Didn't know about that one. Thanks. As I said, those food experts know how to make stuff in the perfect combination that makes humans crave more and more of.

Sugar definitely plays a role, milk choc has way more sugar than dark. But more than sugar is in play to make it addictive. Someone else pointed out chips, and chips I think is more a salt component. But they all share one thing, the perfect combo of salt/sugar/fat to make it so you want more and more and more. Imagine french fries without salt.

I think more complex than just sugars. Food "scientists" or "engineers" work to make food taste better and to induce want more now. I like chocolate, probably my favorite taste. What I find though is I actually like dark chocolate the best (72-80%) and after a piece or two I am satiated. If I can't find dark and pick up milk chocolate, I just want more after even 3 pieces. I have to stop myself because I don't even find the flavor that great. But somehow my brain wants more, probably because they have engineered it to not satisfy, but to activate want more.

It has been years but I recall it was required to disclose any interaction with any foreigner when I had a clearance. Any foreign travel also required disclosure. There was a time frame as well, I think you had 30 days to disclose. People with higher level clearances also got drug tested, lie detector tests, bank inquiries, gambling too was something that was looked for. Maybe things have changed since the 80's.

Its now clear donnie has jensen's back, and why wouldn't he. Birds of a feather. Since he controls both the investigation and charging side of something like this, it can go away. It shouldn't and maybe congress will grow a pair and challenge him on this. Ah Republicans the group that claim defense/National security as one of their hallmarks.

Another thing that crossed my mind after posting is he probably has a clearance. He could be looking at jail if he does. He was kind of in a no win situation. He should have disclosed the affair to security in the beginning, call it the first boink, which likely would have cost him the clearance. He would have avoided legal liability I think by doing so. Continuing the affair without notice is likely a violation of his clearance, and is criminal if they choose to prosecute.

Often CEO's have a morality clause in their contract. I've no idea if he had one, but if he did, grounds for termination with no parachute. I've seen worse. I heard a CEO at a co I worked at who was single at the time was told he had to get married. He did. He continued his philandering in Asia after the marriage, but maybe that was considered less bad than not being married and doing it in a foreign country.

I expect they were hoping to blackmail him into divulging some secrets. And they may have.

Supply and demand. At this moment in time, stable. This moment does not include future new demand. As I said, more LNG is happening in the future and more gas will be burned by all those old jet engines being converted for nat gas power generation along with all those new turbines being built specifically for power generation. Peaker plants are likely to run more often as well. Demand looks to be increasing significantly due to DC's. https://energynow.com/2026/04/...

Just saw the latest, trump wants to put dana white in as press secretary. Nothing says factual info like fake pro wrestling. The guy would be a natural for the job. So yes, it does appear as trump is continuing to double down. And get even more off balance. A sane cabinet would have declared him incompetent. A sane small group of R senators could toss him out of the WH early. I doubt either will happen, but didn't think a blue tsunami would happen either. I'll cross my fingers. Maybe my country will surprise me again.

Actually no. Nat Gas is on a trajectory for much higher prices. From the DC's consuming much more of the stuff to LNG plants in the gulf that are getting even more urgent with the loss of the Qatar plants. I think one estimate I saw was 5 years for Qatar to come back to 100%. And then there is a smaller factor of rocket launches, although not so small as musk didn't buy some wells and building a pipeline. https://constructionreviewonli...

Tech has become the new CO2 champion.

I saw Brooke's & Capehart on PBS yesterday. Brooke's had a interesting idea, The Dem's in congress should tell trump, "fire hegs & miller and we will give you whatever you want." Brooke's had no idea what donnie would ask, but felt it probably worth it. Capehart chimed back with, "let him have the arch". They BOTH smiled and laughed, because it is true. I wouldn't suggest it though, he might find someone even worse to replace them. Hard to fathom, but I have faith in the don.

I assume they are building multiple ones. I know Zuck and Larry both have enclaves in HI. But that seems like a poor choice. I'd expect maybe Canada somewhat away from the coasts would be better. But I'm no expert in what will happen where to be most inhabitable as temps rise. It just seems HI could be at risk of going under water with sea level rise.

Correct. This is why the R's got slaughtered in TX. I saw some interviews with biz people in the Rio grande. Basically the interview said the hispanic community was fine with deporting criminal illegal immigrants, and they voted for trump in 2024. But what they did not realize was trump did exactly what he said he was going to do. Round them all up (and by all he meant brown skin) and deport them. So the one biz guy was saying he had a legal immigrant mixing up a batch of concrete and ICE swoops in grabs him and throws him in detention for a few days. Finally the guy got out, but did not come back to the employer. I mean why would you? So in 2026, the Rio grande communities voted blue. And they may do the same in 2028. Ted Cruz of all people who has licked donnie's ass for years is starting to push back. Maybe he realizes he will be toast next time. I'd tell him too little too late Teddy.

Exactly what I was thinking. But as we know, AI, billionaires, so do whatever they want. And love your sig.

I expect this is why it got wound down. Most of the photo's of the texas spacex facility have rows of these things around, probably for corp purposes as one of the photo's I saw had a sign posted in the lot that said "Cybertrucks Only". They probably can't use any more at spacex, their primary customer. And with the coming merger, it won't pump up sales anymore since it would be a completely internal company transaction after the merge.