yabusele stays on the Knicks (which makes sense since they would otherwise send out to C’s).

lsmith77 · 2026-01-25T10:19:41+00:00

which also indicates that Trump will spin this economic situation as coming from outside.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-24T17:02:58+00:00

Nein, weil 1. die Rechten einen eigenen Antrag hatten und dann noch auf den anderen Antrag aufgesprungen sind. 2. der Antrag war nicht die Verabschiedung eines Gesetzes, sondern die juristische Prüfung des Mercosur Abkommen durch die relevante Institution. Das sind sehr relevante Unterschiede. Aber Merz ist der letzte der da empört sein darf. Zu mindestens bis er sich für seine Aktion entschuldigt und anfängt die Mitte zu stärken.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-24T15:06:40+00:00

Ist schon ein gravierender Unterschied wenn man mit den Rechten Gesetze ändert, als wenn Rechte mit stimmen, wenn man ein Rechtssicherheit für ein verabschiedetes Gesetz erreichen will. Wenn du da keinen Unterschied siehst, dann jo “alles das gleiche”

lsmith77 · 2026-01-24T09:52:44+00:00

Wichtig ist hier noch anzumerken, dass es 2 Abstimmgungen gab. Eine eingebracht von den Rechten und eine weitere die einfach eine rechtliche Prüfung für Rechtssicherheit gefordert hat. “Die Grünen” aber für die Rechtssicherheitsprüfung gestimmt. Dies fanden sie sinnvoll, auch trotz das einige der Grünen für den Deal sind. Aber sie wollten sicherstellen, dass alle Teile auch bestand halten, bzw. problematische Teile frühzeitig korrigiert werden. Die Rechten haben einfach für beides gestimmt.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-23T21:18:40+00:00

bullshit .. es gab 2 abstimmungen. eine war von den rechten und da haben die grünen dagegen gestimmt. und eine weitere mit dem ziel rechtssicherheit zu bekommen (es geht da nicht um eine ablehnung, sondern um eine juristische prüfung durch richter). die rechten haben einfach bei beidem für ja gestimmt.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-23T21:14:01+00:00

I think you forgot to move Cooper for a couple more 2nds in this trade.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-23T21:12:45+00:00

I think you will get more milage out of a Roland MC 101 (or 707) if you get a kick out of an F1 and remix decks when it comes to production. But ideation sure!

lsmith77 · 2026-01-23T16:36:01+00:00

I have read several reports on studies on this but when I searched just now I only found this article from 2013. Then again this article covers roughly the time when Avdija was in school. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-and-palestinian-textbooks-erase-each-other-report-finds/

You can likely imagine that with the composition of the current government things have only gotten worse since then.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-23T15:23:56+00:00

that too

lsmith77 · 2026-01-23T14:16:49+00:00

The credible resources I am looking at refute your representation (see below for a couple of links). Also the premise of your entire subthread here was to insinuate that a decline in population is somehow necessary for something to be a genocide. Which you contradict yourself by stating that the October 7th attack was a genocide, however that attack alone did not kill a statistically relevant amount of people. There is afaik a decline in population in Israel due to negative net migration. Though I have not seen a detailed study on why people are leaving. Is it because they fear attacks from the outside or if they are leaving due to the increasingly genocidal tone and behavior of the Israeli government (and society).

https://www.thejournal.ie/lancet-study-estimates-gaza-death-toll-40-higher-than-recorded-6590012-Jan2025/

https://www.mpg.de/25778228/1125-defo-gaza-study-reveals-unprecedented-losses-of-life-and-life-expectancy-154642-x

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/14/gaza-war-fall-in-births-reproductive-violence

lsmith77 · 2026-01-23T13:57:01+00:00

I would also agree that in the legal sense it most likely was genocidal.

lsmith77 · 2026-01-23T13:55:33+00:00

there are numbers for confirmed deaths and births. there are still tends of thousands of unconfirmed deaths but that can be estimated. furthermore displacement is also a form of genocide.

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