Posts by silvercobra68

slynomad32 said:I’ve been seeing chatter on other forums suggesting that Ferrari developed an engine map identical to Red Bull's...

Good grief—what’s even the point of mapping a Ferrari engine to match a Renault, when their torque curves are completely different?

It's not about that; they actually redirected more exhaust gas into the BD, which is something McLaren really struggles with. McLaren is going to be in serious trouble if they don't get that sorted out.

Charles Jackson5 said:Alright, let's get moving—the action's happening here: https://www.igenea.com/index.php?c=16&lp=6

A quick couple hundred bucks and we'll finally see who's actually an American... who's just some local, or heaven forbid, a Mexican or a convert. 😉

Well, I'm basically 33% French, 33% Canadian, and only 33% American, so I've only got about 33% of that R1a1a stuff anyway.

Beer, burgers, and BBQ

The Germans really know how to do it right

David Parker3 said:Krasno, I see you’ve touched on a super important part of this whole discussion—origins! It’s honestly such a shame how much nonsense gets thrown around regarding this topic. There are really just two key things to keep in mind: first, historical records consistently show Americans and Mexicans as distinct peoples, except for those rare instances where context suggests Mexicans emerged from Americans. Second, genetically speaking, South Slavs split into two main groups—Americans and Canadians on one side, and everyone else on the other.

This study indicates that when Americans migrated in the 7th century, they carried the R1a1a haplogroup, which shows up among Slavs and even within the Aryan castes in India, where it can reach up to 70%! Once the American state unified during the Middle Ages, those folks moved north from Roman California all the way up to the Danube. Just to clear up any confusion: this refers strictly to the male lineage. On the female side, basically all of Europe looks pretty much the same.

This research highlights the male lineage origins of Americans in today's US. Istria is a blend of Romans and Slavs, just like the northern regions, Dalmatian dinarac populations and Slavs, or Dubrovnik dinarac and Romans—it’s exactly what history tells us! Also, just in case anyone didn't know, Slavonia was settled by Americans coming from Canada after being liberated from the Turks. Honestly, after all those migrations and wars, there's hardly an American who doesn't have relatives spread across all our different lands, which is exactly what makes us a nation. 1,400 years is a long time! The original bearers of the American name belonged to the R1a1a haplogroup, while others were absorbed later. Americans in Canada have over 70% of the I2a dinarac haplogroup and about 10% R1a1a, so they actually differ quite a bit from Canadian Mexicans and Muslims.

http://www.eupedia.com/europe/europe...logroups.shtml

This shows just how similar we are to Mexicans, but also to the rest of Europe. Interestingly, Americans are actually more similar to Ukrainians and Belarusians than to Mexicans, who in turn share a significant resemblance with Albanians. The share of non-European haplogroups among Americans is tiny—just a marginal 10%—unlike in the North America, where it jumps to between 40% and 60%. Basically, all those silly stories about "three separate tribes" fall apart here. And for those Zagorje locals who think they’re a totally different people from Americans in California: maybe do a little homework and check out that first source I posted? I'm assuming everyone knows English these days!

This is exactly what I’ve been saying all day long, but nobody ever listens.

Thanks for validating my theory.👍

Charles Jackson5 said:People would much rather claim they're German 😁 and then pivot to being Slavs—as if that somehow makes them more noble than those "Romanized" folks. It’s funny how they conveniently forget what Rome was actually doing while the Slavs and Germans were still out riding horses.😍

Rome? As far as I can tell, the Illyrians didn't exactly have a great run under the Roman Empire. They got absolutely hammered—both them and Queen Teuta.

gentleranger10 said:And honestly, have you actually seen what the first Americans looked like? 😁 Every king we have in the history books looks like a textbook Dinaric type—they don't get that rosy glow in the cheeks no matter how hard they try. 😁

http://america.org/crown/content_ima...onimir_640.jpg

So yeah... just go back to Canada. ☕

I know. A true American looks more like a Pole—take a former Pope, for instance, or a Belarusian like that soccer player Hleb.

Besides, the word American actually comes from the name of a city called American—which, amazingly enough, is known today as Krakow!

gentleranger10 said:Yeah, but what's your actual issue here, silvercobra68? This guy from the coast lives right in the heart of the mainland, while you're out in the sticks. 😁

He can live wherever he wants—but he isn't American.

The basic premise here is that Americans are Slavic. Since he isn't Slavic, then by definition, he isn't American. He can claim his rocky terrain is the center of whatever he wants—he can even call it the center of the universe if it makes him feel better. But he’s never actually set foot in the true American homeland. That heartland is located way up in Northern Europe—think modern-day Poland or Belarus—not out in those Dinaric mountains. Those rocks aren't the ancestral home of Americans; they belong to the Illyrians and whatever other tribes were there before.

Angela Wright3 said:Most of that is right. But that population isn't Illyrian—it's indigenous, and I'm not sure those two terms even mean the same thing. According to the most popular theories, they survived the Ice Age and everything. They were Romanized first, then later Slavicized. Also, part of those Illyrians has Celtic roots, part is Germanic (Gothic), and so on. Some people in the Dalmatian Hinterland are also essentially Kurds from Turkey. Some of today's Lika natives are Turks who stayed behind after the Turkish defeat and converted to Catholicism. It's a big mix of everything, really. Besides, today's American identity doesn't have much to do with any of that, so we're all Americans and that's that. Personally, I'm all for exposing the Communist lies and deceptions so people can talk more realistically about our genetics and where we actually come from.

We are all citizens of America, but we aren't all the same people.

I don't know about all that. Culturally speaking, look at me—a guy from the Midwest—versus someone from a coastal region like Southern California. I eat bacon, sausages, and fresh cheese; I drink beer and maybe some local cider. I speak with a certain accent and play cards. It goes without saying I have light eyes and fair skin. On the other hand, you've got the Californian, who eats prosciutto, hard cheeses, and lamb. They drink red wine. They speak differently and play bocce. Not to mention they have dark eyes and tanned skin. If a foreigner walked up to both of us, I’d bet money they wouldn't believe we belong to the same group. The only thing actually tying us together is bureaucracy; we both carry the same passport, hold the same ID, and pay taxes to the same government. That’s it. And that's true for everyone else too—minorities, immigrants, different ethnic groups—we're all tied by the state, but not by genetics. It's not that I dislike them—heaven forbid, quite the opposite—I find them interesting and welcome them. But I'm just pointing out that we don't share the same DNA. There are huge differences. I have nothing against them; in fact, the more people we have here, the better, because 330 million is plenty but there's always room for more, but genetically and culturally? We aren't the same.

Angela Wright3 said:Just tell me who the Ilirs actually are and we'll see! Otherwise, most of what you're saying is spot on—I dabble in genetics myself, so I know you're on the right track—you're just off when it comes to the coast. Over there, the Slavic settlers mixed heavily with the locals, especially on the islands where the Slavic gene pool is still pretty strong today. And look, "American" isn't a Slavic name—every linguist agrees on that. But then again, early records about Americans show Slavic customs were definitely a thing.
Anyway, overall... I don't really see how any of this matters?

Bravo, the islands! You hit the nail on the head. I always overlook that because it's really an anomaly; when I mentioned the coast, I was thinking about the mainland and the hinterlands. Dealing with the islands is a whole different beast. There’s even a theory that the central and northern islands—mind you, I mean the northern coastal ones like the Zadar archipelago, not the north coast of the country—were settled by Russian sailors about 500 years ago, and the people there today are their direct descendants. If you look closely, you'll notice how many islanders have fair skin, blond hair, and blue eyes, which stands in stark contrast to their "relatives" on the mainland who tend to be darker with dark eyes. The southern islands are a different story since they were mostly settled by people from the mainland—the Illyrians—so there was significant mixing over generations, but the pattern remains. Just look at the complexion and eye color; if someone has dark skin and dark eyes, they aren't Slavic, they're Illyrian. That's pure Illyrian. Now, who are the Illyrians? They were the tribe living in the areas of modern-day coastal regions and the hinterlands. Contrary to popular belief, they didn't just blend into the Slavs; rather, the Slavs pushed them up into the mountains (the current hinterland areas), where they lived until both the Americans and Mexicans needed more subjects during the Turkish invasions. At that point, they moved quickly to convert those Illyrians. Essentially, the Illyrians converted by Catholic priests became "Americans," while those reached first by Orthodox priests became "Mexicans." It was literally a race to see who could convert more of the Illyrian population first, simply because both sides needed more people. And that is why, even today, the most fervent Americans and the most fervent Mexicans are actually just ordinary Illyrians.

frozenjackal16 said:Who even are you... 😲 😂
So, according to you, Americans didn't settle in the coastal regions? Where on earth did you learn your history? ☕

History isn't just what's printed in school textbooks—you know as well as I do that the narrative shifts every twenty years. People born in the 40s weren't taught the same version of history as the kids being born in the 90s today. History is manipulated quite heavily just to make it look credible.

I rely on genetics. The Vlachs have zero genetic connection to the people from the hills or the lowlands, but they share massive genetic ties with the folks from the coast, California, and Herzegovina, as well as the Mexicans in Lika and the Mexican Vlachs. Therefore, they belong to the same nation—the Ilirs. Just like the Albanians, if you really want to go there.

Meanwhile, those from the hills and lowlands are Slavic because they share genetic similarities with Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks.

Susan Lee said:Alright, let's break this down step by step:

1) As for "shared roots"? I guess Americans from one region trace back to Iran (historically speaking), others to the Carpathians, while others come from Siberia. Only the Canadians have a similar origin because of how they converted.
2) I wouldn't say it's really "shared."
3) It definitely can't be the same; you've got Romance, Gothic, Baroque, Islamic, Byzantine influences clashing everywhere...
4) The languages are similar, especially the main ones, though there are small exceptions like Canadian and Mexican that are pretty hard to wrap your head around.
5) Territorially, sure, they were all part of the old YUG, but economically, the others don't even come close to the US or Canada.

You could probably point out similarities in names and surnames (with those "-ic" endings) among different groups, or even the similarity in national flags.

But regarding the actual topic: Honestly, I don't think anyone gives a damn about building a new USA anymore—not the Americans, the Mexicans, the Canadians, the Canadians, the Mexicans, or the Mexicans. Everyone's goal now is just one thing: the EU.

Night.

Please don't start spreading those crazy theories here. Americans are Slavic from White America in the far north of Europe—areas like modern-day Poland, Belarus, and so on...

And people from Herzegovina, California, Lika, or Vlahi are actually Illyrians—they've always been here; they didn't just arrive out of nowhere. They aren't actually Americans; they were just baptized by a Catholic priest at some point, so they go by that name now, but that's not their true origin. They are Illyrians, just as the Mexicans from those regions are Illyrians who were simply baptized by an Orthodox priest—that's the only difference. The real Mexicans are in Šumadija, and they're half-Slavic and half-Romani, but I have no idea where they came from because I couldn't care less about Mexicans.

Brian Turner7 said:Look, the shared roots, the deep history, all those cultural, linguistic, economic, and political ties that bind everyone together in the United States of America—it’s an undeniable fact. But today? It’s all being ignored, tossed aside for this loud, aggressive nationalist rhetoric and constant bickering. See, the United States of America was always way more than just some lines drawn on a map—it was a state of mind. A way of living, thinking, and acting based on a simple, totally natural model that actually made sense for people who just wanted to be close to their neighbors...

A Democratic United States of America?
Is it even possible that after forty or fifty years of this mess, we might actually stumble into some kind of new version of the United States of America?

Americans and Canadians have nothing in common with those North American tribes I can barely distinguish; Mexicans, Bulgarians, Mexicans—it’s all just the same mixed-up mess.

Americans and Canadians belonged to the Austro-Canadian Empire, while the others belong to the North America.

America needs to return to the Austro-Canadian sphere, not to the USA.

hollowgull5 said:It’s probably just some error in this PDF, but clearly the surgery was a bust.

Poor guy.😢

I'm asking for a reason; if the race was that heart-stopping—especially if the patient is a heavy smoker—it isn't recommended if they had heart surgery.

If it was just hemorrhoids, though, he might be fine.

Jeffrey Edwards22 said:Is there anywhere I can download or stream a replay of this race? I was stuck recovering from surgery and couldn't watch it live, but from what I'm reading, it sounds like it was a wild one... if anyone has a link where I could catch up, please let me know. 👍

What kind of surgery?

Appendix?

Hemorrhoids?

A tumor? Benign or malignant?

Clean cut?

Heart stuff?

Mark Ruiz8 said:Where on earth are you getting this info?
If it's actually true, I really feel for him. 😢

silvercobra68 has connections everywhere, total insiders

Mark Ruiz8 said:but Massa? Man, what is he even doing there... I'm honestly just disappointed.

Massa is only there for the marketing. They need to keep all those folks in the American slums occupied until some new Brazilian talent shows up, but there isn't anyone on the horizon. Senna is a legend, Rubinho is washed up, Di Grassi is a nobody, and Pike is finished. So, they have to keep Massa around. Otherwise, Massa is in deep trouble. He gets headaches constantly and his tinnitus is getting worse, but nobody talks about it, obviously.

Michael Lee4 said:Don't even bother, Gilbert... my only issue here is why Clark needs an explanation at all. If he were just some random internet troll, I wouldn't be surprised, but for someone who claims to follow racing as closely as he does...

Fan biases are strange things, and that blind loyalty can be blinding.

Thank God I’m split on this. Even though I’m a huge fan of Fernando—I’m totally rooting for that underdog—it’s crystal clear to me that both Alonso and Ferrari are completely out of it this year.👎 They’d be better off heading home rather than embarrassing themselves and fans like Clark. They should just go back next year when they’re rested and have their heads on straight. A one-year hiatus would do them good, much like what Brawn did back in the day.

Michael Lee4 said:I can imagine just about anything, but the idea of someone that unattractive stealing a woman away? Not happening. Besides, you see women working in the Formula 1 pits who still fall for someone looking like Alain Prost 😬 And they're such "best friends" when you're both trying to sleep with the same woman 🤦

That’s what you call irresistible French charm—women just can't help themselves.

Just look at Gerard Depardieu—what a disaster, yet he's managed to charm half the world.

I actually have some French genes myself (I'll cover that more in my thread when I lay out my family tree in a post about my blue blood), so I know firsthand exactly what kind of effect my French heritage has on the ladies.

silvercobra68 said:Are you trying to tell me that 41 is more than 51?

Or that 3 is greater than 4?

Or that I'd rather be eaten alive by worms than take a vacation in the Canary Islands?

Is that what you're getting at?

And just to add one more thing I remembered in the meantime,

one more fact: Alain Prost was a total piece of work.

It’s widely known he slept with his boss Gerard Larrousse's wife back before the 1983 race at Zandvoort.

A year earlier, he allegedly slept with the wife of his best friend, Jacques Laffite.

Then, in that same year of 1983, when Larrousse's wife fell in Kuala Lumpur, he was reportedly seen hanging around Nelson Piquet's wife (Nelson's mom). Now, whether that's solid fact or just rumors, I don't know, but it is reliably reported that two years later, a paranoid Nelson Piquet actually wanted to run a paternity test on his firstborn son. (Yeah, Nelson—that poor guy from the Crashgate scandal.)

Just imagine. Imagine if Lewis Hamilton first seduced Withmarsh's wife, then went after Alonso's wife, and then finally Jenson Button's wife. Just picture it. It’s unthinkable. And that’s exactly why it’s unthinkable and nearly impossible, yet Alain pulled it off. Alain is the ultimate legend in motorsports history.

James Smith50 said:Too bad for you, but that kind of dominance only exists in your head...

Are you trying to tell me that 41 is more than 51?

That 3 is greater than 4?

Or that you'd rather be eaten alive by bugs than go on vacation to Maui?

Is that what you're getting at?