Posts by Thomas Martin4

Jason Campbell70 said:It used to be, dear heart—it really did.

Formula 1 used to have some soul once, too! 🙂 😉

Hey there.

I was wondering—would changing my handle to Makybe, Makyli, or something along those lines actually work? Ideally, just something without any numbers attached.

Actually, either one would be fine, since they’re pretty close to what I have now.
Just pick one and let Nice know.

swifttiger75 said:Here is the link for Free Practice 3—though I suppose it’ll work for qualifying and the race as well.

I wonder... how does one actually watch this on an Android device?

Jason Campbell70 said:Everyone uses similar fuel—though certainly not identical—to power their cars.

The whole narrative about gaining three-tenths per lap was originally floated by Helmut Marko—who, I suppose, concluded that Ford was absolutely flawless during the China race because ExxonMobil provided them with an upgraded fuel blend.

What can one even say to that? It’s hard to know where to start.

I don't know. Maybe he's just looking for an excuse. Was fuel being neglected by these turbo teams all along? People hardly ever talk about it, yet suddenly we're hearing about a 0.3-second advantage...

I just came across an article claiming that the new fuel will give Red Bull a 0.3-second advantage per lap. Is that even realistic? I mean—if this is such a game-changer—why doesn't everyone else just use the same stuff?

The most riveting part of this entire race is probably just staring at the fuel consumption charts... honestly, what a joke.

Go ahead...

hollowmoose21 said:Not a chance. This is America. What’s actually going to happen is those two tons of meat—or whatever cash value they assign it—is just gonna end up in someone else's pocket. I've seen enough to know how this game is played when private companies start cutting deals with the government. 😁

Exactly. It's always the same pattern—government employees are nothing but thieves, while the private sector acts like pure saints, right up until they pack their bags for London after making a killing in the States.🙂.

Simply letting people go without a plan isn't going to fix anything—mostly because you eventually have to outsource those same tasks to private contractors anyway. It’s true, there are certainly too many employees in some places, and that surplus needs addressing. However, any actual savings end up being negligible when you're either paying a contractor or hiring someone else to do the job. I've seen this happen with janitorial services; the amount you pay a specialized firm to handle cleaning is often nearly identical to the cost of keeping a full-time staffer on the payroll. The only real difference I've noticed is when a private company manages to clean a space using significantly fewer people. But we all know why there's such an excess in government agencies. Now, there’s all this talk about privatizing specific services within public institutions—it seems like a dozen different companies and small businesses are just sitting around, waiting for someone to announce that things like catering or cleaning are no longer part of the official agency budget, but are instead put out to tender. Given how things tend to operate in this country, I find it hard to believe we'll see any genuine, meaningful savings from this...

Alright, thanks. He went ahead and ordered that processor—as long as it actually works, that's the main thing. I suppose he'll deal with the Wi-Fi issues later on... thanks again.

So, with that specific CPU and GPU combo, I assume I'll be able to run COD: Warzone reasonably well enough? And regarding those USB Wi-Fi adapters—what kind of range are we actually looking at here? Is it roughly the same as what you'd get with a standard laptop?

I'm looking for a full setup—roughly $3,200 total—including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and a decent Wi-Fi card (it needs enough range to pick up a signal from a neighbor's apartment above him). He’d likely pick this up in Chicago—maybe hit up Best Buy or Micro Center to get everything at once... he'll play some CoD occasionally, so please keep that in mind. I realize the budget is tight for a complete overhaul, but if you could try to piece something together... thanks.

Is the BBC not broadcasting today? I wonder if there's anything available via Sky streaming—similar to how you'd watch BBC One 😁?

A decent MILF... as long as she's ready to go 😬

A pretty pointless race, if you ask me...

I suppose someone might be able to toss out a link for a stream—I can't seem to find anything anywhere... it's driving me absolutely crazy.

If only Red Bull had gone all out...

Ps: This is basically how the message should have looked back in Malaysia when they told him to save money... 😁

Hannah Wilson9 said:What's the move?

What happens if an OMF member passes away?

If a member of an mandatory fund dies before they reach retirement age—assuming their family is eligible for survivor benefits—the total capitalized assets from that individual's account will be transferred via the Central Insurance Registry to the Social Security Administration. From there, the SSA determines the survivor benefit based on the deceased's total years of service, essentially treating them as though they had been covered solely under the standard Social Security Act through generational solidarity.

There is a caveat, I suppose. This rule might not apply if the deceased was over 50 at the time of death and had been a member of the mandatory fund for more than five years—provided that the monthly survivor benefit calculated from those capitalized assets (when added to the base survivor benefit provided by a private pension insurance company) would exceed what they would have received under the standard Social Security system. In such a scenario, the total capitalized assets from the deceased's account are transferred via the Central Insurance Registry to whichever pension insurance company the family chooses—assuming that company provides a permanent monthly survivor benefit according to its specific program and relevant laws.

On the other hand, if a member of the mandatory fund passes away and the family doesn't qualify for survivor benefits under the Social Security Act, then the total capitalized assets in that member's account fall under the jurisdiction of American Inheritance Law.

How does one actually initiate the claim for inheritance funds?

The documentation required to settle an inheritance claim, which must be sent to the Central Insurance Registry at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, includes:
1. An original or certified copy of the valid Decree of Distribution (Probate Decree)
2. A claim for inheritance payout (the official payout request form)
The request for the payout can be submitted to REGOS in a free-form format, though I assume it must include the following details:
1. The full name of the deceased
2. The Social Security Number of the deceased
3. The full name of the claimant
4. The Social Security Number of the claimant
5. The account number where the inheritance should be deposited
6. The name and account number of the bank holding that account
If the funds from the deceased's personal account were inherited, but a family member later becomes eligible for survivor benefits under the Social Security Act—deriving those benefits from the deceased member—the survivor benefit will be determined as a base pension according to that Act.

Thomas Martin4 said:Greetings. I have been wondering about the status of funds held within an OMF after a contributor passes away. Is it possible for parents to claim those assets, given that the individual likely wouldn't have started drawing from their pension for another forty years or so?

I managed to dig through the fund's website to find the specific procedures for this... 😉

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Greetings. I have been wondering about the status of funds held within an OMF after a contributor passes away. Is it possible for parents to claim those assets, given that the individual likely wouldn't have started drawing from their pension for another forty years or so?

fadedorca66 said:And how exactly are we supposed to know—if even you can't be bothered to identify the specific processor model? 😁
Generally speaking, if we are looking at an Athlon... I suppose I should probably address this—though I have my doubts about whether it matters much in the long run. There’s a certain predictability to how these things unfold, isn't there? One might think we've seen it all before, yet here we are again, navigating the same old patterns. It feels somewhat redundant—if I may be so bold—to even bother discussing it, but perhaps there is some small utility in documenting the inevitable. I guess we shall see. If it’s an X2, then I suppose there shouldn't be much of an issue—provided we aren't looking at an older Athlon series, which might just end up being a bottleneck... maybe.

I suppose that one might be the choice... given that the configuration isn't exactly ancient—it's decent enough, I guess. Thanks.