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No, he was talking about trump threatening to wipe out an entire civilization on his personal social media platform
I feel real sorry for you that you don't know the difference in those 2 things. You should ask Falcon to explain it.
TM
I can step in:
Agreeing to a deal means negotiating is done.
Negotiating means you haven't reached a deal.
Winner winner, chicken dinner!
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Agreed. Data is the most valuable resource in the world today. Corporations like insurance companies rely on advanced tools to collect and aggregate data, with a focus on managing risk, improving profitability, and minimizing claim payouts. They are incredibly good at this.
Our data that we provide, often without our knowledge or understanding, is being used against us more and more. As they say - if you're not paying for the product or service, you are the product. Our digital footprint goes much deeper than many of us can comprehend already. The obsession with building AI datacenters is to further fuel this evolution. I am optimistic that people are pushing back and demanding more guardrails and transparency. Better late than never.
Speaking of guardrails, I think I probably failed to stay within the ones intended for this particular thread discussion.
Diplomacy...The point of it is to develop relationships and manage interactions between governments, primarily to resolve things peacefully. Is the original argument that diplomacy does not, and cannot work as intended? So now we need to go and conquer everyone? How do we feel the latter has played out thus far? Blowing bridges up is another way to burn diplomatic bridges. It'll bite us eventually. That said, we have some really old and failing infrastructure here at home. We have a lot of our own bridges that could certainly use a rebuild...between both places and people.
Side tracked by a squirrel?
Is the squirrel you’re referring to the question you asked me about the insurance company? Lol cmon TM
Oh look. A squirrel
When are you going to go get that dirty? Oh yeah, there's a squirrel there too, lol
Most of the areas I go to open May 1st.
I’m also waiting to see what a friend in So Cal has going on with his remodel. He needs a water repipe.If it works out, I’ll be loading the bike up next to my tools to do some desert riding. We’ll see.
The CR is ultra sweet. I always like reading your posts about the squirrel and especially the crows.
That's the squirrel. lol
Thanks. It’s one of those projects I don’t think I’ll ever finish. If I’m headed to California to ride in the desert, it changes. If I’m riding woods, it changes. Keeps me busy though.
Crows and, squirrels are cool. They make for good distractions. Which is why I posted Casper in this thread.
Gonna be taking a break from this place. I realized, I don’t interact with irritating people in my personal life. Scrolled through three different threads yesterday. First page to the last page. Arguing. Deleted two of my own threads. Not interested in feeding Roo Roper’s and, Baristas. I’d be a hypocrite in doing so… ✌🏼
Oh, look!!
Dude , what in the world!!!! Are those real?😂
Yes. I also have a pair of crows that have been coming around for a few years. Misfit and, Wednesday.
I even taught Misfit to meow like a cat.
That is awesome! It’s crazy because that squirrel looks fake. It looks real in the very first pic you posted. 💯
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That cool.😎 Thanks!
Pit Row
Is the squirrels name Manny ? 😉😂
No. Manny’s name is Squirrel 😂
I'm glad You understand that the 2 are related now. I still think its pour negotiating to make threats that You have no intentions of ever following through with . That was the real meat of what I was posting about until You decided to sidetrack things with the silly argument about the use of a word in the present and past.
Having a trust between the parties negotiating may not be needed, but it sure helps things out. If You show the other party that You are never going to follow through with the consequences You propose, it puts You in a position of weakness. It takes away the incentive to come to an agreement if the other person knows the threats being made are empty. If Iran knows Trump will never follow through with his " maximum position" its not really a maximum position.
I keep seeing reports coming out that pretty much everybody in the Trump admin involved with the plan to attack Iran were against it and warned Trump that Iran would do most of what they are doing. And for some reason he thought he knew better and went with his gut and buddy from Israel's advice instead. The people that Trump himself picked, Vance being one of the people who were strongly against it. It makes me think that they are getting out ahead of things for some reason. Its not normal for his people to put out opinions that go against his in such a unified way , one or 2 here and there, mostly after they are no longer working with him.
Well I’m going to build a xr400 to rip around the beach and poach illegal trails. Fuck all this shit
Anarchy!
"I'm glad You understand that the 2 are related now"
WTF? Like I wrote before you have no credibility because you either lie or just don't understand to reply.
Sorry, you have to do better.
TM
SO I guess we agree that trust helps when somebody is negotiating or having a conversation ( don't worry that I'm confusing those 2 things, I understand they are not the same thing)? I haven't been lying , but it really seems like Your not understanding my posts, I do suck at writing though so I don't blame you. Trying to keep stuff short and get my point across is not a strength of mine.
It seems like we agree that lying hurts a reputation and as a result might just make it harder to negotiate? Since You seem not to trust anything I say, how would that impact the way You negotiate something with me? Think it makes it more or less likely that we could agree on some sort of deal? I personally would do things differently or not at all if it was an option , if I couldn't trust the word of somebody I was trying to work out a deal with.
My last 2stroke was a 01 CR 250. I love that bike. I had an 00 CR250 too. Got a CRF450 after. This is a customers bike that I've had in my shop . It was a Blackfoot Honda he bought back in 03 from the team. There are bolts missing from the rear fender , but its super clean and has all new OEM hardware for most visible fasteners. It has the original riders name decal on the frame, I think it was Blair Morgan's bike. I can't remeber for sure if it was his , 2 was the riders National number in Canada. Its pretty much stock looking , but the frame is gusseted and has extra welding . Cool bike to look at.
Nice bike. Jean Sebastian Roy was one of my favorite riders.
Those Blackfoot motors were awesome. Nice thing about them is you can have Tom build you one.
A couple of nice looking Hondas in here. Nice rig @The real Sasquatch.
@Chance1216 I am somewhat surprised to see you aren't rocking some woody graphics.
Fresh PC suspension on my red machine. Huge improvement over stock, particularly on the forks. Front end was way too harsh, mostly on the pressure springs/initial stroke.
Nice bike..
First thing I did was get the suspension revalved and, sprung correctly. Mid stroke harshness of the forks and, a shock that squatted too much sucked. Though I love Woody, everyone seems to use those graphics. What’s on there now are 89 HRC graphics from Throttle Jockey. First race I ever went to was in 89 with my grandfather. He smoked Camels and, drank Coors so, they seemed fitting. The OEM 01, seat cover didn’t match the graphics or plastic so, I had Throttle Jockey cut a one off 96 seat cover seat cover to match the plastics better. For some reason UFO uses a color that in the sun, is very reminiscent of the 92 stock plastics. Almost pink. Kinda orange.
I have 3 other full sets of plastics and, a few Plasticwerks plates put away in case I get bored.
Oh look! A squirrel!!!
I like where your head is at my man. I call what you are doing value engineering. As they say "you never see a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's office"
Channeling your inner Henry David Thoreau...
Henry David Thoreau's essay, originally titled "Resistance to Civil Government" and later known as "Civil Disobedience," argues that individuals have a moral duty to disobey unjust laws and governmental actions, prioritizing conscience over blind obedience.
I hope you gents have a lovely weekend. Unplug from the machine, ride some machines. Break and/or fix some machines. It helps ensure the machine doesn't break you. Shit, maybe insurance should be paying for our motorcycles, they make many of us here less of a risk in the grand scheme...I know I deal with people much more diplomatically when I am riding moto and/or MTB regularly, just ask my wife.
EDIT - True patriots follow their own conscience.
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