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SD gunnar
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re: Wont there be a Power Vacuum in Iran ?
Posted by SD gunnar on 3/1/26 at 1:19 am to Oates Mustache
Agree.
Of the Muslim population in Iran between 10 - 25% of the population is Sunni with the remaining being Shia. However, CIA data from 15 years ago says it is 90-95% Shia.
Apparently only 40-55% of the population actually practices Islam.
Prior to 2003 Iraq was 60% Shia and 40% Sunni, and as we know the Sunni’s controlled the country.
I hope to God there isn’t an uncontrollable sectarian civil war preventing a functioning government.
Of the Muslim population in Iran between 10 - 25% of the population is Sunni with the remaining being Shia. However, CIA data from 15 years ago says it is 90-95% Shia.
Apparently only 40-55% of the population actually practices Islam.
Prior to 2003 Iraq was 60% Shia and 40% Sunni, and as we know the Sunni’s controlled the country.
I hope to God there isn’t an uncontrollable sectarian civil war preventing a functioning government.
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1k on the Tyson fight
re: T or F. Fleetwood Mac would be considered 100x band without that other woman singing
Posted by SD gunnar on 2/7/26 at 10:38 pm to Meauxjeaux
Christine McVie, God rest her soul, had a much more feminine voice which served as a nice counterbalance to the more dynamic, aggressive sound of Stevie Nicks. But you are correct that Nicks was better.
re: Why is voter ID such a controversy? And why is the GOP so useless?
Posted by SD gunnar on 2/3/26 at 8:41 pm to TigersHuskers
Thune = McConnell.
For those coming from a hx of chewing tobacco, I feel Black Buffalo are best due to the bulkiness of the pouch.
re: Affordable Dream Cars
Posted by SD gunnar on 1/22/26 at 11:46 am to Ramblin Wreck
Great car if the IMS modification has been done
re: The War over JD Vance
Posted by SD gunnar on 1/14/26 at 5:09 pm to BTROleMisser
Read that and then ask my wife “honey do you like JD Vance?”
Her reply, “ I fricking love him!”
Maybe liberal women
Her reply, “ I fricking love him!”
Maybe liberal women
There is so much to factor into this question. How long was the training?
What is the accrued educational debt?
What is the surgical special chosen?
In my opinion it is perhaps a decade after completion of training. Perhaps a little less since most surgeons are now employed, they will not have a buy in to the practice they join. Unfortunately that comes with very little practice related tax deductions though.
Most surgeons are somewhat egotistical and once done with training they experience lifestyle creep and go further into debt as they feel they deserve expensive cars, houses,etc.
If you are lucky to have little educational debt and/or live conservatively, you will catch up very quickly though.
What is the accrued educational debt?
What is the surgical special chosen?
In my opinion it is perhaps a decade after completion of training. Perhaps a little less since most surgeons are now employed, they will not have a buy in to the practice they join. Unfortunately that comes with very little practice related tax deductions though.
Most surgeons are somewhat egotistical and once done with training they experience lifestyle creep and go further into debt as they feel they deserve expensive cars, houses,etc.
If you are lucky to have little educational debt and/or live conservatively, you will catch up very quickly though.
re: Elon Musk says don't go to medical school as surgeons will be obsolete in 48 months.
Posted by SD gunnar on 1/10/26 at 10:32 pm to Flavius Belisarius
Although Intuitive is a robotic platform company, they are equally a data/IT company. They have access to all the data points of every surgery performed on the XI and DV5 platforms. They full intend to eventually replace the surgeon. When that happens is anyone’s guess but I cannot imagine it would happen in the next 15 years for the reasons you mention.
Intuitive and not Musk will be the first to reach that goal. 4 years from now is absolutely not attainable.
Intuitive and not Musk will be the first to reach that goal. 4 years from now is absolutely not attainable.
re: Why do people waste money on watches?
Posted by SD gunnar on 12/31/25 at 6:22 pm to WaydownSouth
Turntables, fountain pens, and automatic (or mechanical) watches are a joy to use and generally better than the things that have replaced them.
A proper watch will be a store of wealth and is a very rational purchase. A Daytona purchased at retail is worth twice the at price in the secondary market.
A proper watch will be a store of wealth and is a very rational purchase. A Daytona purchased at retail is worth twice the at price in the secondary market.
“No worries”
“Circle back”
“Circle back”
re: If you were 18 & going to college in todays environment, what major/career would yo go to?
Posted by SD gunnar on 12/27/25 at 1:18 pm to ShunnedHuman
I would get a dual degree in Classics (or Math) and either Finance or Economics and try to get an job in Investment Banking
Or.
Supply Chain Management.
Or
I would say screw it and become a Diesel Mechanic like my son.
Or.
Supply Chain Management.
Or
I would say screw it and become a Diesel Mechanic like my son.
re: Do you care about your doctor's MCAT/GPA?
Posted by SD gunnar on 12/27/25 at 2:24 am to NewOrleansBlend
White male and in some cases white female DO’s are no worse than MD’s in the current age of the biased selection process of medical school admissions committees. I also feel this way about this cohort that trained on the Caribbean.
The crazy expansion of for profit DO schools is something else though. It is not the type of education I received at Vandy that is for sure
The crazy expansion of for profit DO schools is something else though. It is not the type of education I received at Vandy that is for sure
re: RIP Todd Snider
Posted by SD gunnar on 11/16/25 at 1:11 pm to Hangover Haven
It is possible this phrasing is masking a “left AMA” situation.
I agree with Collinite 925. I do it : times a year
Then touch up with Optimum spray wax as needed.
Then touch up with Optimum spray wax as needed.
re: Best BAW saw my wife naked.
Posted by SD gunnar on 8/29/25 at 9:30 pm to blueridgeTiger
And yet we don’t know what cruise you are on. Clearly more important that the T & A that may have been exposed.
re: Taking an Alaskan Cruise and need outerwear recommendations.
Posted by SD gunnar on 8/7/25 at 9:48 pm to Kingshakabooboo
The obvious answer is Sitka gear.
Horizon out of Nanny Cay is cheaper than Moorings with very nice cats, but no power cats.
It is absolutely true that this type of trip is so much better than just staying at a resort.
However with a captain, it would and travel costs it is going to exceed 8k.
It is absolutely true that this type of trip is so much better than just staying at a resort.
However with a captain, it would and travel costs it is going to exceed 8k.
re: I was born in the 90’s, were the 80’s and 90’s truly the best time to be alive?
Posted by SD gunnar on 8/2/25 at 10:17 pm to SlowFlowPro
I always question this data. Sure places like NYC were demonstrably more dangerous in the 70s and 80s. But we know now that crime statistics are manipulated in the current era - the validity of FBI data is questionable resulting from underreporting due to political manipulation. I imagine nationwide data from the past is likewise unreliable.
The best time to be alive would have been living in Southern California from 1945 to 1975.
re: How drunk do you have to be that you don’t see the freaking USS Midway.
Posted by SD gunnar on 7/20/25 at 8:41 am to Teddy Ruxpin
10 years ago when I visited there was an armed Navy patrol boat off the bow of the ship. Perhaps times have changed but it is a good question.
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