Posts by gentlemoose57

Karen Doyle72 said:Protecting them from what?
protecting who?

Those peaceful refugees who wouldn't even steal an ice cream cone? Please—those people just want to get to Germany!

Aha, so you meant protecting immigrants. Got it.

🤣

Well, I suppose it’s about protecting my daily peace of mind from them—yeah. Not necessarily because of how they act, but just the sheer realization that they are even here. Honestly, if it weren't for the news and a few of my buddies who volunteer, I wouldn't even realize anything was happening in America. >, I actually spotted some of them once at the State Fair when I was heading out for a climb.


They come in, they get processed and moved further toward the border, and that's that. Would it really be any better if they just slipped through the entire border unchecked—organizing their own transport and sleeping in parks near railroad hubs like they do in Mexico (at least initially)? What would we actually gain from that chaos?

Robert Moore10 said:Does the government actually have any legal grounds for treating migrants this way?

Well, they certainly do—it falls under protecting the citizens.

Karen Doyle72 said:Exactly.
When the government itself is the one running the smuggling operations—well, that's a whole different beast entirely. 🤣

Of course—the state can always pull stunts that the rest of us aren't allowed to touch. For instance, they can peddle drugs and toxins while raking in all those fees and taxes.

It honestly kills me when people like Fortinbras try to tell me that Lewis Hamilton isn't as consistent as Sebastian Vettel. I mean, seriously? Not only has he had to deal with a car that barely holds together half the time throughout his career—let’s not forget how last year he didn't even have a theoretical prayer of stringing nine wins together—but now he’s stuck with a team that just can't seem to step up to his level.

Why on earth are they pushing the car by hand in the boxing ring?

Wait, wasn't the very first World Championship held back in 1950?

stormybadger8 said:Don't give me that 🤦
Vettel passed both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton right out there on the asphalt, pure and simple 😳
Seriously, what race were you even watching if you missed that? 🤦

Lewis Hamilton was struggling on 20 laps of old tires, and then he got blown past when he was on 13 laps of much fresher, faster rubber.

stormybadger8 said:Sure, except I have zero clue why Kimi couldn't match Vettel's lap count on the Mediums, especially since Kimi was on fresh rubber while Vettel was nursing his used ones from qualifying.😳

Kimi's first stint on the new Mediums (after that puncture fix) lasted 12 laps. Vettel managed 17 on those used Mediums from Q2...
And honestly, that opening stint and those times are exactly why he won. That's where he built that 10-second gap over Hamilton, and he held onto it until the checkered flag.

Clean air? Are you kidding me? Look at how much clean air Kimi had once he changed tires!

The real MVP here were the temperatures. Then, of course, you have the Safety Car, which completely wrecked Mercedes' entire pit strategy. It wasn't like he drove some legendary, earth-shattering lap; he just took advantage of the situation handed to him. The Safety Car gave him that clean air, and that's pretty much the whole story. It's not like we didn't already know he's a beast in conditions like those.

mellowtiger83 said:My compliments to Ferrari; they were truly operating at a high level today. Both Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen performed admirably, though I don't believe they have actually overtaken Mercedes just yet. It seems more likely that the high track temperatures played right into Ferrari's hands while Mercedes struggled significantly with tire degradation. It was an excellent spectacle to witness, and Ferrari certainly earned this result—hats off to them. However, in two weeks, I expect reality to set back in. A Mercedes 1-2 finish is what's coming; expecting anything else would be foolish.

It feels like the folks over at Mercedes are checking the summer weather forecast for the States right about now. This kind of heat is exactly what’s going to screw them over.

And let's not forget—this track is basically one giant series of bumps.

Michael Diaz4 said:Nobody is actually celebrating here. These are just the facts, and everything is finally settling into its rightful place. Last year, when things felt inconsistent, you lot used that to vent and write nonsense... Now, the situation feels a bit more organic. Whether it stays this way remains to be seen. We'll likely see some colder races where tire degradation won't matter nearly as much... But rain? Rain always changes the game.😁

Yeah, yeah—facts are facts. The guy basically just leaned on the fact that track temperature hit 140 degrees and claimed his car was handling better than the Mercedes because of it—as if that wasn't just pure luck and not his own doing, of course. Honestly? He didn't exactly pull off anything spectacular there.

Regarding that rain—it was a mess! Lewis Hamilton managed to nail his pole lap right at the start of the session, whereas Sebastian Vettel had to wait until the very end when there was significantly more standing water flying off the track.

Casey Hill57 said:It looks like Mercedes is definitely struggling with their tire wear (just like they did two seasons ago); they're burning through them way too fast, so they figured the harder compounds would suit them better.

On the flip side, Ferrari doesn't seem to have those issues at all—plus, the car has some serious pace to throw around. Throw in a flawless pit stop (finally!), and you end up with a fired-up Sebastian Vettel, for whom this win is going to feel like...

That’s exactly why I think the Safety Car totally screwed them over; without it, they wouldn't have had much of a shot. Honestly, I doubt Vettel wouldn't have overtaken them if the SC hadn't popped up.

Honestly, I don't see what else they could have possibly done over at Mercedes. In these specific conditions—I mean, look at the track—they’d be absolutely shredding their tires. They wouldn't get away with the strategy the guys in red are running right now, not even close.

I honestly have no clue what Mercedes is even playing at with these messages—what exactly are they dreaming about?

The only silver lining here is that this is such a unique track; it really doesn't tell you anything about the actual power balance between the teams.

Hahaha, I was just hanging out in the kitchen when I heard some shouting coming from your direction—I honestly thought it was some wild wolf howling at the moon or something! I’m heading over to the TV right now to see what 😁😁

Wait, how did that go again—was it Mika? 🙂🙂🙂 Now it’s finally Kevin's turn.

By the way—whether we're talking about Indianapolis or just looking at the stats—Suzuki Hamilton actually managed to overtake Rosberg on lap 29 of 53! 🙂

Is anyone else having trouble with the live timing? It keeps giving me an "invalid credentials" error, even though I'm definitely logged in.

Even if Lewis Hamilton doesn't end up clinching the title, this whole circus—where champions are basically shuffling around in identical cars—is going to make the championship feel completely hollow and meaningless.

Sam Wright21 said:My understanding of Cuba is shaped by reading Houellebecq's platform and listening to the firsthand accounts of a friend who actually spent time there. There is a profound level of poverty 😢 As a tourist, you’re essentially barred from even stepping foot into the local dive bars where the average Cuban gathers. Cars are a luxury almost no one possesses, and the public transit system is so unreliable that people are constantly being pulled over just trying to make it to their shifts. Then again, I can't help but wonder if this misery wouldn't be so pervasive if it weren't for the decades-long blockade imposed by the USA.
Despite the deprivation, there’s a certain resilience there—they sing, they dance, they find ways to celebrate with whatever scraps they have left. Perhaps the tropical climate provides a buffer; the mere thought of them facing a brutal winter like ours makes me shudder.

It was all quite a spectacle. Whatever the fascists stole, the partisans simply reclaimed, but frankly, it’s beneath me to debate such things with Krinica.

What an absurd notion. While limiting imports might occasionally make sense, placing restrictions on exports is a recipe for disaster.🤦

Oh, come on—do you honestly think the people whose products are being blocked at the border are just going to sit there and take it? No way. They’ll probably—quite coincidentally, I might add—decide to slap some restrictions on your exports too, wouldn't they?

Just stop trying to complicate things you clearly don't grasp...

Nicholas Nguyen said:True enough, though people seem to forget that Cuba has been under sanctions from the U.S.—and by extension, its allies—for roughly fifty years now.
Restricting the import and export of essential goods and raw materials certainly stunts any meaningful economic growth in Cuba.

But this ranking just highlights how a bunch of incompetent, corrupt bureaucrats are running the show. It’s pathetic.

Good grief, so now trade restrictions are suddenly a bad thing? Isn't that basically the entire playbook for domestic conservatives here—claiming we need to protect ourselves from foreign lobbies and low-quality imports? Well, it looks like Cuba is living their absolute dream scenario.😁