Strongest public opinions on sports (things I used to do). Sometimes on fintech (the actual things I build).
Portland, OR
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Be wary of those who attack education. Who might be threatened by smarter citizens who can understand arguments, make informed decisions, and understand science?
Those who are the opposite. Who seek power without checks and balances.
Best representation of Oregon State University so far this year is by the women's basketball team and their coach.
Congrats on the amazing run 🦫 fam
Q: "I know there's no units in women's basketball to put a fiscal number on it, but can you quantify the value of what this run means to your program, to the university, to the future?"
SCOTT RUECK: "Well, it's my university, so I care. It's my mom's university. She's sitting back there....What the value is, I don't know, but I know the timing of it is really great. We've been drug through the mud, just like today listening to you guys talk. I don't see what y'all see. We're closer to Portland than Oregon is, are we not? So media -- I don't know. All I know is Beaver Nation is awesome, and Oregon State is an incredible university, and it's an unbelievable home away from home for our students. We can compete with anyone from there."
#GoBeavs @KEZI9 @KEZI9Sports
Regulatory hurdles, especially at the local level, are MAJOR headaches for small business owners. 30 years ago you could build with minimal headache but there much more red tape today.
Much for the right reasons (pollution and environmental degradation) but we're off balance.
When I was younger and studying politics, I reflexively ascribed small business owners’ rightward-leaning tendencies to their desire to lower marginal tax rates.
Having now been one for most of my career, am convinced it’s at least as much about their (our) experiences with the regulatory apparatus.
Chad Huber retweeted
I'll take this one.
The idea that affirmative action or diversity, equity & inclusion policies equal lower standards is something that a lot of people believe.
Instead of citing what "I believe" like Elon did, let's use facts & a something I like to called "math"
A thread.
Who Won? Elon Musk Debates Don Lemon Over the Impact of DEI Programs
Lemon repeatedly said, “There’s no evidence” that DEI programs are lowering medical standards, a comment @ElonMusk believes is a “false statement.”
Who is right?
Musk calls on Community Notes to settle the score.
LEMON: “There was a repost of Ben Shapiro that you claim that DEI is killing people. Specifically, you point to medicine. You claim that DEI programs are putting people at risk. Do you really believe this to be true? And what evidence do you have to support it?”
MUSK: “What I was referring to there was that if we lower the standards for doctors, if the test for a doctor is lowered, then the probability of them making a mistake and killing someone is obviously going to be higher.”
LEMON: “Wait, say that again. I’m not sure I understand what you said. I want to make sure I understand what you’re saying.”
MUSK: “Yes. If the status for passing medical exams and becoming a doctor, especially something like a surgeon, if the standards are lowered, then the probability that the surgeon will make a mistake is higher. They’re making mistakes in their exam. They may make mistakes with people — and that may result in people dying.”
LEMON: “What evidence do you have, though, that they’re lowering the standards? There is no evidence of that.”
MUSK: “I believe there is.”
LEMON: “There’s no evidence of that, Elon. What is the evidence?”
MUSK: “I believe they have literally lowered the standards at Duke University, and that is what the article was referring to. You are saying they have not lowered the standards?”
LEMON: “There’s no evidence about lowering standards. And I think that there is —”
MUSK: “I believe that is a false statement you’re making.”
LEMON: “Okay, well, we’ll figure it out.”
MUSK: “The interesting thing is, when this is posted on the X platform, there will be a whole bunch of things that rebut what you said and what I said. And so people can then make their own decision, based on the replies and the rebuttals and the community notes.”
Not sure who needs to hear this: there are a lot of people who have failed and want to help you in basically everything.
Be open in your challenges, ask for help, and demand feedback. People want to help those who want (and need) support.
Gotta be authentic tho
Good post. The only point of contention is dogs.
Dogs are far easier than humans but the fundamentals of training a dog with intention are the same as kids.
Consistency. Responsibility. Not having control.
All concepts important to practice for parenting
PM'ing is inherently catered to the specific product being delivered and the customer being served. There's not a one size fits all approach, tho the core is understanding customer needs/problem and driving the best solution forward for them and the business. Alignment all day
Imagine having limited time and instead of contributing to society, you sit around criticizing strangers publicly
Since when is it petty and jealous to root against your rival? This is the way sports work...
It's different, but being a small business owner is faster. Teaches you to figure out solutions on your own.
Caveat: has to be a SB you're really trying to grow. Running vs building has a lower ceiling of learning.
Was wondering this. The main asset is P5 status. I'd add schools with new/big markets and history of winning against P5, like:
SMU, SDSU, Tulane, Memphis, Fresno St, Rice, CSU, UNLV.
Not perfect, but is at least somewhat interesting.
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2021 was the final nail in the coffin. USC president Carol Folt (don't hate the player hate the game) shut down Pac12 expansion. Grabbing some combo of TCU, OKST, BYU, Houston, SMU, etc. could have saved the Pac and killed the Big12. But again Pac12's sense of elitism showed up.
Awful day in college sports (again). TV money and executives keep ruining sports.
Not a good day to be a Beaver
What a lot of leaders don't realize is that their biggest weakness is a lack of vulnerability.
The pursuit of trying to be a leader without weakness is actually the very thing that becomes the weakness.
What a trash graphic. Basically the national media trying to get all star players to avoid small markets. There aren't many players who stay with a team longer than 10 years. Blazers have two of them.
This is BS kicking of a fan base when they're down.
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I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:
His toes are the price of wearing narrow Nikes all his life. Would be great to see them design shoes for how toes should naturally splay.
Miami has had so many chances to win a championship and clearly can't with their aging core. I don't understand why they expect to stay with the same core.
Just a matter of time until their star asks out #freebam. Come to Portland and have a 10 yr window
