For real, the man went from a 70+ approval rating in the late ‘90s, to this.

Sounds like the Bogleheads made a power portfolio.

Yeah agreed natural disasters throw those numbers out of whack, but you’re looking at billions of dollars in natural disaster relief vs. trillions in GDP. Well within affordable range with the right tax structure. So yes, TX needs “the rest of us” in its current state, but that doesn’t really reflect what it would…

I’m not sure that analysis makes sense. Even if TX receives a little extra per dollar back from the federal government than it sends (though based on the numbers I found it’s actually the opposite: $0.88 received for every $1 sent - that number moves around depending on the year, but seems to be generally lower than…

That’s exactly what I was thinking for this. Does this have the spec’s to run a Plex server on with an external hard drive?

“Big oil” are the exact same profit seeking companies you’ll be buying renewable energy from.

You would think, however there’s a lot of supply that is going to put a ceiling on prices. OPEC and Russia have propped of prices with deep supply cuts, but they bring that production back as prices rise.

Worth noting:

Seconding this - asset impairments are an important piece to just leave out here.

you guys sound like best friends who have been living through the last 4 months in a studio apartment together.

What’s the point of your tone in this story Caitlin? That corporations should forego financial success because the virus has hurt a lot of other companies and workers? I think that would just make the problem worse.

There’s no “continuing to drop” as far as demand goes. Global oil demand was continuing to rise before the pandemic (https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/global_oil.php), with most forecasts seeing that trend continue into the 2030s (https://www.iea.org/fuels-and-technologies/oil). All else considered, if that…

I’ll tell you right now, there’s more than 35 wells on that acreage. Overall I just hope this is not the product of in-depth research. To echo others: did you even consider looking into how the land has been leased and who owns the mineral rights?

Bose Soundsport free/wireless. The little patented ear hook thing works really well. Alternatively, you can buy some aftermarket plugs that have a Bose-style eartip with a hook.

I bought the previous version (active 65t) and returned them after one run. I found that they plug your ear really well, which is great for noise isolation but terrible for running. There was a constant pounding in tune with my feet on the pavement that I just couldn’t get over. Way worse than other earbuds I’ve used. …

Tried to edit: It turned out that I had to add the enhanced cloud DVR to not have required commercials, even on shows I’ve recorded. Gets a bit expensive once you add in that enhanced DVR. 

I’m curious if I’m getting a different experience here. I like that it shows where the commercials are, but it almost always forces me to watch them once they start. No more fast-forwarding until you’ve watched them. It turned out that I had to add the enhanced cloud DVR to not have required commercials, even on shows…

“George P. Mitchell was the great environmentalist in the history of mankind.”

Man, I’ve been on your side this whole time until I got to this post. Your argument got a bit flawed. Just like most retailers in a given country don’t take foreign currency as payment, most also don’t take bitcoin. That doesn’t mean it can’t be considered a currency. My problem is people treating it as an investment…

Well, it’s an investment like any other FOREX investment. The problem is, people don’t expect to make 60% in 30 days by trading currencies, and since there is no value behind it such as a company with profits, there is no reason for the gains to stick, or at least continue. It’s just fine as a currency, but it will…