Is it just me, or is the list of 3 letter optical jargon never ending? We have LPO, LRO, NPO, XPO, CPO, OBO, and others for approaches. Then InP, EML, ELS, OCS, SOI, and others to add to the random terms. Even the industry events with OCP or OFC get their three letter names. People who have followed me on my optical bottleneck scavenger hunt with $SOI or $IQE might know a lot by now. But wouldn’t new followers might be super confused…

"If it is truly civic and educational collapse, how can Douthat raise his family in a blue state? Why hasn’t he struck out for Wyoming or Kentucky? But then, that’s what this clown does, and always has done."

"I will be curious to see if audiences show up for this, given the rigmarole surrounding its production/release....angry, loud folks couldn’t stop The Odyssey from being a big hit. But maybe they can help make Coyote vs. Acme a profitable proposition."

"I’ll stick with my judgment from a week ago: We’re likely to see a real Democratic blue wave this November....And I’ll now add that the prospects for holding important governorships in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona also look good."

Iran and the US are acting like exes fighting over who controls the strait, except the thing they're fighting over is a fifth of the world's oil supply. Trump says the US has total control over Hormuz and is calling the naval blockade a "wall of steel." Iran says the strait stays shut until its conditions are met. Talks to revive June's ceasefire have gone nowhere, both sides blame each other for breaking it. Brent sitting around ~$88 while the world waits to see who caves first.