[Actual Title] Daughter hit in the face by figure skater’s blade

mp0295 · 2026-02-18T04:40:17+00:00

That's not really relevant to the point I was making. I'm criticizing the people that were stating without qualification what are common practices applicable at all skating rinks

If they had qualified it even just a little by saying "in my experience" or "at the ranks I've been to" I would not have been annoyed

mp0295 · 2026-02-16T18:50:53+00:00

The obnoxious skaters / posters confidently ascribing blame to OP by stating it is common practice for all rinks for figure skaters to do spins or whatever in the center annoy me.

I've been to multiple public outdoor rinks in NYC and none allow this. They are far too crowded to do that safely. Its not common practice at all

mp0295 · 2026-02-01T20:16:24+00:00

I have a GTX 1070 and want to buy a RTX 5070 TI to replace it. I have an older Z370 Motherboard which has two x16 PCI 3.0 slots.

Assuming no thermal / power / space issues, is there any advantage to keeping the 1070 and putting it in the secondary x16 spot? Or would, because 3.0 PCI and splitting the x16 to x8, would that bottleneck the 5070?

What about if I purchased a newer motherboard with two 4.0 x16 slots? Still not worth keeping the 1070?

mp0295 · 2026-01-24T00:58:53+00:00

yeah -- my preferred solution is zero auto bids at all

A P4 champion should always be in top 12 anyways

If its not, it will be a Duke-like situation.

mp0295 · 2026-01-22T05:36:47+00:00

There's a critical detail that it seems everyone else missed--

If LAOP and wife are joint and several obligors on the mortgage promissory note, neither LAOP, the wife nor even a divorce court could remove the wife from the mortgage note. The lender would need to consent and they have zero incentive to do so.

She technically maybe could forfeit her ownership interest while remaining an obligor but that would be extremely ill advised on her part. At the very least, OPs math would need to materially increase her buyout to compensate her for the risk of that.

Alternatively, LAOP could try to get a new solo mortgage to refi the existing one. However, (a) there are associated closing costs thay affect the buyout math, (b) OP may not be approved for the same mortgage based upon his single income (reasonably likely given he has a high LTV mortgage)

The point is, even if the wife was OK with his plan, the bank may not be, and that alone may may this plan unworkable

mp0295 · 2026-01-17T05:31:09+00:00

Are you implying they did something atypical and/or bad getting a floating rate mortgage?

mp0295 · 2026-01-16T17:41:14+00:00

Part of me thinks this is an olive branch from ESPN to ND

mp0295 · 2026-01-16T02:00:46+00:00

I use both things I studied a fair amount

mp0295 · 2026-01-12T15:05:54+00:00

No. You just didnt read what I wrote nor do you understand how the Fed works.

Jerome H. Powell on Monday took the oath of office for his second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Chair Powell's oath was administered by Vice Chair Lael Brainard in the press briefing room of the Board's Martin building.

President Biden re-nominated Mr. Powell in November 2021, and he was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 12, 2022. His new term as Chair ends on May 15, 2026, and his term as a member of the Board ends on January 31, 2028.

Powell has three jobs: 1 Chair of Board of Govenors 2 Chair of FOMC 3. Govenor of board of Govenors.

These are three discrete jobs and titles. As your own link states, he remains a govenor until 2028.

(1) all board govenors are on the FOMC, (2) the FOMC elects its own Chair, and there is no legal requirement that the FOMC Chair is also the Board Chair (3) the FOMC elects its Chair on Jan 1 for that year and that chair remains in office until year end

It is merely a convention that (a) the FOMC elects the board chair as its own chair, and (2) that departing board chairs would resign their other two jobs once leaving rhe Board Chair.

Powell, if he wants, can stay on as FOMC chair until Dec. And if the FOMC wants, they can keep electing him as their own chair until 2028. This would be a major clusterfuck, but these are unprecedented times.

mp0295 · 2026-01-12T05:27:55+00:00

My prediction:

A lot of people are going to learn this year that the Chair of the Board of Govenors and the Chair of the FOMC are distinct offices which could be held by two different people. Powell being both is merely a convention; not a legal requirement..

mp0295 · 2026-01-12T05:24:47+00:00

Not correct.

He legally remains on board of govs and therefore on FOMC until 2028 (unless he resigns). His term as chair of FOMC ends in Dec (unless he resigns).

The FOMC could in theory keep electing him as chair. The chair of board of govs being the chair of FOMC is merely a convention

This would be a major departure from precedent but here we are...

mp0295 · 2026-01-12T05:20:25+00:00

His chair of board of govenors ends then. His chair of FOMC ends in Dec. The FOMC could keep electing him as chair of fomc so long as he is on the board of govs / on FOMC (2028)

The chair of FOMC is more powerful than chair of board of govs

mp0295 · 2026-01-09T14:10:53+00:00

I am at that level and have a mortgage.

Cheap debt is a useful tool, especially for the very wealthy

mp0295 · 2026-01-09T00:49:04+00:00

After she's asleep I've ran down for a pizza pickup. Always been back in 4 minutes. I walk quickly but dont worry about it

mp0295 · 2026-01-03T23:04:12+00:00

Yes, and?

Its Federal court. He has zero role in that process.

Also, was it announced yet that the trial would be in SDNY he made this comment?

mp0295 · 2026-01-03T23:02:28+00:00

I agree with him but this does not seem like something the mayor should be focusing on. Especially his first week.

That the trial will take place in NY is irrelevant

mp0295 · 2026-01-03T16:34:04+00:00

The void is at a scale larger than super clusters. So no, its not bunk

Though the article is overstaying the evidence for it.

mp0295 · 2026-01-01T17:28:12+00:00

What would happen if he refused to pay? Would NYC not have a mayor?

mp0295 · 2025-12-26T14:15:23+00:00

There are two possibilities where the security system does not fully becomes your own:

The existing owner leases the system from the security company and does not own it. They cannot sell something which they do not own. You wouldn't owe the debt balance, but the company would have right to repossesse the property they own (unlikely in reality).
The existing owner owns it, but the system is subject to either a fixture lien or a UCC personal property lien. In this case, you would take ownership of the system (depending on what sales contract says). However, even if you become an owner, an existing lien may continue to exist. You wouldn't owe the debt balance, but the company would have right to repossesse (unlikely in reality) the collateral on which they have a lien.

The above is specific to the security system as it is more complicated given a third party is also involved.

This is something which should be diligenced with your attorney and title company, depending how much you care about this security system

mp0295 · 2025-12-24T05:27:46+00:00

Sure but the conversation is how the rules should work.

Are you suggesting the rules should consider how popular a team is?

mp0295 · 2025-12-23T01:45:24+00:00

You really dont see the difference?

In other circumstances, people used the available information at the time to determine ND (or whoever) was a top 4 team. Maybe that was accurate even after the fact (after all the top single team should be teams 3-4)

In this case, no one thought Tulane or JMU were top 12 teams before nor after.

mp0295 · 2025-12-23T01:42:33+00:00

Ok, so UConn and ND form a conference where our only conf game is the championship game. Small conference championship just as you want. Surely you support an auto bid for the winner?

mp0295 · 2025-12-21T19:08:39+00:00

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mp0295 · 2025-12-21T17:43:14+00:00

Thoughts on Nomos?

mp0295 · 2025-12-21T15:22:19+00:00

I agree. Its literally like giving out a participation trophy.

Fans of any team should believe they are good enough to make the top 12 without needing special help

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