GP I think part of what drives me nuts about pro sports is that you can no longer be a passive, sometimes fan of any sport without incurring the ire of many so-called journalists who have dedicated their lives to pretending kids' games are worthy of their full time attention.
GP "Oh, you don't know LeBron James PPG average for the last 15 seasons by heart? AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A FAN?"
"Oh, you cannot discuss the intricacies of the infield fly rule and why the manager would change pitchers after one pitch to bring in a leftie to face this batter?"
GP "Oh, you do not have *big opinions* on why the NFL managers are insufficiently woke and why the Chiefs didn't have to change their name and the Redskins did? YOU ARE A HORRIBLE PERSON! GET IN THE SEA!"
GP "If you cannot name the original six NHL teams and the entire roster of the 1942-1943 Habs and give me the real names of the Rocket and the Pocket Rocket, YOU ARE NOT A *REAL* HOCKEY FAN!!!"
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GP Recently, the Democrat political establishment has been unable to keep those internal coalition feuds from erupting into full public view.
Think Progressives' attempt to hold the BIF bill hostage until their multitrillion dollar BBB bill was passed.
GP Think black voters in 2008 giving Obama a more massive than usual victory in CA while simultaneously helping defeat a "legalize gay marriage" ballot initiative.
GP China, 6 weeks ago: "There are no limits to our friendship with Russia."
China, today: "Holy shit, Vlad! You told us you'd walk into Ukraine as heroes + control the country inside a week! Instead, NATO + Europe are united against you + us + Germany + Japan are rearming!"
GP President Winnie Xi Pooh of China is still likely to hold power and get a third term but I'd bet his hold on *absolute* power in China is slipping.
GorT: I think GP has conflated his plus signs in this part: "Instead, NATO + Europe are united against you + us + Germany + Japan are rearming!"
CZ We are always 25 years away from useable fusion. No matter what you're reading in the press, folks, in truth we are nowhere near fusion. The figures you see are intentionally misleading.
GorT: Unless you're being snarky, I'll disagree. I think we'll see viable fusion within 20 years.
GP Czar be all like "Let's talk solar power. It sucks and is selfish."
CZ No, I like solar. It's simple. But it's a non-realistic approach to a serious problem, and most of its supporters seem to view it as a religious issue, not an engineering issue.
CZ And don't get me started on the hidden cost of solar: the panels will outlive your roof, which means you will pay thousands more to have an electrician move them off for your roofers and then reinstall them later.
CZ Let's talk solar power. A 1kW solar panel is 5.25sq meters. A house uses 30kW of power per day. That's 30 solar panels per house, or .04 acres of panels. For a block of 25 homes, that's 1 acre of panels.
CZ For a city block, that's 4 house lots of solar panels just to power the rest of the block. That's just one side of the street.
CZ So those acres of solar panels you see in the desert? Barely powers up a single subdivision. Maybe a single apartment building in a downtown. That's it.