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TheRealTigerHorn
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re: Someone made a good point I hadn’t thought of today
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/3/26 at 2:33 pm to RobertFootball
Hmmm, same thing here. Interesting observation.
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re: Chinese professor predicted war with Iran 2 years ago
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/3/26 at 2:32 pm to Jim Rockford
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What if I told you we already have boots on the ground?
SOCOM has had and will have boots on the ground around the world wherever there's a hotspot or one that's about to be hot. That's the way things have been since the 1960's. Ever hear of a place called Laos? Guaranteed they've visited Ukraine as "advisors".
Wake me up when the 4th ID is loading up on ships.
re: WSJ/NYT - US & Israel Strike Tehran
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 7:56 pm to Indfanfromcol
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So what’s Irans strategy? Obviously they bombed US bases and Israel. But also UAE as well as British & French bases? Is the hope big brother Putin is going to come in and support/join their battle against the west? Why attack multiple other countries right now and lure them into war?
They also hit Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and lobbed a few toward a British base in Cypress, which the Cypriots foolishly denied until another one finally got through and impacted at the base. Jordan has been busy shooting down drones as well.
It is not the brightest strategy on their part, but it goes to show how much real hate there is between Sunnis (most of the ME) and Shias (most of Iran).
re: WSJ/NYT - US & Israel Strike Tehran
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 7:49 pm to dukke v
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I see a lot people(mostly left) being really pissed off that we have lost 3 soldiers in this mission. That’s heartbreaking. And it sucks. However since these attacks started Saturday, I’m sure there have been at least 10 people killed in Chicago BY AMERICANS.. it happens all day everyday in cities all across the country for NO REASON. Yet Trump is trying to get rid or a regime that has threatened every nation they can they they will strike when they get the chance. Yet we don’t hear them bitching about what is happening right under their noses…
You're close, Chicago through yesterday:
Last Week: 2/22 – 2/28 (vs WoW)
Shot & Killed: 5 (0%)
Shot & Wounded: 28 (+47%)
Total Shot: 33 (+38%)
Total Homicides: 6 (+20%)
Final February Totals (vs 2025)
Shot & Killed: 24 (+20%)
Shot & Wounded: 84 (+11%)
Total Shot: 108 (+13%)
Total Homicides: 25 (+9%)
SFW Link, despite the racy sounding URL. LINK
re: Iranian Ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed in the U.S./Israeli strikes.
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 6:23 pm to SOSFAN
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At first glance that sounds awesome and makes me proud to have served in the Navy but upon reflection Iran's Navy is basically John boats with outboard motors.
No so fast my friend. They have frigates, corvettes and destroyers, albeit several fewer of each class than they had Friday.
re: Papa John’s is closing 300 stores across US by end of 2027
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 2:39 pm to bad93ex
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Used to be much better pizza when he still ran it. Mediocre now.
Another victim of PE?
Forced out because waaaayyyycism. He probably took some PE money that put them in a position to enforce his removal.
re: WSJ/NYT - US & Israel Strike Tehran
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 10:45 am to Cell of Awareness
As stated earlier, China obscures the data on oil imports, with substantially more coming from Venezuela and Iran than public sources indicate.
re: WSJ/NYT - US & Israel Strike Tehran
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 10:39 am to Mr Breeze
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The President or his proxies haven't explained the end game, except to urge Iranian citizens to take control of their government. Unarmed citizens elated at events will be up against the IRGC and others who recently killed tens of thousands of protesters.
Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, essentially all regime change justified at the time, didn't turn out as predicted.
The administration has not made the case on how this regime change military operation ends favorably to our and our allies long term interest.
S Korea is undeniably a raging success.
Vietnam was our own fault, especially the American left and its media mouthpieces. They were holding off the North just fine on their own after we pulled out until a Democratic Congress ended the support in ammunition and fuel we had promised.
Afghanistan is where great powers go to be frustrated. Britain, India, the USSR, and we all failed there.
Iraq's story is still being written, but they did succeed largely on their own in kicking out ISIS.
Iran has historically been a cut above most of the rest of the ME in terms of level of civilization, going back millennia, until it became an Islamic "Republic". Did you know that only around 30% of the country is Muslim? Probably not. It's past time for them to return to their place as a near-1st World state, and possibly more.
I do not want us to engage in full blown nation building - we no longer have the stomach for it - haven't since Korea - but if we can get rid of the worst there and give the best a chance, while improving our strategic position in the world, then this is a good thing.
re: WSJ/NYT - US & Israel Strike Tehran
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 8:45 am to TheOcean
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bamarep
Stick to things you're good at, like fricking family members. Leave the thinking to other people
IDK, looks to me like he was mostly on point, even if he did post from his 1st cuzzin's single wide.
re: WSJ/NYT - US & Israel Strike Tehran
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 8:43 am to Lonnie Utah
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From what I’ve seen, they weren’t even in the top 5 of imports for China
You're looking at the wrong numbers. Venezuela and Iran send about 70-80% of their oil to china.
Yep.
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China imports substantial, often under-reported, volumes from Iran (sometimes disguised as Malaysian origin) and Venezuela.
Or they did, before we put a stop to it over the last few months. What we have done here is made them wholly dependent on on Russia, US ally Saudi Arabia, and de facto US-controlled Iraq. If they want to get frisky with Taiwan, they will be wholly dependent on Russia, and vulnerable pipelines.
These few months will go down in history as one of the greatest geopolitical power moves of our time. The end result remains to be seen, but anyone with even a remote awareness of how the world works understands it. They don't have to like it.
re: WSJ/NYT - US & Israel Strike Tehran
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 3/1/26 at 8:36 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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This war started with sleepy Joe, October 7th, 2023.
why must we fight for Israel? USA was not attacked october 7,2023.
US citizens were killed and taken hostage.
re: WSJ/NYT - US & Israel Strike Tehran
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/28/26 at 4:58 pm to Chuck Barris
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Why?
What's the point if a negotiation if you already believe that the other party won't honor any agreement that you reach?
There are only two possible scenarios:
1. We went into this knowing that negotiating with Iran was pointless, in which case we weren't actually trying to find a non-military solution, the negotiations were a smokescreen done in bad faith, and Trump lied about their purpose.
2. We went into this thinking that a negotiation could lead to a non-military solution, which means we believed that an agreement with Iran could be reached and maintained that would satisfy both parties, and Trump was telling the truth this whole time.
Now, which one do you think is more likely?
Please name one national leader, in all of history, not just the US, who has not lied to protect his or her national interests. You won't, because you can't. It is a necessary part of the job description. Washington. Lincoln. Churchill even had a famous quote about it. It is more uncommon for any leader East of Germany and West of Japan to speak truth than to lie, and this is the difference between East and West.
"Trump lied" just completely discredits your understanding of history or realpolitik.
re: Papa John’s is closing 300 stores across US by end of 2027
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/27/26 at 8:06 pm to Ghost of Colby
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This is Papa John:
Used to be much better pizza when he still ran it. Mediocre now.
re: Helping a toddler get over fear of dogs?
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/20/26 at 4:36 pm to chinhoyang
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My now deceased Border Collie was used to get kids unafraid of dogs. Had a very friendly demeanor and appearance. She was bullet proof with kids. Kids liked her. You need to find someone with a similar dog.
This is a good approach, though actually kind of rare with a Border Collie. Australian Shepherds that don't bark unless actively "herding" (a ball, other dogs running around, etc) that are also very kid-friendly are easy enough to find. You want one of the lower energy ones if possible.
re: I am starting to think many comments on auto enthusiast websites are bots
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/18/26 at 9:55 am to weagle1999
Car and Driver went full woke years ago, David E. Davis Jr and his contemporaries were spun up like a Porsche turbo on the Nordschlief in their graves. Doesn't surprise me that their comments section would attract climate hoax believers in force who mistakenly think they're talking to car people, whether the believers are bots or not.
re: MIT researchers cleared 50% of Alzheimer’s plaques using 40 Hz sound waves
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/17/26 at 3:10 pm to Mr Breeze
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Quote from the X thread, 40hz is a very low frequency a rumbling type sound if sustained, 20hz is the low threshold for human ear detection. The sound pressure level used (decibels) would be interesting to know, I imagine on the lower side.
Hope this leads to something positive to either cure or reduce symptoms of this awful disease. Lost a close friend to it, terrible for his family.
I wonder how pure of a tone needs to be reproduced? A sine generator is easy enough to hook up to an amp. The amp will produce very minimal harmonics, the key is in the speakers, which will introduce all sorts of distortion and audible harmonics, even a very good set. And how many hours per day do you need to listen?
re: Record number of LSU applicants, most from out of state
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/17/26 at 11:52 am to NFLSU
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Transfers don’t get into the Business or Engineering programs, regardless of their GPA.
That’s why all of the kids who transfer to Texas and Texas A&M from UTSA, Blinn, Texas State, etc. all get Communications and Liberal Arts degrees.
Not so fast my friend. ATM has a backdoor route that works quite well.
My son got into both UT and ATM right out of HS, then decided he "Wanted to live his life" rather than go to school. Six months into that of working OT in a blue collar job and he came to his senses, but the front doors of both were then closed. So he went with the "academy" route with ATM.
ATM runs these "academy" programs under various names all over the state. The one for the Austin area used to be the Chevron Academy, now it's the Samsung Academy. You enroll in the local community college and take classes both there and with ATM pre-engineering professors. You can get your first 1-2 years done this way, and it is CHEAP compared to going straight to the main campus. A GPA over 3.0 in the Academy will get you accepted into some of the engineering programs for the main campus, over 3.5 and you more or less get your pick of majors.
The program was started to get more minority students in. When we went to orientation, there were 2 black kids, 5-6 hispanic, and the rest of the 100 or so were all white or Asian. People found out it was cheaper, and the standards were still tough, but not quite main campus tough.
re: Vader’s Model Desk: M3 Stuart Light Tank Top
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/15/26 at 6:53 pm to Darth_Vader
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Looks great! There’s an M3 on display at the Pacific War Museum in Fredericksburg if anyone has been.
It was far better suited to the PTO than going up against the Germans.
It worked pretty well in N Africa against the Germans and Italians. It was reliable (something German and Brit tanks were not, breaking down in the deep desert is bad, y'know) and fast. It was a fast armored scout, and as long as it stuck to that duty, it was good at it.
One of the most haunting things you will see is the knocked out Stuart at the Museum of the War in the Pacific. A 3" shell went right through the bow gunner's head. You would think no one survived, but the rest of the crew managed to bail out and there is a video of the tank commander talking about it inside.
re: Auto websites don’t spend much time talking about the used EV market for some reason
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/11/26 at 10:56 am to YOURADHERE
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The local Mercedes dealer in Lafayette struggled their asses off to sell off the EVs they had, checking their site they have a NEW 2023 EQB300, though with 3200 miles I suspect it was a demo. They have it listed for $60,950, AutoTempest has 2023 EQBs starting at $22,400.
2023 EQB $60,950
The 2 used models they have listed I'm almost positive were once listed as new on their website but they're out of their mind on those too.
2023 EQE350 asking $80,120. Can find used comparables on AutoTempest in the high $20k/low $30k.
2022 EQS580 asking $136,220. You can find used ones on AutoTempest in the $40k range.
Problem with the M-Bs is that they are stupid ugly, especially the S. In person, the grill looks incredibly cheap, like something off a Temu toy. They wouldn't sell if they were ICE or hybrid either. Sort of the same thing with the Porsche Taycan, but its shape has grown on me some. Depreciation on those is epic though.
re: Auto websites don’t spend much time talking about the used EV market for some reason
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/11/26 at 10:38 am to weagle1999
Two things these very over-simplified discussions always miss:
1. Bulk resale data is dominated by Tesla due to their volume compared to everyone else.
2. Tesla has been gradually lowering new sticker prices for some time, which drives down resale the same way that rebates by conventional OEMs do.
Their volume leader, the Model Y, peaked in sticker price in 2022, with the top package going for $69,990. That same car went for $51,490 by end of production in '25, and the new much improved version comes in at $57k, still considerably below the peak. This lowers used pricing, which is not something other automakers have done since Henry Ford did it with the Model T. Here is what Model T pricing did over time, introduced at $1k and eventually falling to ~$300:
Cambridge U paper on car pricing Scroll down to Figure 6, just less than halfway down the link.
1. Bulk resale data is dominated by Tesla due to their volume compared to everyone else.
2. Tesla has been gradually lowering new sticker prices for some time, which drives down resale the same way that rebates by conventional OEMs do.
Their volume leader, the Model Y, peaked in sticker price in 2022, with the top package going for $69,990. That same car went for $51,490 by end of production in '25, and the new much improved version comes in at $57k, still considerably below the peak. This lowers used pricing, which is not something other automakers have done since Henry Ford did it with the Model T. Here is what Model T pricing did over time, introduced at $1k and eventually falling to ~$300:
Cambridge U paper on car pricing Scroll down to Figure 6, just less than halfway down the link.
re: Paddled in School
Posted by TheRealTigerHorn on 2/8/26 at 2:34 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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My dad said the nuns made them kneel on rice
Had an AA colleague (engineer) up North that I hung out with a lot. One day he told me he was from inner city Chicago, and could not go home for fear of his life from the gangs he avoided growing up. I asked him how he got out? "Momma worked two jobs and sent me to Catholic school. Them nuns didn't take no shite!"
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